resing

resing (comparative lebih resing, superlative paling resing)

lebih resing (comparative)
paling resing (superlative)

From English racing, a pun or a minced oath of English racist.


limitatif

id-adj

limitatif (comparative lebih limitatif, superlative paling limitatif)

lebih limitatif (comparative)
paling limitatif (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch limitatief, from French limitatif.


lepas

lêpas (comparative lebih lepas, superlative paling lepas)

lêpas (canonical)
lebih lepas (comparative)
paling lepas (superlative)

From Malay lepas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləpas.

within living memory
within living memory


purnama

purnama (comparative lebih purnama, superlative paling purnama)

lebih purnama (comparative)
paling purnama (superlative)

Affixed purna- + *ma, from Malay purnama, from Sanskrit पूर्णमा (pūrṇamā).


cendera

From Malay cendera, from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon”), from श्चन्द्र (ścandrá, “shining, radiant”). See also candra.

alternative spelling: cedera


baharu

baharu (comparative lebih baharu, superlative paling baharu)

lebih baharu (comparative)
paling baharu (superlative)

(chiefly dialectal) alternative form of baru


masif

masif (comparative lebih masif, superlative paling masif)

lebih masif (comparative)
paling masif (superlative)

From Dutch massief, from Middle French massif (Modern French massif).


kabus

kabus (comparative lebih kabus, superlative paling kabus)

lebih kabus (comparative)
paling kabus (superlative)


jauh

jauh (comparative lebih jauh, superlative paling jauh)

lebih jauh (comparative)
paling jauh (superlative)
djaoeh (alternative)
djauh (alternative)

From Malay jauh, from Proto-Malayic *jauh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)zauq.

Desa ini jauh dari pegunungan.


adaptif

Borrowed from Dutch adaptief, from French adaptif.

adaptive (of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation)


akas

akas (comparative lebih akas, superlative paling akas)

lebih akas (comparative)
paling akas (superlative)

Inherited from Malay akas (“dexterous”).


akas

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?] and Javanese ꦲꦏꦱ꧀ (akas, “crusty: hard and dry”), from Old Javanese akas (“hard, inflexible, unyielding, obstinate”), kas (“hardness, inflexibility”).


kukuh

id-adj

kukuh (comparative lebih kukuh, superlative paling kukuh)

lebih kukuh (comparative)
paling kukuh (superlative)

From Malay kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuq (“stick to, adhere firmly”), from Proto-Austronesian *kukuq (“stick to, adhere firmly”). Doublet of kokoh.


tunggal

single (not accompanied by anything else)


kumuh

id-adj

kumuh (comparative lebih kumuh, superlative paling kumuh)

lebih kumuh (comparative)
paling kumuh (superlative)

Inherited from Malay kumuh, from Proto-Malayic *kumuh, *kamah. Compare Malay kumuh


ungu

terungu (superlative)
wungu (alternative)


luang

luang (comparative lebih luang, superlative paling luang)

lebih luang (comparative)
paling luang (superlative)

From Malay luang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground; wide open space”). Doublet of lowong and lubang.


silam

Unknown, possibly cognate of Tagalog silam (“blemish”).

masa silam


arif

id-adj

arif (comparative lebih arif, superlative paling arif)

lebih arif (comparative)
paling arif (superlative)

From Malay arif, from Classical Malay عاريف (arif), from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).


botak

Inherited from Malay botak, an adjective that is derived from an earlier form butak.


kena

Inherited from Malay kena, from Classical Malay کنا (kena), from Old Malay [script needed] (knā), from Proto-Malayic *kəna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəna, from Proto-Austronesian *kəNa (“be ensnared, caught in a trap; suffer, undergo, be struck by something; be entrapped or deceived; hit the mark, be ‘on target’, correct, right, true”).
* Semantic loan from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ (kena, “able; can, allowed; succeed”, literally “hit, struck”) for sense related to agreement, approval; pleasure.

sl

kena pajak

berkenaan

to relate, be related; to agree; regarding

kena-mengena

to hit on each other; to relate, be related; to care for (each other)


angkat

id-adj

angkat (comparative lebih angkat, superlative paling angkat)

lebih angkat (comparative)
paling angkat (superlative)

Inherited from Malay angkat, from Proto-Malayic *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkat.

anak angkat


sensitif

sènsitif (comparative lebih sensitif, superlative paling sensitif)

sènsitif (canonical)
lebih sensitif (comparative)
paling sensitif (superlative)
sensi (alternative)

From Dutch sensitief, from Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sēnsitīvus.

(of a person) easily offended, upset or hurt

sensitive:
easily offended, upset or hurt


tahunan

tahunan (comparative lebih tahunan, superlative paling tahunan)

lebih tahunan (comparative)
paling tahunan (superlative)

Inherited from Malay tahunan. Equivalent to tahun + -an.


gambir

gambir (comparative lebih gambir, superlative paling gambir)

lebih gambir (comparative)
paling gambir (superlative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦂ (gambir, “reddish-brown colour; the gambir plant”), from Old Javanese gambir (“a small, white, fragrant flower”).


sirna

id-adj

sirna (comparative lebih sirna, superlative paling sirna)

lebih sirna (comparative)
paling sirna (superlative)

From Sanskrit शीर्ण (śīrṇa, “withered”).


kelabu

kêlabu (comparative lebih kelabu, superlative paling kelabu)

kêlabu (canonical)
lebih kelabu (comparative)
paling kelabu (superlative)

Inherited from Malay کلابو (kelabu, “grey”).

inh

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tepat

From Malay tepat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təpət.


lalai

id-adj

lalai (comparative lebih lalai, superlative paling lalai)

lebih lalai (comparative)
paling lalai (superlative)
talai (alternative)

Inherited from Malay lalai. Term is used for translation of Dutch onachtzaam.


ganjil

ganjil (comparative lebih ganjil, superlative paling ganjil)

lebih ganjil (comparative)
paling ganjil (superlative)

differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected; strange


pelik

pelik (comparative lebih pelik, superlative paling pelik)

lebih pelik (comparative)
paling pelik (superlative)


bodoh

bodoh (comparative lebih bodoh, superlative paling bodoh)

lebih bodoh (comparative)
paling bodoh (superlative)

From Malay bodoh, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *buddʰas. Cognate of Hindi बुद्धू (buddhū), Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦝꦺꦴ (bodho).


bahlul

From Malay bahlul from Arabic بُهْلُول (buhlūl).


halim

halim (comparative lebih halim, superlative paling halim)

lebih halim (comparative)
paling halim (superlative)

From Arabic حَلِيم (ḥalīm, “patient, meek, tolerant, lenient, clement; forbearing, mild, humble”).


keempat

From Malay keempat, from Classical Malay keempat, from Proto-Malayic *kA-əmpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-əpat. Equivalent to ke- + empat.

Usage: To be placed after the noun, with or without word "yang", without a relevant difference i meaning.

Usage: To be placed before the noun.


kepo

From Hokkien 家婆 (ke-pô, “to be a busybody; meddlesome”).

bor

(colloquial) kaypoh: being a busybody, prying into the business of others


dadu

id-adj

dadu (comparative lebih dadu, superlative paling dadu)

lebih dadu (comparative)
paling dadu (superlative)


organik

organik (comparative lebih organik, superlative paling organik)

lebih organik (comparative)
paling organik (superlative)
organis (alternative)

* From Dutch organiek, from French organique, from Latin organicus, from Ancient Greek [Term?].
* Other senses than belonging to a permanent organization is a semantic loan from Malay organik or English organic.

organic: of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached)

(biology) pertaining to or derived from living organisms

(physiology, medicine) pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism

(agriculture) of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body


kenyang

kênyang (comparative lebih kenyang, superlative paling kenyang)

kênyang (canonical)
lebih kenyang (comparative)
paling kenyang (superlative)


gemuk

gêmuk (comparative lebih gemuk, superlative paling gemuk)

gêmuk (canonical)
lebih gemuk (comparative)
paling gemuk (superlative)

fat (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body)


jijik

head

jijik (comparative lebih jijik, superlative paling jijik or terjijik, equative sejijik)

lebih jijik (comparative)
paling jijik (superlative)
terjijik (superlative)
sejijik (equative)
djidjik (alternative)
jijay (alternative colloquial slang)

[ˈd͡ʒi.d͡ʒɪk̚]

Inherited from Malay jijik, from Proto-Malayic *jiji-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *jiji-ʔ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zizi-q, from *zizi.

(colloquial) disgusting (causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful)


masam

termasam (superlative)
asam (alternative Standard-Indonesian)
masam (alternative)

From Malay masam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qaləsəm.

having a sour, acid, acidic, sharp or tangy taste


giur

id-adj

giur (comparative lebih giur, superlative paling giur)

lebih giur (comparative)
paling giur (superlative)

From Malay giur, from Arabic غَيُور (ḡayūr). Doublet of gairah and girah.


utama

From Malay utama, from Classical Malay utama, from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama, “highest; last; supreme; uppermost”).

der

Auditor utama.


juvenilis

id-adj

juvenilis (comparative lebih juvenilis, superlative paling juvenilis)

lebih juvenilis (comparative)
paling juvenilis (superlative)
juvenil (alternative)


patih

patih (comparative lebih patih, superlative paling patih)

lebih patih (comparative)
paling patih (superlative)


pertama

From Malay pertama, from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathamá, “first”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pratʰamás (“first, foremost”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-tm̥mós (“foremost”). Doublet of pratama.


hormat

From Malay hormat, from Arabic حُرْمَة (ḥurma, “honor, dignity, good name”).


alah

Inherited from Malay alah, from Proto-Malayic *alah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaq. Doublet of kalah.


bolong

id-adj

bolong (comparative lebih bolong, superlative paling bolong)

lebih bolong (comparative)
paling bolong (superlative)


lancar

From Malay lancar, from Portuguese lançar, Old Galician-Portuguese lançar, from Late Latin lanceāre (“throw a spear”), from Latin lancea (“spear”). Doublet of lansir and luncur.

