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

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 of Indonesia, 2016.

Spanish

Verb

inteligen

third-person plural present indicative of inteligir

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