akal budi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of akal +‎ budi. Compare Standard Malay akal budi (“common sense”).

Noun

akal budi (uncountable)

1. reason:
   1. rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
   2. something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.

Synonyms

• pikiran sehat

Further reading

• “akal budi” 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.