cendekia
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay cendekia (“scholarly, intellect”), from Sanskrit चाणक्य (cāṇakya, “Chanakya: name of an ancient Indian teacher”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃəndəˈkia̯]
- Hyphenation: cên‧dê‧kia
Adjective
cêndêkia
Alternative forms
- cendikia
Derived terms
- cendekiawan
- kecendekiaan
- mencendekiakan
- pencendekiaan
- secendekia
Further reading
- “cendekia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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