अक्कल

Gondi

Telugu అక్కల్ (akkal)
Devanagari अक्कल
Odia
Gunjala
Masara

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *akka (elder sister).

Noun

अक्कल (akkal)

  1. elder sister

Etymology 2

Derived from Urdu عَقْل ('aql).

Noun

अक्कल (akkal)

  1. wisdom

References

  • अक्कल”, in Gondi Dictionary[1], (Can we date this quote?)

Malvi

Noun

अक्कल (akkalf

  1. alternative form of अकल (akal)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَقل ('aql), from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql). Compare Gujarati અક્કલ (akkal), Hindustani عَقْل ('aql) / अक़्ल (aql), Punjabi ਅਕ਼ਲ (aqal) / عَقل (ʻaql).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ək.kəl/
  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun

अक्कल • (akkalf (plural अकला)

  1. intelligence
    Synonym: बुद्धी (buddhī)
  2. understanding, sense
    Synonym: समज (samaj)

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अक्कल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 1
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अक्कल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 3
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “अक्कल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 6