ukala

Meaning

Adj

pedantic, smart-aleck

Noun

1. (derogatory) know-it-all, smart aleck
2. (form-of, obsolete, plural) plural of akil

Concepts

prim

prudish

po-faced

witling

straight-laced

Synonyms

bilgiç

kendini beğenmiş

gösterişçi

aşırı namuslu geçinen

erdemlilik taslayan

iffet taslayan

çokbilmiş

Translations

pédant

raisonneur

zimperlich

bégueule

collet monté

cuistre

prude

pudibond

lewçe

ukela

nuffig

afetadamente pudico

recatado em excesso

Besserwisser

victoriano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/u.kaˈlaː/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عقلا (ʿukalâ), from Arabic عُقَلَاء (ʕuqalāʔ), plural of عَاقِل (ʕāqil), whence archaic akil (“smart”).