Roda itu berputar dengan lancar.

Bule itu sudah lancar berbahasa Indonesia.

(in compounds) current: existing or occurring at the moment; generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment


aerob

aérob (comparative lebih aerob, superlative paling aerob)

aérob (canonical)
lebih aerob (comparative)
paling aerob (superlative)
aerobik (alternative)

From Dutch aerobic, from French aérobe, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).


subur

head

subur (superlative tersubur, equative sesubur)

tersubur (superlative)
sesubur (equative)


pandai

pandai (comparative lebih pandai, superlative paling pandai or terpandai, equative sepandai)

lebih pandai (comparative)
paling pandai (superlative)
terpandai (superlative)
sepandai (equative)
pande (alternative colloquial)

Inherited from Malay pandai, from Old Javanese paṇḍe, paṇḍay (“skilled worker; smith”), from Prakrit paṁḍia, from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “best of the learned”), पाण्डित्य (pāṇḍitya, “cleverness”) or पण्डित (paṇḍita). Doublet of pandita and pendeta.

der

smart
exhibiting social ability or cleverness

exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books

equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology)

able (having the necessary knowledge to accomplish a task)


terang

id-adj

têrang (comparative lebih terang, superlative paling terang)

têrang (canonical)
lebih terang (comparative)
paling terang (superlative)

From Malay terang, probably from Old Javanese traṅ.

clear
easily or distinctly heard; audible


khas

From Malay khas, from Classical Malay khas, from Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ).

der

Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ)


sekarang

id-adj

sekarang (comparative lebih sekarang, superlative paling sekarang)

lebih sekarang (comparative)
paling sekarang (superlative)

Affixed of se- + karang, from Malay sekarang.


goblok

2024, Prabowo Subianto, his speech

Brothers and sisters, someone has mentioned "how many lands are owned" or "do you have this land", is he smart or dumb?

Saudara-saudara ada pula yang nyinggung-nyinggung punya tanah berapa punya tanah ini, dia pintar atau goblok sih?


tolol

tolol (comparative lebih tolol, superlative paling tolol)

lebih tolol (comparative)
paling tolol (superlative)

From Malay tolol, from Portuguese tolo (“foolish”).

(offensive, vulgar) stupid, foolish, moronic


bijak

Clipping of bijaksana.
* The sense of 'good in speaking' is Semantic loan from Minangkabau bijak.


bijaksana

head

bijaksana (comparative lebih bijaksana, superlative terbijaksana, equative sebijaksana)

lebih bijaksana (comparative)
terbijaksana (superlative)
sebijaksana (equative)
bijak (alternative clipping)

Borrowed from Sanskrit विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇa) via Malay bijaksana.


bestari

From Malay bestari (“smart”), from Classical Malay bestari, from Sanskrit विस्तार (vistāra, “extensive, broad, detailed”).


cekap

id-adj

cêkap (comparative lebih cekap, superlative paling cekap)

cêkap (canonical)
lebih cekap (comparative)
paling cekap (superlative)

(archaic) synonym of cakap (“able, beautiful, ....”)


dendam

dêndam (comparative lebih dendam, superlative paling dendam)

dêndam (canonical)
lebih dendam (comparative)
paling dendam (superlative)

From Malay dendam,
* probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm.
* probably from Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”).


siang

id-adj

siang (comparative lebih siang, superlative paling siang)

lebih siang (comparative)
paling siang (superlative)

Inherited from Malay siang, from Javanese ꦱꦶꦪꦁ (siyang), from Old Javanese siyaṅ (“daytime”).


sungguh

conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct


muat

muat (comparative lebih muat, superlative paling muat)

lebih muat (comparative)
paling muat (superlative)


sentosa

sentosa (comparative lebih sentosa, superlative paling sentosa)

lebih sentosa (comparative)
paling sentosa (superlative)

Inherited from Malay sentosa (“peaceful”), from Sanskrit संतोष (saṃtoṣa, “contentment, satisfaction”).


spaning

From Dutch spanning (“tension, voltage”).

(colloquial) tense, showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed


kausal

id-adj

kausal (comparative lebih kausal, superlative paling kausal)

lebih kausal (comparative)
paling kausal (superlative)

From Dutch causaal, from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa (“cause”).


tajam

Inherited from Malay tajam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tazəm, from Proto-Austronesian *Cazəm.
* Semantic loan from Dutch scherp (“sharp”) for sharp sense except sense 1
* The sense in firearm is a semantic loan from Japanese 実(じつ) (jitsu, “real, true”).

sl

senjata tajam.

terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily

pikirannya tajam

kritik tajam

sharp:
offensive, critical, or acrimonious

tikungan tajam

acute: forming a small angle, angle of less than ninety degrees

peluru tajam

(of firearms or explosives) live: capable of causing harm

real, clear
live: capable of causing harm


aceh

id-adj

aceh (comparative lebih aceh, superlative paling aceh)

lebih aceh (comparative)
paling aceh (superlative)
Aceh (alternative)


tunai

tunai (comparative lebih tunai, superlative paling tunai)

lebih tunai (comparative)
paling tunai (superlative)

From Malay tunai, from Tamil துணை (tuṇai).


bule

bule (comparative lebih bule, superlative paling bule)

lebih bule (comparative)
paling bule (superlative)

(colloquial or possibly dated) albino (having albinism)


etis

ethical,
of or relating to the study of ethics

of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession


preventif

preventif (comparative lebih preventif, superlative paling preventif)

lebih preventif (comparative)
paling preventif (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch preventief (“preventive”), from French préventif.


legislatif

id-adj

lègislatif (comparative lebih legislatif, superlative paling legislatif)

lègislatif (canonical)
lebih legislatif (comparative)
paling legislatif (superlative)

From Dutch legislatief, from French législatif.

Pemberdayaan lembaga legislatif bisa jadi salah satu solusi.

Empowerment of legislative body can be a solution.

(government, politics) legislative, making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking


definitif

définitif (comparative lebih definitif, superlative paling definitif)

définitif (canonical)
lebih definitif (comparative)
paling definitif (superlative)

From Dutch definitief, from Middle Dutch definitijf, from Middle French definitif, from Old French definitif, from Latin dēfīnītīvus.


reguler

From Dutch regulair, from Middle French reguler, regulier (Modern French régulier), from Old French [Term?], from Latin rēgulāris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from rēgula (“rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“move in a straight line”).

der

regular: having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance


ketam

id-adj

kêtam (comparative lebih ketam, superlative paling ketam)

kêtam (canonical)
lebih ketam (comparative)
paling ketam (superlative)

From Malay ketam, from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).


dalu

dalu (comparative lebih dalu, superlative paling dalu)

lebih dalu (comparative)
paling dalu (superlative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦢꦭꦸ (dalu), from Old Javanese dalu, probably derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].


lebar

lebar (comparative lebih lebar, superlative paling lebar)

lebih lebar (comparative)
paling lebar (superlative)


sabar

sabar (comparative lebih sabar, superlative paling sabar)

lebih sabar (comparative)
paling sabar (superlative)

From Malay sabar, from Arabic صَبْر (ṣabr).


debus

dêbus (comparative lebih debus, superlative paling debus)

dêbus (canonical)
lebih debus (comparative)
paling debus (superlative)


direk

dirèk (comparative lebih direk, superlative paling direk)

dirèk (canonical)
lebih direk (comparative)
paling direk (superlative)

From English direct, from Latin dīrectus.


distributif

distributif (comparative lebih distributif, superlative paling distributif)

lebih distributif (comparative)
paling distributif (superlative)


awam

From Malay awam, from Classical Malay awam, from Arabic عَوَامّ (ʕawāmm), plural of عَامَّة (ʕāmma).

common, ordinary, public (of common people)


lanji

Borrowed from Banjarese lanji. Compare Brunei Malay lanji.

(derogatory, dialectal, Kalimantan) pervert


nasional

From Dutch nationaal, from French national.


macet

macet (comparative lebih macet, superlative paling macet)

lebih macet (comparative)
paling macet (superlative)

From Javanese ꦩꦕꦼꦠ꧀ (macet), ꦥꦕꦼꦠ꧀ (pacet, “impasse, deadlocked, blocked”), from Old Javanese cĕt (“in a moment, all at once, in a flash”). Compare to Proto-Mon-Khmer *tət (“blocked, to block”).


absah

id-adj

absah (comparative lebih absah, superlative paling absah)

lebih absah (comparative)
paling absah (superlative)

From Malay [Term?], from Arabic [Term?].


sakral

sakral (comparative lebih sakral, superlative paling sakral)

lebih sakral (comparative)
paling sakral (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch sacraal (“sacral”), from German sakral, from Latin sacrālis.


balut

balut (comparative lebih balut, superlative paling balut)

lebih balut (comparative)
paling balut (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese balut (“redness and swollen”).


paker

id-adj

paker (comparative lebih paker, superlative paling paker)

lebih paker (comparative)
paling paker (superlative)


akrab

akrab (comparative lebih akrab, superlative paling akrab)

lebih akrab (comparative)
paling akrab (superlative)

Inherited from Malay akrab, from Classical Malay اقرب (akrab), from Arabic أَقْرَب (ʔaqrab, “relatives”).


bobrok

bobrok (comparative lebih bobrok, superlative paling bobrok)

lebih bobrok (comparative)
paling bobrok (superlative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦧꦿꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (bobrok, “corrupt, damaged”).


sewa

Inherited from Malay sewa, from Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā, “to cost”).

