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

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”)