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 (comparative lebih inteligen, superlative paling inteligen)

  1. 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
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