berapa biaya sewa rumah ini

How much is the rental fee for this house?


terapi

superlative degree of rapi: tidiest; neatest


abuh

id-adj

abuh (comparative lebih abuh, superlative paling abuh)

lebih abuh (comparative)
paling abuh (superlative)

From Javanese ꦲꦧꦸꦃ (abuh), from Old Javanese aböh, abuh (“swollen”), *bĕh, *buh, *böh.


napas

napas (comparative lebih napas, superlative paling napas)

lebih napas (comparative)
paling napas (superlative)
nonstandard Indonesian (alternative)
standard Malay (alternative)


absen

absén (comparative lebih absen, superlative paling absen)

absén (canonical)
lebih absen (comparative)
paling absen (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, and their source, Latin absens, present participle of absum (“to be away from”), from ab (“away”) + sum (“to be”).


topografis

topografis (comparative lebih topografis, superlative paling topografis)

lebih topografis (comparative)
paling topografis (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch topografisch (“topographic”).


kayas

having reddish white color, having pink color


duniawi

From Malay duniawi, from Arabic دُنْيَوِيّ (dunyawiyy). Equivalent to dunia (“world”) + -i.


jahat

id-adj

jahat (comparative lebih jahat, superlative paling jahat)

lebih jahat (comparative)
paling jahat (superlative)
djahat (alternative)

From Malay jahat, from Classical Malay جاهت (jahat), from Old Malay [script needed] (jāhat), from Proto-Malayic *jahat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqat (“bad, evil”).


mungkin

From Malay mungkin, from Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin, “possible”).

(by extension) possible, probable to happen


abah-abah

id-adj

abah-abah (comparative lebih abah-abah, superlative paling abah-abah)

lebih abah-abah (comparative)
paling abah-abah (superlative)

Reduplication of abah, inherited from Malay abah-abah, from Javanese ꦲꦧꦃꦲꦧꦃ (abah-abah, “tool, instrument”), from Old Javanese abah-abah (“harness”).


jujur

id-adj

jujur (comparative lebih jujur, superlative paling jujur or terjujur, equative sejujur)

lebih jujur (comparative)
paling jujur (superlative)
terjujur (superlative)
sejujur (equative)


montok

montok (comparative lebih montok, superlative paling montok)

lebih montok (comparative)
paling montok (superlative)

Dia bertubuh montok.

buah dada yang montok dan bagus bentuknya


marah

marah (comparative lebih marah, superlative paling marah)

lebih marah (comparative)
paling marah (superlative)


cukup

cukup (comparative lebih cukup, superlative paling cukup)

lebih cukup (comparative)
paling cukup (superlative)
tjoekoep (alternative)
tjukup (alternative)

enough, sufficient, adequate, ample, plenty


ribut

ribut (comparative lebih ribut, superlative paling ribut)

lebih ribut (comparative)
paling ribut (superlative)

From Malay ribut, from Proto-Malayic *ribut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ribut.


wajib

wajib (comparative lebih wajib, superlative paling wajib)

lebih wajib (comparative)
paling wajib (superlative)
wadjib (alternative)

From Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).


terbatas

têrbatas (comparative lebih terbatas, superlative paling terbatas)

têrbatas (canonical)
lebih terbatas (comparative)
paling terbatas (superlative)

Affixed ter- + batas (“boundary; limit”), from Malay terbatas.


elementer

elementer (comparative lebih elementer, superlative paling elementer)

lebih elementer (comparative)
paling elementer (superlative)

From Dutch elementair, from French élémentaire, from Latin elementārius.

elementary: relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something


adil

adil (comparative lebih adil, superlative paling adil)

lebih adil (comparative)
paling adil (superlative)

From Malay adil, from Classical Malay عاديل (adil), from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).


bajingan

bajingan (comparative lebih bajingan, superlative paling bajingan)

lebih bajingan (comparative)
paling bajingan (superlative)

Borrowed from Javanese bajingan (ꦧꦗꦶꦁꦔꦤ꧀). Equivalent to (dialectal) bajing (“squirrel”) + -an.


keparat

From Arabic كَفَرَتْ (kafarat). Doublet of kafarat.


murah

id-adj

murah (comparative lebih murah, superlative paling murah)

lebih murah (comparative)
paling murah (superlative)


wilis

wilis (comparative lebih wilis, superlative paling wilis)

lebih wilis (comparative)
paling wilis (superlative)
technical (dialectal)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦶꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (wilis, “green”), from Old Javanese wilis (“green; dark-green; fresh; young”).

der

wilis:


kuntul

(chiefly obsolete) tailless (of chicken, etc.)


oknum

Borrowed from Arabic أُقْنُوم (ʔuqnūm), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܢܽܘܡܳܐ (qnōmā, “self, essence, person, hypostasis”). "Infamous person" sense was only popularized by Mochtar Lubis in late 1960, themed around PKI.

oknum polisi

(derogatory) infamous, notorious (of a person)


brengsek

(vulgar, offensive) a douchebag (bad person)


geulis

(dialectal) synonym of cantik (“pretty, beautiful”)


agung

Inherited from Malay agung, from Classical Malay اڬوڠ (agung), from Javanese ꦲꦒꦸꦁ (agung), from Old Javanese aguṅ. Cognate of Sundanese ageung.

grand (Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression)

grand (Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name)


kembung

id-adj

kembung (comparative lebih kembung, superlative paling kembung)

lebih kembung (comparative)
paling kembung (superlative)


biang

biang (comparative lebih biang, superlative paling biang)

lebih biang (comparative)
paling biang (superlative)


pupus

pupus (comparative lebih pupus, superlative paling pupus)

lebih pupus (comparative)
paling pupus (superlative)

From Malay pupus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puspus (“finished, completed; all gone”), *-pus (“end, finish”).

inh

extinct, no longer in existence; having died out


beku

From Malay beku, from Classical Malay beku.

frozen (having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form)

(of a bank account or assets, figurative) frozen (in a state such that transactions are not allowed)

(grammar, figurative) frozen (old or obsolete and operates only on a specific word or phrase)


awang

From Malay awang, from Classical Malay اوڠ (awang). Doublet of abang and bang.


sepuh

id-adj

sêpuh (comparative lebih sepuh, superlative paling sepuh)

sêpuh (canonical)
lebih sepuh (comparative)
paling sepuh (superlative)


bener

(colloquial, Java) alternative form of benar


unggul

Inherited from Malay unggul, from Javanese ꦲꦸꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (unggul).


keruh

kêruh (comparative lebih keruh, superlative paling keruh)

kêruh (canonical)
lebih keruh (comparative)
paling keruh (superlative)
keroh (alternative)


berlumpur

bêrlumpur (comparative lebih berlumpur, superlative paling berlumpur)

bêrlumpur (canonical)
lebih berlumpur (comparative)
paling berlumpur (superlative)

Inherited from Malay berlumpur. Equivalent to
From ber- + lumpur.


lempeng

Borrowed from Betawi lempeng.
* Semantic loan from English plate for sense “geology plate”, “denture base”, “larger scale” and “printing plate”.


lempeng

Borrowed from Sundanese ᮜᮨᮙ᮪ᮕᮨᮀ (lempeng, “straight”).


bundar

id-adj

bundar (comparative lebih bundar, superlative paling bundar)

lebih bundar (comparative)
paling bundar (superlative)


lembut

lêmbut (comparative lebih lembut, superlative paling lembut)

lêmbut (canonical)
lebih lembut (comparative)
paling lembut (superlative)

Inherited from Malay lembut. Compare to Javanese lembut, Sundanese lembut and Tagalog lambot.

melembutkan [agent focus + causative benefactive]


klasik

Borrowed from Dutch klassiek, from French classique, from Latin classicus.

of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art

conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined

of or pertaining to the ancient, especially to the ancient authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient, or rendered famous by their deeds


adinamia

adinamia (comparative lebih adinamia, superlative paling adinamia)

lebih adinamia (comparative)
paling adinamia (superlative)


hasad

hasad (comparative lebih hasad, superlative paling hasad)

lebih hasad (comparative)
paling hasad (superlative)


bengal

bêngal (comparative lebih bengal, superlative paling bengal)

bêngal (canonical)
lebih bengal (comparative)
paling bengal (superlative)

From Malay bengal, from Old Javanese waṅal (“obstinate, daring”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].


amal

id-adj

amal (comparative lebih amal, superlative paling amal)

lebih amal (comparative)
paling amal (superlative)

From Malay amal, from Classical Malay عمل (amal), from Arabic عَمَل (ʕamal, “work, action, deed”).

der

able as a shaman to summon something when needed


potensial

id-adj

potensial (comparative lebih potensial, superlative paling potensial)

lebih potensial (comparative)
paling potensial (superlative)

* Learned borrowing from Late Latin potentialis.
* From Dutch potentiaal, from German Potenzial.


singkek

From Hokkien 新客 (sin-kheeh, literally “new guest”), a term used to refer to relatively new Chinese arrivals in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia (as opposed to Peranakan) around the 1800s to 1900s, as compound of 新 (sin, “new; recently”) + 客 (kheh, “guest”). Compare Malay sengkek, Tagalog singki.

compound

dasar singkek


kandung

id-adj

kandung (comparative lebih kandung, superlative paling kandung)

lebih kandung (comparative)
paling kandung (superlative)

Inherited from Malay kandung. Compare to Tagalog kandong.


antikritik

antikritik (comparative lebih antikritik, superlative paling antikritik)

lebih antikritik (comparative)
paling antikritik (superlative)


cepat

cêpat (comparative lebih cepat, superlative paling cepat)

cêpat (canonical)
lebih cepat (comparative)
paling cepat (superlative)
tjepat (alternative)
cepet (alternative)

[t͡ʃəˈpat̪̚]

From Malay cepat, from Classical Malay cepat.

Dia lari sangat cepat.

swift; fast: moving with great speed, or capable of doing so


paralel

paralèl (comparative lebih paralel, superlative paling paralel)

paralèl (canonical)
lebih paralel (comparative)
paling paralel (superlative)

From Dutch parallel, from French parallèle, from Middle French parallèle, from Latin parallēlus.


kosen

kosèn (comparative lebih kosen, superlative paling kosen)

kosèn (canonical)
lebih kosen (comparative)
paling kosen (superlative)

From Betawi kosèn (“brave, immune, potent”), from Hokkien 高尚 (ko-siāng, “noble; refined”).


mual

mual (comparative lebih mual, superlative paling mual)

lebih mual (comparative)
paling mual (superlative)


kipas

kipas (comparative lebih kipas, superlative paling kipas)

lebih kipas (comparative)
paling kipas (superlative)

fan-like shape: anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail


asor

asor (comparative lebih asor, superlative paling asor)

lebih asor (comparative)
paling asor (superlative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦱꦺꦴꦂ (asor, “low, inferior; lose”).


angko

id-adj

angko (comparative lebih angko, superlative paling angko)

lebih angko (comparative)
paling angko (superlative)


Prancis

Prancis (comparative lebih Prancis, superlative paling Prancis)

lebih Prancis (comparative)
paling Prancis (superlative)
Perancis (alternative)
Perancis (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore)

From earlier spelling Perancis, from Malay Perancis (“French”), from Portuguese francês (“French”). Doublet of pirang.


tematik

tèmatik (comparative lebih tematik, superlative paling tematik)

tèmatik (canonical)
lebih tematik (comparative)
paling tematik (superlative)
tematis (alternative)


diagnostik

diagnostik (comparative lebih diagnostik, superlative paling diagnostik)

lebih diagnostik (comparative)
paling diagnostik (superlative)

(medicine) diagnostic:
of, or relating to diagnosis

(medicine) diagnostic:
characteristic of a particular disease


sinovial

sinovial (comparative lebih sinovial, superlative paling sinovial)

lebih sinovial (comparative)
paling sinovial (superlative)


sadis

sadis (comparative lebih sadis, superlative paling sadis)

lebih sadis (comparative)
paling sadis (superlative)

From Dutch sadist, from English sadist, from the name of the Marquis de Sade.


kuat

kuat (comparative lebih kuat, superlative paling kuat)

lebih kuat (comparative)
paling kuat (superlative)

From Malay kuat, from Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa, “power, strength, might, force”).


kontras

id-adj

kontras (comparative lebih kontras, superlative paling kontras)

lebih kontras (comparative)
paling kontras (superlative)

From Dutch contrast, from French contraste, from Middle French contraste, from Italian contrasto.


injili

injili (comparative lebih injili, superlative paling injili)

lebih injili (comparative)
paling injili (superlative)


ketiga

Usage: To be placed after the noun, with or without word "yang", without a relevant difference in meaning.

Usage: To be placed before the noun.


alang

alang (comparative lebih alang, superlative paling alang)

lebih alang (comparative)
paling alang (superlative)

Inherited from Malay alang, from Classical Malay الڠ (alang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Doublet of halang.


melar

id-adj

melar (comparative lebih melar, superlative paling melar)

lebih melar (comparative)
paling melar (superlative)


ledak

ledak (comparative lebih ledak, superlative paling ledak)

lebih ledak (comparative)
paling ledak (superlative)

Inherited from Malay ledak (Batavia Malay).


lawas

lawas (comparative lebih lawas, superlative paling lawas)

lebih lawas (comparative)
paling lawas (superlative)

Inherited from Malay لاوس (lawas, “empty, clear, vacant; unobstructed”), from Proto-Austronesian *lawas (“wide, broad”), *lawa (“wide”).

inh

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lawas

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ (lawas, “old, from long ago; previous; former; long”), from Old Javanese lawas (“duration, length of time; old”).


bersama

id-adj

bersama (comparative lebih bersama, superlative paling bersama)

lebih bersama (comparative)
paling bersama (superlative)

From Malay bersama. Equivalent to ber- + sama.

Persetujuan bersama.


pening

pêning (comparative lebih pening, superlative paling pening)

pêning (canonical)
lebih pening (comparative)
paling pening (superlative)


argumentatif

argumèntatif (comparative lebih argumentatif, superlative paling argumentatif)

argumèntatif (canonical)
lebih argumentatif (comparative)
paling argumentatif (superlative)

From Dutch argumentatief, from French argumentative, from Latin argūmentātīvus.


mandiri

mandiri (comparative lebih mandiri, superlative paling mandiri)

lebih mandiri (comparative)
paling mandiri (superlative)

Inherited from Malay mandiri, from Javanese ꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦫꦶ (mandhiri), from Old Javanese maṇḍiri, probably ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?]. Morphologically diri + meng-.

self-sufficient; not dependent on others


batil

batil (comparative lebih batil, superlative paling batil)

lebih batil (comparative)
paling batil (superlative)

Inherited from Malay batil, from Classical Malay batil, from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil).


genap

gênap (comparative lebih genap, superlative paling genap)

gênap (canonical)
lebih genap (comparative)
paling genap (superlative)

From Malay genap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gənəp, from Proto-Austronesian *gənəp. Compare Sundanese genep (“six”).

(chiefly dialectal) appropriate, fit, suitable


mulia

mulia (comparative lebih mulia, superlative paling mulia)

lebih mulia (comparative)
paling mulia (superlative)
moelia (alternative)

From Malay mulia, from Sanskrit मूल्य (mūlya, “worth”).


seluruh

sêluruh (comparative lebih seluruh, superlative paling seluruh)

sêluruh (canonical)
lebih seluruh (comparative)
paling seluruh (superlative)

Affixed se- + luruh, from inherited Malay seluruh.


batangan

Affixed batang + -an, inherited from Malay batangan, from Classical Malay batangan. The sense of bar and ingot are semantic loan from Dutch baar (“ingot”, literally “bar”).


durjana

From Malay durjana, from Sanskrit दुर्जन (durjana, “malicious, evildoer”).


fleksibel

id-adj

flèksibêl (comparative lebih fleksibel, superlative paling fleksibel)

flèksibêl (canonical)
lebih fleksibel (comparative)
paling fleksibel (superlative)

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch flexibel, from French flexible, from Latin flexibilis.


mabuk

Inherited from Malay mabuk, from Proto-Malayic *mabuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-buhuk, from Proto-Austronesian *ma-buSuk, derived from *buSuk.

drunk (intoxicated after drinking too much alcohol)

(figurative, in a predicative usage) crazy (experiencing romantic feelings)

(figurative, in combination) having a great passion or spirit for something


cantik

head

cantik (superlative tercantik, equative secantik)

tercantik (superlative)
secantik (equative)
tjantik (alternative)


cantik

id-adj

cantik (comparative lebih cantik, superlative paling cantik)

lebih cantik (comparative)
paling cantik (superlative)
tjantik (alternative)


ananta

ananta (comparative lebih ananta, superlative paling ananta)

lebih ananta (comparative)
paling ananta (superlative)

From Malay ananta, from Classical Malay انانتا (ananta), from Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta, “infinite”).


bisai

bisai (comparative lebih bisai, superlative paling bisai)

lebih bisai (comparative)
paling bisai (superlative)

From Malay bisai, from Tamil விசை (vicai, “victory”), from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya). Doublet of wijaya.


infinit

infinit (comparative lebih infinit, superlative paling infinit)

lebih infinit (comparative)
paling infinit (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch infiniet (“infinite”), from Old French infinit and Latin īnfīnītus.


jago

From Malay jaguh (Standard Malay), jago, from Classical Malay جاݢوە (jaguh), جاݢوە (jago), from Javanese ꦗꦒꦺꦴ (jago, “rooster, cock; champion; candidate”).


bising

id-adj

bising (comparative lebih bising, superlative paling bising)

lebih bising (comparative)
paling bising (superlative)


tepu

tepu (comparative lebih tepu, superlative paling tepu)

lebih tepu (comparative)
paling tepu (superlative)

(nautical) fully installed (about the boat sail)


ultimat

ultimat (comparative lebih ultimat, superlative paling ultimat)

lebih ultimat (comparative)
paling ultimat (superlative)

Near-synonym: terakhir


mistis

head

mistis (comparative lebihmistis, superlative paling mistis or termistis, equative semistis)

lebihmistis (comparative)
paling mistis (superlative)
termistis (superlative)
semistis (equative)
mistik (alternative)


buram

id-adj

buram (comparative lebih buram, superlative paling buram)

lebih buram (comparative)
paling buram (superlative)

From Malay buram (“blurry”). Doublet of bureng.

blurry: not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges


sipil

sivil (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore)

From Dutch civiel (“civil”), from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”).

civil, having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion


anyar

anyar (comparative lebih anyar, superlative paling anyar)

lebih anyar (comparative)
paling anyar (superlative)
anjar (alternative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦚꦂ (anyar, “new”), from Old Javanese hañar, añar (“new, recently”).


agraris

From Dutch agrarisch, from German agrarisch, from Latin agrārius.


menarik

id-adj

menarik (comparative lebih menarik, superlative paling menarik)

lebih menarik (comparative)
paling menarik (superlative)

From Malay menarik, from Classical Malay menarik (“to pull”). Equivalent to meng- + tarik. The sense “to entice” is a semantic loan from Dutch aantrekken.


sedap

(of sound or voice, less used) pleasant, satisfactory; nice


lawak

head

lawak (comparative lebih lawak, superlative terlawak, equative selawak)

lebih lawak (comparative)
terlawak (superlative)
selawak (equative)


tenteram

id-adj

tenteram (comparative lebih tenteram, superlative paling tenteram)

lebih tenteram (comparative)
paling tenteram (superlative)

From Sanskrit तन्त्रम् (tantram), nominative/accusative singular form of तन्त्र (tantra, “happiness”). Doublet of tantri and tentara.


kuper

syllabic abbreviation of kurang pergaulan (“lack social skills”)


lalu

past
having already happened; in the past

of a period of time: having just gone by; previous

done; finished (having completed or finished an activity)


inteligen

intêligèn (comparative lebih inteligen, superlative paling inteligen)

intêligèn (canonical)
lebih inteligen (comparative)
paling inteligen (superlative)

From Dutch intelligent, from French intelligent, from Latin intellegēns (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”). Doublet of intelijen.


jeneng

jeneng (comparative lebih jeneng, superlative paling jeneng)

lebih jeneng (comparative)
paling jeneng (superlative)


sahih

From Malay sahih, from Classical Malay sahih, from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

der

Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ)

(Islam) authentic: said of a hadith that has been preserved and transmitted accurately


disipliner

id-adj

disipliner (comparative lebih disipliner, superlative paling disipliner)

lebih disipliner (comparative)
paling disipliner (superlative)

From Dutch disciplinair, from French disciplinaire, from Vulgar Latin disciplinarius, disciplina (“instruction, teaching, field of study, habit”).

having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline

disciplinary:
for the purpose of imposing punishment

of or relating to an academic field of study


alab

alab (comparative lebih alab, superlative paling alab)

lebih alab (comparative)
paling alab (superlative)

From Balinese ᬳᬮᬩ᭄ (alab). Cognate of Indonesian lalap (“young leaf”).


dusta

Inherited from Malay dusta (“lie”), from Sanskrit दुष्ट (duṣṭa, “wicked, evil, corrupt”), from दुस्- (dus-, “evil, bad, difficult”).


timbang

id-adj

timbang (comparative lebih timbang, superlative paling timbang)

lebih timbang (comparative)
paling timbang (superlative)

Inherited from Malay timbang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timbaŋ (“balanced”).


ampang

ampang (comparative lebih ampang, superlative paling ampang)

lebih ampang (comparative)
paling ampang (superlative)

Inherited from Malay ampang (“eazy; light”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hampaŋ (“easy, promiscuous”). Doublet of gampang.


rajin

id-adj

rajin (comparative lebih rajin, superlative paling rajin)

lebih rajin (comparative)
paling rajin (superlative)


spesial

spesial (comparative lebih spesial, superlative paling spesial)

lebih spesial (comparative)
paling spesial (superlative)


purwa

From Javanese ꦥꦸꦂꦮ (purwa, “ancient, beginning”), from Old Javanese pūrwa (“beginning, front, eastern”), from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva). Doublet of purba.


binen

From Dutch binnen, from Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan.

(dialectal or obsolete) set for life (having obtained such success professionally and having been able to save enough money)


cakap

head

cakap (comparative lebih cakap, superlative tercakap or paling cakap, equative secakap)

lebih cakap (comparative)
tercakap (superlative)
paling cakap (superlative)
secakap (equative)
cakep (alternative)
cekap (alternative)
tjakap (alternative)

From Standard Malay cekap (“skillful, efficient”) (influenced by Minangkabau cakap), from Javanese ꦕꦼꦏꦥ꧀ (cekap, “sufficient, adequate”), from Old Javanese cĕkap (“impudent”).
* Semantic loan from Javanese ꦕꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (cakep, “good-looking”).

sl

(archaic) to have cleverness, to be skillful


tahan

id-adj

tahan (comparative lebih tahan, superlative paling tahan)

lebih tahan (comparative)
paling tahan (superlative)

Inherited from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan.

kebertahanan

staidness; lastingness; persistence; defence


gembira

gêmbira (comparative lebih gembira, superlative paling gembira)

gêmbira (canonical)
lebih gembira (comparative)
paling gembira (superlative)

From Malay gembira, from Sanskrit गम्भीर (gambhīra, “deep”).


bersih

bersih (comparative lebih bersih, superlative paling bersih)

lebih bersih (comparative)
paling bersih (superlative)

(physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.

(behavioural) Free of immorality or criminality.

clean
Free of immorality or criminality.
pure, especially morally or religiously

(of criminal, driving, etc. records) without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record

driving; etc. records; driving; etc. records

free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied

pure
free of foreign material or pollutants

free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean

net: remaining after expenses or deductions


elok

elok (comparative lebih elok, superlative paling elok)

lebih elok (comparative)
paling elok (superlative)

From Malay elok, from Proto-Malayic *iluk.


patut

patut (comparative lebih patut, superlative paling patut)

lebih patut (comparative)
paling patut (superlative)

Inherited from Malay patut, from Classical Malay ڤاتوت (patut), from Old Javanese patūt. Doublet of anut and turut.


kawin

From Malay kahwin, kawin, from Classical Malay کهوين (kahwin), کاوين (kawin), from Persian کاوین (kâvin), a variant of کابین (kâbin, “marriage-portion, dowry”).

(legal term) in a state of marriage; married


purba

From Malay purba, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “initial, first”).


sejahtera

id-adj

sêjahtêra (comparative lebih sejahtera, superlative paling sejahtera)

sêjahtêra (canonical)
lebih sejahtera (comparative)
paling sejahtera (superlative)

From Malay sejahtera, probably from Sanskrit साच्- (sāc-) + छत्त्र (chattra, “parasol, umbrella, Chattar (royal ensign)”), literally “under government protection”.


optis

id-adj

optis (comparative lebih optis, superlative paling optis)

lebih optis (comparative)
paling optis (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch optisch, from German optisch.

optic, optical (of, or relating to the eye or optical instruments)


raksasa

Inherited from Malay raksasa, from Classical Malay raksasa, from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”).

(figurative) giant; very tall; very large


accoord

accoord (comparative lebih accoord, superlative paling accoord)

lebih accoord (comparative)
paling accoord (superlative)

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch accoord (“agreement, accord”), older spelling of akkoord, from Middle Dutch accoort, from Old French acorder (Modern French accord), from Vulgar Latin to be heart to heart with, formed from Latin ad + cor (“heart”). Doublet of akor and akur.


taktil

id-adj

taktil (comparative lebih taktil, superlative paling taktil)

lebih taktil (comparative)
paling taktil (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch tactiel (“tactile”), from French tactile (“tactile”), from Latin tāctilis.


indah

head

indah (superlative terindah, equative seindah)

terindah (superlative)
seindah (equative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦃ (indah), from Old Javanese indah.


apek

id-adj

apek (comparative lebih apek, superlative paling apek)

lebih apek (comparative)
paling apek (superlative)

(nonstandard) alternative spelling of apak (“mouldy”)


minderwaardig

minderwaardig (comparative lebih minderwaardig, superlative paling minderwaardig)

lebih minderwaardig (comparative)
paling minderwaardig (superlative)

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch minderwaardig (“inferior; low in quality; third-rate”).


najis

From Arabic نَجِس (najis, “unclean, impure”).

(Islam) ritually unclean, such that contact with it puts a Muslim in a state of impurity


nista

From Sanskrit निष्ठा (niṣṭhā, “catastrophe, distress, trouble”).


sangka

From Malay sangka, from Classical Malay sangka, from Sanskrit शङ्का (śaṅkā, “doubt, suspicion, distrust, fear”).


berbahaya

id-adj

bêrbahaya (comparative lebih berbahaya, superlative paling berbahaya)

bêrbahaya (canonical)
lebih berbahaya (comparative)
paling berbahaya (superlative)

From Malay berbahaya. Equivalent to ber- + bahaya.


berniat jahat

berniat jahat (comparative lebih berniat jahat, superlative paling berniat jahat)

lebih berniat jahat (comparative)
paling berniat jahat (superlative)


lunak

lunak (comparative lebih lunak, superlative paling lunak)

lebih lunak (comparative)
paling lunak (superlative)


nuklir

nuklear (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore)

nuclear, pertaining to the nucleus of an atom


listrik

listrik (comparative lebih listrik, superlative paling listrik)

lebih listrik (comparative)
paling listrik (superlative)

→ Ternate: listrik

From older spellings lestrik, lesterik, elestrik, borrowed from Dutch elektriciteit (unusually metathesized into *elestrikiteit), from French électrique, from Latin ēlectricus, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Doublet of elektrik.


aor

aor (comparative lebih aor, superlative paling aor)

lebih aor (comparative)
paling aor (superlative)

feels bitter in the mouth due to smoking too much, being sick, and so on

tired (about the mouth) from chewing food too much


teritorial

teritorial (comparative lebih teritorial, superlative paling teritorial)

lebih teritorial (comparative)
paling teritorial (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch territoriaal (“territorial”).


tamak

id-adj

tamak (comparative lebih tamak, superlative paling tamak)

lebih tamak (comparative)
paling tamak (superlative)

From Malay tamak, from Arabic طَمَع (ṭamaʕ, “greed”).


autogen

autogèn (comparative lebih autogen, superlative paling autogen)

autogèn (canonical)
lebih autogen (comparative)
paling autogen (superlative)

From Dutch autogeen, from German autogen.


mutakhir

mutakhir (comparative lebih mutakhir, superlative paling mutakhir)

lebih mutakhir (comparative)
paling mutakhir (superlative)
mutahir (alternative)


palsu

palsu (comparative lebih palsu, superlative paling palsu)

lebih palsu (comparative)
paling palsu (superlative)
palsoe (alternative)

(of status); by using a fake identity (fake police, etc)

a copy; something that is not the real thing; imitation


mematikan

head

mêmatikan (comparative lebih mematikan, superlative paling mematikan or termematikan, equative semematikan)

mêmatikan (canonical)
lebih mematikan (comparative)
paling mematikan (superlative)
termematikan (superlative)
semematikan (equative)


asik

id-adj

asik (comparative lebih asik, superlative paling asik)

lebih asik (comparative)
paling asik (superlative)


Sanskerta

Sangsekerta (alternative)
Sansekerta (alternative)
Sanskerit (alternative)
Sanskrit (alternative)

Sanskrit (of or pertaining to the Sanskrit language)


lezat

lezat (comparative lebih lezat, superlative paling lezat)

lebih lezat (comparative)
paling lezat (superlative)

Inherited from Malay lazat, from Arabic لَذَّة (laḏḏa).


inkremental

inkrêmèntal (comparative lebih inkremental, superlative paling inkremental)

inkrêmèntal (canonical)
lebih inkremental (comparative)
paling inkremental (superlative)


komorbid

komorbid (comparative lebih komorbid, superlative paling komorbid)

lebih komorbid (comparative)
paling komorbid (superlative)

(pathology) comorbid: that occurs at the same time as another


kortikal

kortikal (comparative lebih kortikal, superlative paling kortikal)

lebih kortikal (comparative)
paling kortikal (superlative)


kimpal

kimpal (comparative lebih kimpal, superlative paling kimpal)

lebih kimpal (comparative)
paling kimpal (superlative)


bosan

bosan (comparative lebih bosan, superlative paling bosan)

lebih bosan (comparative)
paling bosan (superlative)

membosankan [agent focus + causative benefactive]

dibosankan [patient focus + causative benefactive]

bored (impatient or dissatisfied because one lacks interest in one's current activity)

bored (uninterested or inattentive because of frequent exposure or indulgence)

bored (annoyed about something that has continued for too long)


reliabel

réliabêl (comparative lebih reliabel, superlative paling reliabel)

réliabêl (canonical)
lebih reliabel (comparative)
paling reliabel (superlative)

Internationalism, borrowed from English reliable.

suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy


bernilai

From Malay bernilai,
from Classical Malay bernilai. Equivalent to
From ber- + nilai.


membangun

head

mêmbangun (comparative lebih membangun, superlative paling membangun)

mêmbangun (canonical)
lebih membangun (comparative)
paling membangun (superlative)

constructive (carefully considered and meant to be helpful)


bergerak

From Malay bergerak, from Classical Malay bergerak. Equivalent to ber- + gerak.


dalem

From Javanese ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem), from Old Javanese dalem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm (“inside, deep”), from Proto-Austronesian *daləm. Doublet of dalam.
* The term is associated with the inner part of a royal compound, throughout the Malayo-Javanic cultural area. The reference to “inner” and “inner area” as related to a socially higher status (king, royal residence, and respect) in Malay, Old Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese and Sasak, which appears to be a later innovation related to with Indicized cultural concepts, the development of complex social stratification systems based on increasingly hereditary ranks that extended clan based or tribal relations and ascribed status systems, and the development of economies based on wet rice agriculture.
* The sense of term of address is a semantic loan from Sundanese ᮓᮜᮨᮙ᮪ (dalem). Compare to Javanese ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem, “a term of address for person of an aristocratic family”).


arkais

id-adj

arkais (comparative lebih arkais, superlative paling arkais)

lebih arkais (comparative)
paling arkais (superlative)
arkaik (alternative)

From Dutch archaïsch, from Late Latin archaicus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊκός (arkhaïkós).


keinggrisan

keinggrisan (comparative lebih keinggrisan, superlative paling keinggrisan)

lebih keinggrisan (comparative)
paling keinggrisan (superlative)

English; of or pertaining to England or to the people of England


vaskular

vaskular (comparative lebih vaskular, superlative paling vaskular)

lebih vaskular (comparative)
paling vaskular (superlative)

Internationalism, from New Latin vasculāris, from Latin vasculum, diminutive of vas (“vessel”).


bangga

From Malay bangga, probably related to Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga, “dividing, destruction”).


bangga

From Javanese bangga (ꦧꦔ꧀ꦒ, “to resist, to disobey, to refuse”), from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga, “dividing, destruction”).


seru

id-adj

seru (comparative lebih seru, superlative paling seru)

lebih seru (comparative)
paling seru (superlative)

From Malay seru, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦫꦸ (seru, “loud, strong”), ꦱꦿꦸ (sru, “loud, strong”), from Old Javanese sru (“swiftness, force, vehemence”).

der

sharp, powerful, violent, furious, severe, intense


seru

From Malay seru, from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva, “all”). Doublet of sarwa and serba.


Nabi

Kuri (pertaining to Austronesian people of the Bomberai Peninsula of New Guinea)

Nambi, Metan (pertaining to the Melanesian people of the Sandauan Province of New Guinea)


biasa saja

(informal) so-so (beither good nor bad; tolerable; passable; indifferent)


asyik

id-adj

asyik (comparative lebih asyik, superlative paling asyik)

lebih asyik (comparative)
paling asyik (superlative)
asik (alternative)
asjik (alternative)
saik (alternative)
asoy (alternative informal slang)

From Malay asik, asyik, from Classical Malay اسيق (asik), عاشيق (asyik), from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq, “admirer, lover”).


kronis

From Dutch chronisch, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

der

of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time

chronic:
(medicine) prolonged or slow to heal

(colloquial) helpless, uncontrollable, from which there is no possibility of being saved


khawatir

id-adj

khawatir (comparative lebih khawatir, superlative paling khawatir)

lebih khawatir (comparative)
paling khawatir (superlative)
kawatir (alternative)
kuatir (alternative)

From Malay kawatir, khawatir, khuatir, kuatir, from Classical Malay خواطر (kawatir), خواطر (khawatir), خواطر (khuatir), from Arabic خَوَاطِر (ḵawāṭir, “thoughts”).

Jangan khawatir.


sempurna

sêmpurna (comparative lebih sempurna, superlative paling sempurna)

sêmpurna (canonical)
lebih sempurna (comparative)
paling sempurna (superlative)
sempurna (root)
menyempurna (active nominative)
sempurnalah (nominative)
menyempurnai (active)
tersempurnai (passive)
disempurnai (passive)
sempurnai
sempurnailah
menyempurnakan (active)
tersempurnakan (passive)
disempurnakan (passive)
sempurnakan
sempurnakanlah
mempersempurna (active causative nominative)
dipersempurna (causative nominative passive)
persempurnalah (causative nominative)
mempersempurnai (active causative)
dipersempurnai (causative passive)
mempersempurnakan (active causative)
dipersempurnakan (causative passive)
persempurnakan (causative)
persempurnakanlah (causative)

From Malay sempurna, from Sanskrit सम्पूर्ण (sampūrṇa, “complete, entire, whole”).


tampak

Inherited from Malay tampak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapak. Doublet of dampak and tapak.

Bulan sangat tampak di malam ini.


majemuk

Inherited from Malay majmuk, from Arabic مَجْمُوع (majmūʕ, “collected, gathered”).

compound (composed of elements; not simple)


insaf

id-adj

insaf (comparative lebih insaf, superlative paling insaf)

lebih insaf (comparative)
paling insaf (superlative)
insyaf (alternative)

From Malay insaf, from Classical Malay insaf, from Arabic إِنْصَاف (ʔinṣāf).

der

Arabic إِنْصَاف (ʔinṣāf)

Mereka tidak insaf akan perubahan zaman

Ia kini telah insaf dan menjauhkan diri dari segala perbuatan tercela.

He has come to his senses and has distanced himself from any shameful acts.

come to one's senses
come to one's senses


ilahi

Ultimately from Arabic إِلٰهِي (ʔilāhī).


galau

uncertain, confused, mixed-up (of feeling or mind)


konveks

id-adj

konvèks (comparative lebih konveks, superlative paling konveks)

konvèks (canonical)
lebih konveks (comparative)
paling konveks (superlative)

From Dutch convex, from French convexe, from Latin convexus.


aib

From Malay aib, from Classical Malay عاءيب (aib), from Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb, “disgrace, shame”).


bahagia

bahagia (comparative lebih bahagia, superlative paling bahagia)

lebih bahagia (comparative)
paling bahagia (superlative)

From Malay bahagia, from Sanskrit भाग्य (bhāgya). Doublet of bejo.

saat dia datang, seketika aku merasa bahagia

when he arrives, I feel happy immediately


anom

anom (comparative lebih anom, superlative paling anom)

lebih anom (comparative)
paling anom (superlative)
enom (alternative)

Inherited from Malay anom, from Javanese ꦲꦤꦺꦴꦩ꧀ (anom), from Old Javanese anom, anwam.

(dialectal, uncommon) synonym of muda (“young”)


balig

balig (comparative lebih balig, superlative paling balig)

lebih balig (comparative)
paling balig (superlative)
baligh (alternative)
bulug (alternative)

From Malay baligh, balig, from Classical Malay بالغ (baligh), بالغ (balig), from Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).


sengal

sengal (comparative lebih sengal, superlative paling sengal)

lebih sengal (comparative)
paling sengal (superlative)


gadang

gadang (comparative lebih gadang, superlative paling gadang)

lebih gadang (comparative)
paling gadang (superlative)

From Minangkabau gadang. Doublet of gede.


berbuah

fruited (containing fruit; bearing fruit)


panjang tangan

Inherited from Malay panjang tangan (“hands are long”).


tutup mulut

id-adj

tutup mulut (comparative lebih tutup mulut, superlative paling tutup mulut)

lebih tutup mulut (comparative)
paling tutup mulut (superlative)

Compound of tutup (“to close; to cover”) + mulut (“mouth”).


tutup

Inherited from Malay tutup, from Proto-Malayic *tutup, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tutup.
Cognates
Cognate with Javanese tutup, Minangkabau tutuik, Tagalog tutop.

closed (not operating or conducting trade)


aberan

id-adj

aberan (comparative lebih aberan, superlative paling aberan)

lebih aberan (comparative)
paling aberan (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch aberrant (“aberrant”), from Latin aberrāns.


jaya

Inherited from Malay jaya, from Classical Malay jaya, from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).


afdal

From Malay afdal, afdhal, from Classical Malay افضل (afdal), افضل (afdhal), افذل (afdzal), from Arabic أَفْضَل (ʔafḍal, “better, best”). Cognate with Bengali আফজল (afzôl).

kurang afdal rasanya jika makan bakso tanpa sambal

it feels less complete to eat bakso (Indonesian meatballs) without sambal


hewani

id-adj

héwani (comparative lebih hewani, superlative paling hewani)

héwani (canonical)
lebih hewani (comparative)
paling hewani (superlative)
haiwani (alternative)


responsif

responsif (comparative lebih responsif, superlative paling responsif)

lebih responsif (comparative)
paling responsif (superlative)

From Dutch responsief, from French responsif, from Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus. Equivalent to respons + -if.

responsive (able to receive and respond to external stimuli)

responsive (susceptible to the feelings of others)


abstrak

abstrak (comparative lebih abstrak, superlative paling abstrak)

lebih abstrak (comparative)
paling abstrak (superlative)

From Dutch abstract, from Middle French abstract, from Latin abstractus.

abstract: conceptual, ideal, not concrete


mujarad

mujarad (comparative lebih mujarad, superlative paling mujarad)

lebih mujarad (comparative)
paling mujarad (superlative)

(formal or Islam) intangible, incorporeal, abstract; pertaining to hypostatized or reified non-physical concepts

(formal) discrete; independent, unrelated or detached to each other


niskala

niskala (comparative lebih niskala, superlative paling niskala)

lebih niskala (comparative)
paling niskala (superlative)

Affixed nis- + kala, inherited from Malay niskala, from Sanskrit निष्कल (niṣkala), from निस् (nis) + कल (kala).

incorporeal, intangible; something that is immaterial


nyata

nyata (comparative lebih nyata, superlative paling nyata)

lebih nyata (comparative)
paling nyata (superlative)

From Malay nyata, from Sanskrit नियत (niyata).

bukti-bukti yang nyata

kehidupan nyata itu lebih pahit daripada mimpi-mimpimu

real life is more bitter than your dreams


pesimistis

pesimistis (comparative lebih pesimistis, superlative paling pesimistis)

lebih pesimistis (comparative)
paling pesimistis (superlative)
pesimistik (alternative)


khayal

khayal (comparative lebih khayal, superlative paling khayal)

lebih khayal (comparative)
paling khayal (superlative)
chajal (alternative)

From Malay khayal,
from Classical Malay خيال (khayal), from Arabic خَيَال (ḵayāl, “imagination; fiction”).

der

Kerajaan khayalku runtuh, dan hatiku bimbang.

My imaginary kingdom is crumbling, and my heart is wavering.


hamil

id-adj

hamil (comparative lebih hamil, superlative paling hamil)

lebih hamil (comparative)
paling hamil (superlative)

from Malay hamil, from Arabic حَامِل (ḥāmil)

pregnant (carrying developing offspring within the body)


hasil

From Malay hasil, from Arabic حَاصِل (ḥāṣil, “end, conclusion; score, sum, total”).

der

(obsolete) synonym of berhasil (“having a result, successful”)


berhasil

Inherited from Malay berhasil. Equivalent to ber- + hasil.


otonom

From Dutch autonoom, from Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος (autónomos).


bedebah

From Malay bedebah, from Persian بدبخت (badbaxt).


ketat

id-adj

kêtat (comparative lebih ketat, superlative paling ketat)

kêtat (canonical)
lebih ketat (comparative)
paling ketat (superlative)

Pakaian yang ketat.

tight (firmly held together; compact; not loose or open)

Penjagaan ketat oleh sipir dilakukan kepada para narapidana.

Strict guarding by the warden is done to the inmates.

strict (governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous)


sadu

sadu (comparative lebih sadu, superlative paling sadu)

lebih sadu (comparative)
paling sadu (superlative)

From Malay sadu, from Pali sādhu (“well”), from Sanskrit साधु (sādhu, “well, proper”).
* Learned borrowing from Old Javanese sādhu (“sadhu: holy man, saint, sage, seer”).


anggara

id-adj

anggara (comparative lebih anggara, superlative paling anggara)

lebih anggara (comparative)
paling anggara (superlative)

From Malay anggara, from Classical Malay اڠڬرا (anggara), from Sanskrit अङ्गार (aṅgāra, “Mangala, god of war”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hángāras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hángāras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥. Doublet of Agni.


aksa

From Malay aksa, from Classical Malay اكسا (aksa), from Arabic أَقْصَى (ʔaqṣā, “farthest”).


ogah

id-adj

ogah (comparative lebih ogah, superlative paling ogah)

lebih ogah (comparative)
paling ogah (superlative)


bangkrut

Borrowed from Dutch bankroet, from Middle French banqueroute, from Italian bancarotta.

bankrupt (having been legally declared insolvent)


arah-arah

arah-arah (comparative lebih arah-arah, superlative paling arah-arah)

lebih arah-arah (comparative)
paling arah-arah (superlative)


sumbang

sumbang (comparative lebih sumbang, superlative paling sumbang)

lebih sumbang (comparative)
paling sumbang (superlative)

From Malay sumbang (“violation of customs; wrong, improper”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumbaŋ (“incest”), with semantic development. Compare Pangutaran Sama sumbang (“incest”).


otomatis

id-adj

otomatis (comparative lebih otomatis, superlative paling otomatis)

lebih otomatis (comparative)
paling otomatis (superlative)
automatis (alternative nonstandard)
automatik (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore)

From Dutch automatisch, from French automatique, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “selfmoving, moving of oneself, self-acting, spontaneous”). Doublet of automatik.

automatic (capable of operating without external control)


tular

tular (comparative lebih tular, superlative paling tular)

lebih tular (comparative)
paling tular (superlative)

Inherited from Malay tular, from Javanese ꦠꦸꦭꦂ (tular, “to spread the disease”), from Old Javanese tular (“to move”).


suri teladan

id-adj

suri teladan (comparative lebih suri teladan, superlative paling suri teladan)

lebih suri teladan (comparative)
paling suri teladan (superlative)

Compound of suri + teladan (“example, model”).

com+

deserving honour, respect and admiration

of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect


senyawa

id-adj

senyawa (comparative lebih senyawa, superlative paling senyawa)

lebih senyawa (comparative)
paling senyawa (superlative)

Affixation of se- + nyawa. Semantic loan from Dutch samengesteld (“compound”, literally “together + to stand”) for compound (chemistry) sense. Attested before 1971.


jenderal

id-adj

jenderal (comparative lebih jenderal, superlative paling jenderal)

lebih jenderal (comparative)
paling jenderal (superlative)
djendral (alternative)
jeneral (alternative)
jéneral (alternative)

Borrowed from Dutch generaal, from French général, from Old French general, from Latin generālis.


afdol

afdol (comparative lebih afdol, superlative paling afdol)

lebih afdol (comparative)
paling afdol (superlative)


aktip

aktip (comparative lebih aktip, superlative paling aktip)

lebih aktip (comparative)
paling aktip (superlative)


kedaluwarsa

kêdaluwarsa (comparative lebih kedaluwarsa, superlative paling kedaluwarsa)

kêdaluwarsa (canonical)
lebih kedaluwarsa (comparative)
paling kedaluwarsa (superlative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦢꦭꦸꦮꦂꦱ (kadaluwarsa, literally “accidentally in fully ripe time”). Equivalent to ke- + dalu (“overripe; late”) + warsa (“year”).


kadaluarsa

id-adj

kadaluarsa (comparative lebih kadaluarsa, superlative paling kadaluarsa)

lebih kadaluarsa (comparative)
paling kadaluarsa (superlative)


kedaluarsa

kedaluarsa (comparative lebih kedaluarsa, superlative paling kedaluarsa)

lebih kedaluarsa (comparative)
paling kedaluarsa (superlative)


handal

handal (comparative lebih handal, superlative paling handal)

lebih handal (comparative)
paling handal (superlative)


rapih

head

rapih (comparative lebih rapih, superlative terapih, equative serapih)

lebih rapih (comparative)
terapih (superlative)
serapih (equative)


mendengar

id-adj

mêndêngar (comparative lebih mendengar, superlative paling mendengar)

mêndêngar (canonical)
lebih mendengar (comparative)
paling mendengar (superlative)


kampungan

kampungan (comparative lebih kampungan, superlative paling kampungan)

lebih kampungan (comparative)
paling kampungan (superlative)


silap

silap (comparative lebih silap, superlative paling silap)

lebih silap (comparative)
paling silap (superlative)
khilaf (alternative)
hilap (alternative)
silaf (alternative)

Mispronunciation of Arabic خِلَاف (ḵilāf). Doublet of khilaf.


nikmat

nikmat (comparative lebih nikmat, superlative paling nikmat)

lebih nikmat (comparative)
paling nikmat (superlative)

From Malay nikmat, from Arabic نِعْمَة (niʕma).


dahaga

dahaga (comparative lebih dahaga, superlative paling dahaga)

lebih dahaga (comparative)
paling dahaga (superlative)

From Malay dahaga (“thirsty”), from Sanskrit दाहक (dāhaka, “burning, setting on fire”).


istimewa

id-adj

istimèwa (comparative lebih istimewa, superlative paling istimewa)

istimèwa (canonical)
lebih istimewa (comparative)
paling istimewa (superlative)

