inteligen

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

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /inˌtəliˈɡɛn/ [in̪ˌt̪ə.liˈɡen]
  • Rhymes: -ɛn
  • Hyphenation: in‧tê‧li‧gèn

Adjective

intêligèn (comparative lebih inteligen, superlative paling inteligen)

  1. (formal) intelligent, bright, smart
    Synonyms: akil, alum, arif, bijak, bijaksana, bestari, cendekia, cerdas, cerdik, genius, intelek, pandai, pintar, tajam, terpelajar

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

inteligen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of inteligir