akhirnya

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay akhirnya, equivalent to akhir +‎ -nya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈxirɲa/ [aˈxir.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -irɲa
  • Syllabification: a‧khir‧nya
• (colloquial, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /akˈhirɲa/ [ak̚ˈhir.ɲa], /aˈhirɲa/ [aˈhir.ɲa], /aˈkirɲa/ [aˈkir.ɲa]
  • Syllabification: ak‧hir‧nya, a‧khir‧nya

Adverb

akhirnya

1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately, in the end.

Further reading

• “akhirnya”, 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