akhlak

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay akhlak, from Classical Malay اخلاق (akhlak), from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq), plural form of خُلُق (ḵuluq, “character; morals, morality”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈaxlak/ [ˈax.lak̚]
  • Rhymes: -axlak
  • Syllabification: akh‧lak

Noun

akhlak (plural akhlak-akhlak)

  1. character, morals, ethics
    Synonyms: budi pekerti, kelakuan

Alternative forms

  • ahlak
  • akhlaq
  • achlaq (obsolete)

Derived terms

Affixations
  • berakhlak
Compounds
  • ilmu akhlak

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic Vocabulary in Indonesian]‎[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Malay اخلاق (akhlak), from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq), plural form of خُلُق (ḵuluq, “character; morals, morality”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxlak/ [ˈax.laʔ], /ˈahlak/ [ˈah.laʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Hyphenation: akh‧lak

Noun

akhlak (Jawi spelling اخلاق, plural akhlak-akhlak)

  1. character, morals, ethics
    Synonyms: budi pekerti, kelakuan

Derived terms

Affixations
  • berakhlak
Compounds
  • ilmu akhlak
  • pengawai akhlak

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: akhlak (inherited)

Further reading

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