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

1. 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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Spanish

Verb

inteligen

1. third-person plural present indicative of inteligir