akhiran

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• achiran (pre-1967)

Etymology

• From Malay akhiran, from Classical Malay اخيران (akhiran, “finish”). Equivalent to akhir +‎ -an.
• The sense “suffix” is a semantic loan from English suffix.

Noun

akhiran (first-person possessive akhiranku, second-person possessive akhiranmu, third-person possessive akhirannya)

1. (grammar, linguistic morphology) suffix
2. finish
3. final
4. ending (of an event, movie, ceremony, class, etc.)

   menutup doa dengan akhiran yang sesuai dengan permohonan ― Closing the prayer with an ending that is suitable with your request.

Synonyms

• (suffix): sufiks
• (finish): penutup

Hypernyms

• imbuhan (“affix”)

Coordinate terms

• (types of affixes): afiks/imbuhan, ambifiks, sirkumfiks, konfiks, infiks/sisipan, interfiks, prefiks/awalan, sufiks/akhiran, suprafiks

Related terms

• kata dasar (“base word”)