inteligen
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch intelligent, from French intelligent, from Latin intellegēns (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”). Doublet of intelijen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪntəˈliɡɛn]
- Hyphenation: in‧tê‧li‧gèn
Adjective
intêligèn
- intelligent, bright, smart
- Synonyms: akil, alum, arif, bijak, bijaksana, bestari, cendekia, cerdas, cerdik, genius, intelek, pandai, pintar, tajam, terpelajar
Related terms
- intelek
- intelektual
- inteligensi
- inteligensia
- intelijen
Further reading
- “inteligen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish
Verb
inteligen
- third-person plural present indicative of inteligir