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)

1. 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 Indonesia, 2016.