akal
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay akal, from Classical Malay عقل (akal), from Arabic عَقْل (ʿaql, “understanding, intellect”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈakal/
- Rhymes: -akal, -kal, -al, -l
- Hyphenation: akal
Noun
akal (plural akal-akal, first-person possessive akalku, second-person possessive akalmu, third-person possessive akalnya)
- thought, mind
- Synonyms: ingatan, pikiran
- an idea or a way to do something
- Ia mencari akal menyingirkan saya.
- S/he is looking for a way to get rid of me.
- Synonyms: daya upaya, ikhtiar
- trick, deception
- Synonyms: tipu daya, muslihat, kecerdikan, kelicikan
- (anthropology) reason, logos
Derived terms
- akal-akal
- akal-akalan
- berakal
- mengakali
- mengakalkan
- seakal-akal
- seakal budi
- akal buaya
- akal budi
- akal bulus
- akal busuk
- akal dua jengkal
- akal geladak
- akal kancil
- akal keling
- akal laba-laba
- akal melintas
- akal pikiran
- akal sehat
- akal sejengkal
- akal tiga jengkal
- akal ubi
References
- Erwina Burhanuddin; Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan; R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, OCLC 29420936
Further reading
- “akal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic عَقْل (ʿaql, “understanding, intellect”).
Noun
akal (Jawi spelling عقل or اکل, plural akal-akal, informal 1st possessive akalku, 2nd possessive akalmu, 3rd possessive akalnya)
- thought, mind
- Manusia ialah makhluk yang berakal.
- Humans are beings with minds.
- Manusia ialah makhluk yang berakal.
- idea, way, solution
- Aku ada satu akal.
- I have an idea.
- Aku ada satu akal.
- trick, deception
- Sang Harimau terperdaya lagi oleh akal Sang Kancil.
- Tiger has yet again fallen for Mousedeer's tricks.
- Sang Harimau terperdaya lagi oleh akal Sang Kancil.
Descendants
- Indonesian: akal
- → Ternate: akal
Further reading
- “akal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Ternate
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic عَقْل (ʿaql)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈa.kal]
Noun
akal
- the mind
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Adjective
akal
- pink