akhlak

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaxlak/ [ˈax.lak̚], /ˈaxlaʔ/ [ˈax.laʔ]
  • Rhymes: -axlak, -axlaʔ
  • Syllabification: akh‧lak
• (colloquial, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈahlak/ [ˈah.lak̚], /ˈahlaʔ/ [ˈah.laʔ]

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

Further reading

• “akhlak”, 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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxlak/ [ˈʔax.laʔ], /ˈahlak/ [ˈʔah.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

• "akhlak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "akhlak" at PRPM first version)