akhiran
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- achiran (1947–1972)
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 (plural akhiran-akhiran)
- (grammar, linguistic morphology) suffix
- finish
- Synonyms: penutup, pemungkas
- final
- Synonym: penghujung
- 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.
Hypernyms
- imbuhan (“affix”)
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- kata dasar (“base word”)
Further reading
- “akhiran”, 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