akusala

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Pali akusala (literally “not skilful”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /akuˈsala/ [a.kuˈsa.la] Rhymes: -ala Syllabification: a‧ku‧sa‧la === Noun === akusala (plural akusala-akusala) (Buddhism) demerit, sin === Further reading === “akusala”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === a- (“not”) +‎ kusala (“skilful”). The noun is a specialised application of the adjective. === Adjective === akusala unskilful bad ==== Declension ==== === Noun === akusala n demerit, sin, bad action ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Sanskrit: अकुशल (akuśala, “demerit, sin”) (calque) → Old Mon: အကုသလ (akusala) === References === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “kusala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead