hilir

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hilir, from Classical Malay هيلير (hilir), from Proto-Malayic *hilir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiliʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhilɪr]
• Hyphenation: hi‧lir

Noun

hilir

1. downstream area

Antonyms

• hulu

Derived terms

• berhiliran
• menghilir
• menghiliri
• menghilirkan
• penghiliran
• sehilir

 

• hilir malam
• hilir mudik
• hilir sungai

 

Further reading

• “hilir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hilir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiliʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhilir/, [ˈhi.lir]

Noun

hilir (Jawi spelling هيلير, informal 1st possessive hilirku, 2nd possessive hilirmu, 3rd possessive hilirnya)

1. downstream area

   Antonym: hulu

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penghiliran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• hiliran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• hilirkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• hiliri [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• menghilir [agent focus] (meN-)
• menghilirkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• menghiliri [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• dihilirkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• dihiliri [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• terhilir [agentless action] (teR-)
• berhiliran [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)
• berkehiliran [resemblance / passive + stative / habitual] (ke-an + beR-)
• sehilir [immediacy / habitual] (se-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: hilir

Further reading

• “hilir” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.