akil
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay akil, from Classical Malay عاقل (akil), from Arabic عَاقِل (ʕāqil, “reasonable person; intelligent”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈakil/ [ˈa.kɪl]
- Rhymes: -akil
- Syllabification: a‧kil
Adjective
akil (comparative lebih akil, superlative paling akil)
- (archaic) intelligent, prudent
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) reasonable, rational
Derived terms
- akil balig
See also
Further reading
- “akil”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Pagu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈa.kil]
Audio: (file)
Noun
akil (epenthetic form akili)
References
- Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN
Pumpokol
Alternative forms
- alik (Kl.)
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Yeniseian *kal (“maternal sibling”).[1] Perhaps related to Xiongnu 孤塗 (*kʷaː.rlaː /*kʷalaː/, “son”).[2]
Noun
akil (M., W., VW.)
References
- ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), “*akel”, in Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), volume 1, Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 25
- ^ Bonmann, Svenja; Fries, Simon (2025), “Linguistic Evidence Suggests That Xiōng-nú and Huns Spoke the Same Paleo-Siberian Language”, in Transactions of the Philological Society[1], volume 0, , pages 1-24
Further reading
- Werner, Heinrich (2005), “akil, alik”, in Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 179
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عاقل ('âkil), from Arabic عَاقِل (ʕāqil).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈcil/
- Hyphenation: a‧kil
Adjective
akil
- (obsolete) smart, intelligent
Derived terms
- akil baliğ
- akilane
- akile
- akillik
Related terms
Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ع ق ل (0 c, 5 e)
Further reading
- “akil”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “akil”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “akil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük