habis

See also: habiS

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay habis.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑbes/, /-ɪs/

Verb

habis (invariable)

1. (Singlish, Manglish) To finish or be finished; used to express that something is over or cannot be undone.

Baba Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Malay habis (“finish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /habis/

Verb

habis

1. finish

Alternative forms

• abi
• abis

Further reading

• Nala H. Lee (2022), A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay‎^[1], De Gruyter, →DOI, →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay habis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhabis/ [ˈha.bɪs]
• Rhymes: -abis
• Syllabification: ha‧bis

Verb

habis

1. to empty

   Antonym: bersisa

2. to finish, to complete

   Synonym: selesai

3. to end

   Synonym: tamat

4. to cost

Noun

habis (plural habis-habis)

1. end

   Synonym: akhir

2. hair growth limit above the forehead

Preposition

habis

1. after

   Synonyms: setelah, sehabis

   Habis mandi dan sarapan, anak-anak berangkat ke sekolah.

   After showering and having breakfast, the children left for school.

Alternative forms

• abis

Derived terms

Affixations

• berhabis
• dihabisi
• dihabiskan
• habis-habis
• habis-habisan
• kehabisan
• menghabisi
• menghabiskan
• penghabisan
• sehabis
• sehabis-habisnya
• terhabiskan

Compounds

• habis akal
• habis bulan
• habis tempo

Further reading

• “habis”, 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 (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabis.

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈhabis/ [ˈha.bis]
  • Rhymes: -abis, -bis, -is
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈhabes/ [ˈha.bes]
  • Rhymes: -abes, -bes, -es
• Hyphenation: ha‧bis

Verb

habis (Jawi spelling هابيس)

1. to finish, to complete

Derived terms

Affixations

• berhabis-habisan
• dihabisi
• dihabiskan
• habis-habisan
• habisi
• habiskan
• kehabisan
• menghabisi
• menghabiskan
• penghabis
• penghabisan
• sehabis
• terhabiskan

Descendants

• > Baba Malay: habis (inherited)
• > Indonesian: habis (inherited)

Further reading

• "habis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خبيث (habîs), from Arabic خَبِيث (ḵabīṯ, “evil”).

Adjective

habis

1. pernicious