akil

See also: akıl, Akil, and Akıl

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay akil, from Classical Malay عاقل (akil), from Arabic عَاقِل (ʕāqil, “reasonable person; intelligent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kɪl/
  • Hyphenation: a‧kil

Adjective

akil (comparative lebih akil, superlative paling akil)

  1. (archaic) intelligent, prudent
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) reasonable, rational

Derived terms

  • akil balig

See also

Pumpokol

Alternative forms

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.)

  1. (sociology) eldest sibling; eldest brother or sister

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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, →DOI, pages 1-24

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2005), “akil, alik”, in Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 179
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