Description:

The term 'akkatemi' is a straight borrowing of the word 'academy'. It means a university, institution of higher learning, or council of experts. The meaning is as broad as in English, mainly broader, as it is the main word for a university, and can also be applied to a pirvate research institution or think tank. It is usually used as a noun.

The modifier version 'akkatemis' means 'academic' or pertaining to higher learning, and can also be a word that means 'learned', as in 'a learned professor'. The derived term 'akkatemisyn' means academia in general, or the intelligentsia. It can also be used to refer to a highly educated person, although the form 'akkatemituin' might also be used, or 'akkatemika', although that can apply to more than people for things pertaining to academia.

The verbal form is a pali verb meaning 'be academic'.