ikhtiar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ikhtiar, from Arabic اِخْتِيَار (iḵtiyār).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ar

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ixˈtiar/ [ixˈt̪i.ar]
• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: ikh‧ti‧ar

Noun

ikhtiar (plural ikhtiar-ikhtiar)

1. choice, free will

   Synonym: pilihan

2. effort

   Synonym: daya upaya

Alternative forms

• ichtiar (dated)

Derived terms

• berikhtiar
• mengikhtiarkan

Further reading

• “ikhtiar”, 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 Arabic اِخْتِيَار (iḵtiyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈixtjar/ [ˈix.t̪jar]
• Hyphenation: ikh‧tiar

Noun

ikhtiar (Jawi spelling اختيار, plural ikhtiar-ikhtiar or ikhtiar²)

1. effort; endeavour; initiative

Further reading

• “ikhtiar”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017