अक्कल

Gondi

Telugu అక్కల్ (akkal)
Devanagari अक्कल
Odia
Gunjala
Masara

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *akka (elder sister). Cognate with Tamil அக்காள் (akkāḷ).

Noun

अक्कल (akkal)

  1. elder sister

Etymology 2

Derived from Urdu عَقْل ('aql).

Noun

अक्कल (akkal)

  1. wisdom

References

  • अक्कल”, in Gondi Dictionary[1]

Malvi

Noun

अक्कल (akkalf

  1. alternative form of अकल (akal)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَقل ('aql), from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql). Compare Gujarati અક્કલ (akkal), Hindustani عَقْل ('aql) / अक़्ल (aql), Punjabi ਅਕ਼ਲ (aqal) / عَقل (ʻaql).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ək.kəl/
  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun

अक्कल • (akkalf (plural अकला)

  1. intelligence
    Synonym: बुद्धी (buddhī)
  2. understanding, sense
    Synonym: समज (samaj)

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अक्कल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 1
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अक्कल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 3
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “अक्कल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 6