akhir

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• achir (1901–1947, 1947–1972)
• ahir

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaxir/ [ˈa.xɪr]
  • Rhymes: -axir
  • Syllabification: a‧khir
• (colloquial, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈakhir/ [ˈak̚.hɪr], /ˈahir/ [ˈa.hɪr], /ˈakir/ [ˈa.kɪr]
  • Syllabification: ak‧hir, a‧khir

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Noun

akhir (plural akhir-akhir)

1. end

   Synonyms: final, penghabisan, pungkas, konklusi, penghujung

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

Related terms

• akhirat

Further reading

• “akhir”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic آخِر (ʾāḵir, “end; last”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxir/ [ˈʔa.xir]
• Rhymes: -xir, -ir
• Hyphenation: a‧khir

Noun

akhir (Jawi spelling اخير, plural akhir-akhir or akhir²)

1. end; conclusion (the final part of something).

   Synonyms: hujung, tamat, kesudahan

   Antonyms: awal, mula, pangkal

   Kita sudah sampai ke akhir cerita.

   We have reached the end of the story.

Adjective

akhir (Jawi spelling اخير, comparative lebih akhir, superlative paling akhir)

1. last; final (coming after all others).

   Synonym: terakhir

   Antonyms: pertama, awal

   Ini adalah peluang akhir awak.

   This is your last chance.

   Sila baca perenggan akhir.

   Please read the final paragraph.

Derived terms

Affixations

• akhiran (“suffix; ending”)
• akhirnya (“finally”)
• berakhir (“to end; to finish”)
• berakhiran (“having an ending”)
• mengakhiri (“to conclude; to bring to an end”)
• pengakhiran (“ending; conclusion”)
• terakhir (“last; final”)

Reduplications

• akhir-akhir (“lately; recently”)

Compounds

• akhir kata (“in conclusion; final words”)
• akhir zaman (“end of times”)
• batu akhir (“capstone”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: akhir (inherited)

Further reading

• "akhir" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "akhir" at PRPM first version)