akhir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay akhir, from Classical Malay اخير (akhir, “last”), from Arabic آخِر (ʔāḵir, “last; end”).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ˈaxɪr]
(colloquial) IPA^(key): [ˈak.hɪr], [ˈa.hɪr], [ˈakɪr]
Rhymes: -axɪr, -xɪr, -ɪr, -r

Noun

akhir (first-person possessive akhirku, second-person possessive akhirmu, third-person possessive akhirnya)

end

Alternative forms

achir (pre-1947, 1947-1972)
ahir

Derived terms

akhir-akhirnya
akhiran
akhirnya
berakhir
berakhirkan
mengakhiri
mengakhirkan
pengakhiran
terakhir

akhir bulan
akhir hayat
akhir kata
akhir klimaks
akhir larva
akhir minggu
akhir pekan
akhir tahun
akhir zaman

Further reading

“akhir” 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.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.