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)

  1. thought, mind
    Synonyms: ingatan, pikiran
  2. 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
  3. trick, deception
    Synonyms: tipu daya, muslihat, kecerdikan, kelicikan
  4. (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
  1. 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

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)

  1. thought, mind
    Manusia ialah makhluk yang berakal.
    Humans are beings with minds.
  2. idea, way, solution
    Aku ada satu akal.
    I have an idea.
  3. trick, deception
    Sang Harimau terperdaya lagi oleh akal Sang Kancil.
    Tiger has yet again fallen for Mousedeer's tricks.

Descendants
  • Indonesian: akal
  • → Ternate: akal

Further reading

Ternate

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic عَقْل‎ (ʿaql)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈa.kal]

Noun

akal

  1. 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

  1. pink
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