From Malay istimewa, from Classical Malay istimewa, said to be from Sanskrit आस्तामेव (āstāmeva, literally “May it keep on being so.”), i.e. आस्ताम् (āstām), the middle-voice 3rd-person singular imperative of आस् (ās, “to sit; to continue; to exist; to last”) + एव (eva), a particle for emphasis. However, the form may have been influenced by Arabic loanwords.

m+

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adfluvial

id-adj

adfluvial (comparative lebih adfluvial, superlative paling adfluvial)

lebih adfluvial (comparative)
paling adfluvial (superlative)


milenial

milénial (comparative lebih milenial, superlative paling milenial)

milénial (canonical)
lebih milenial (comparative)
paling milenial (superlative)

referring to the 1,000th anniversary of an event or happening

millennial,
related to milenium
occurring every thousand years

of or relating to people born in the last two decades of the 20th century.


agul

agul (comparative lebih agul, superlative paling agul)

lebih agul (comparative)
paling agul (superlative)

From Sundanese ᮃᮌᮥᮜ᮪ (agul), from Persian [Term?].


calar-balar

calar-balar (comparative lebih calar-balar, superlative paling calar-balar)

lebih calar-balar (comparative)
paling calar-balar (superlative)

From Malay calar-balar. Equivalent to reduplication of calar.

intensively scratched, having a lot of scratches


mangut

mangut (comparative lebih mangut, superlative paling mangut)

lebih mangut (comparative)
paling mangut (superlative)


magang

magang (comparative lebih magang, superlative paling magang)

lebih magang (comparative)
paling magang (superlative)

Inherited from Malay magang (“overripe”).


Arkaikum

id-adj

Arkaikum (comparative lebih Arkaikum, superlative paling Arkaikum)

lebih Arkaikum (comparative)
paling Arkaikum (superlative)
Arkaekum (alternative)


penting

pênting (comparative lebih penting, superlative paling penting)

pênting (canonical)
lebih penting (comparative)
paling penting (superlative)


bakero

Borrowed from Japanese 馬鹿野郎 (bakayarō, “idiot”). Compare to Singaporean English bakero (“idiot”).


hanyut

hanyut (comparative lebih hanyut, superlative paling hanyut)

lebih hanyut (comparative)
paling hanyut (superlative)

Inherited from Malay hanyut, from Proto-Malayic *hañut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qañud, from Proto-Austronesian *qañud.

to drift, be carried away (by the current), washed away

to go or travel far away, to wander far away

to be carried away (by something), to be crazy about


madar

From Minangkabau [Term?], from Pali मद (mada, “pride, intoxication, conceit, sexual excess”), from Sanskrit मद (mada).

der

(archaic, dialect, Minangkabau) heartless


praktis

id-adj

praktis (comparative lebih praktis, superlative paling praktis)

lebih praktis (comparative)
paling praktis (superlative)
praktikal (alternative)

→ Malay: praktis

→ Sundanese: ᮕ᮪ᮛᮊ᮪ᮒᮤᮞ᮪ (praktis)

From Dutch praktisch, from German praktisch, from Late Latin practicus, influenced by French pratique.

based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis

being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use


berahi

berahi-berahi (plural)
birahi (alternative)

From Sanskrit विरहिणी (virahiṇī, “separated from one's beloved, lonely”).

der

passionate, very attracted to (especially in sexual context)


menjijikkan

head

mênjijikkan (comparative lebih menjijikkan, superlative paling menjijikkan or termenjijikkan, equative semenjijikkan)

mênjijikkan (canonical)
lebih menjijikkan (comparative)
paling menjijikkan (superlative)
termenjijikkan (superlative)
semenjijikkan (equative)

disgusting (causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful)


ringkih

id-adj

ringkih (comparative lebih ringkih, superlative paling ringkih)

lebih ringkih (comparative)
paling ringkih (superlative)


dialektik

dialèktik (comparative lebih dialektik, superlative paling dialektik)

dialèktik (canonical)
lebih dialektik (comparative)
paling dialektik (superlative)
dialéktik (alternative)


kempes

kempes (comparative lebih kempes, superlative paling kempes)

lebih kempes (comparative)
paling kempes (superlative)


dangkal

dangkal (comparative lebih dangkal, superlative paling dangkal)

lebih dangkal (comparative)
paling dangkal (superlative)

having little depth; significantly less deep than wide

(figurative) not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing

(dialect, Jakarta) infertile (of land), barren

(dialect, Jakarta) unfinished, incomplete


terkenal

terkenal (comparative lebih terkenal, superlative paling terkenal)

lebih terkenal (comparative)
paling terkenal (superlative)

From Malay terkenal, from Classical Malay terkenal. Equivalent to ter- + kenal (“to be acquainted”).


ganggang

(uncommon) loose (not fixed in place tightly or firmly)


presbiterial

presbiterial (comparative lebih presbiterial, superlative paling presbiterial)

lebih presbiterial (comparative)
paling presbiterial (superlative)


gaul

gaul (comparative lebih gaul, superlative paling gaul)

lebih gaul (comparative)
paling gaul (superlative)


berantakan

berantakan (comparative lebih berantakan, superlative paling berantakan)

lebih berantakan (comparative)
paling berantakan (superlative)

in shambles, in disarray (in a dispersed state)

dilapidated, ruined (in a state of disrepair or ruin)


amburadul

amburadul (comparative lebih amburadul, superlative paling amburadul)

lebih amburadul (comparative)
paling amburadul (superlative)

(colloquial) lousy (remarkably bad; of poor quality)


bergaris keras

bergaris keras (comparative lebih bergaris keras, superlative paling bergaris keras)

lebih bergaris keras (comparative)
paling bergaris keras (superlative)

hard-line (uncompromising; rigidly holding to a set of beliefs)


hemat

hemat (comparative lebih hemat, superlative paling hemat)

lebih hemat (comparative)
paling hemat (superlative)
jimat (alternative archaic standard)

From Malay hemat, hémat, from Classical Malay hemat, himmat, hémat, from Arabic هِمَّة (himma). Doublet of jimat.

thrifty, frugal (evincing thrift; characterized by economy and good management of property)

prudent, cautious (acting with or showing care and thought for the future)

(rare) assiduous, painstaking (carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure)


anteng

anteng (comparative lebih anteng, superlative paling anteng)

lebih anteng (comparative)
paling anteng (superlative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ (anteng), from Old Javanese antĕṅ.

tranquil, calm (peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety)

(of children) not capricious, not fickle, obedient

homebody, stay-at-home (that prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere)


sarap

sarap (comparative lebih sarap, superlative paling sarap)

lebih sarap (comparative)
paling sarap (superlative)

desc

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→ Malay: سارڤ (sarap)

Alternation of saraf. An analogy, 'the crazy people' associate to nerves problem.


madani

id-adj

madani (comparative lebih madani, superlative paling madani)

lebih madani (comparative)
paling madani (superlative)

Inherited from Malay madani, from Arabic مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy).


kedua

kêdua (comparative lebih kedua, superlative paling kedua)

kêdua (canonical)
lebih kedua (comparative)
paling kedua (superlative)

Usage: To be placed before the noun.

Note: Similar words can be constructed even for numbers higher than 2 and lower than 100, without a direct equivalent in English: keempat = "those four".


cabul

cabul (comparative lebih cabul, superlative paling cabul)

lebih cabul (comparative)
paling cabul (superlative)


gangsal

gangsal (comparative lebih gangsal, superlative paling gangsal)

lebih gangsal (comparative)
paling gangsal (superlative)
gasal (alternative)

From Javanese ꦒꦁꦱꦭ꧀ (gangsal). Cognate with Tagalog gansal.

(mathematics, chiefly Java) odd (numerically indivisible by two)


apak

apak (comparative lebih apak, superlative paling apak)

lebih apak (comparative)
paling apak (superlative)
apek (alternative nonstandard)

From Malay hapak, apak, from Classical Malay هاڤق (hapak), اڤق (apak).


sakaw

sakaw (comparative lebih sakaw, superlative paling sakaw)

lebih sakaw (comparative)
paling sakaw (superlative)

(colloquial) alternative spelling of sakau


banci

banci (comparative lebih banci, superlative paling banci)

lebih banci (comparative)
paling banci (superlative)

From Malay banci, from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (banci, “effeminate man; asexual person”), from Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), from bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of bencana.


berkacamata

ber- (“to use; to wear”) + kacamata (“spectacles; glasses”) (compare Malay berkaca mata).

prefix

bespectacled (wears spectacles or glasses)


jelas

jêlas (canonical)
terjelas (superlative)

From Malay jelas, from Proto-Malayic *jəlas. Compare Minangkabau jaleh, Kerinci jeleh.


cerai-berai

From Malay cerai-berai, equivalent to
reduplication of cerai.


waris

id-adj

waris (comparative lebih waris, superlative paling waris)

lebih waris (comparative)
paling waris (superlative)

From Malay waris, from Arabic وَارِث (wāriṯ).


bocah

From Malay bocah borrowing Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ (bocah), from Old Javanese boñcah.


gagu

gagu (comparative lebih gagu, superlative paling gagu)

lebih gagu (comparative)
paling gagu (superlative)

From Portuguese gago (“stutterer, stuttering”).


bogel

From Sundanese bogél (“short and fat; stubby”), either directly or via Betawi bogèl.


otoriter

id-adj

otoritèr (comparative lebih otoriter, superlative paling otoriter)

otoritèr (canonical)
lebih otoriter (comparative)
paling otoriter (superlative)

From Dutch autoritair, from French autoritaire. Semi-cognate with Piawai Malay autoritarian.

authoritarian (relating to absolute obedience to an authority)


anfal

anfal (comparative lebih anfal, superlative paling anfal)

lebih anfal (comparative)
paling anfal (superlative)

Borrowed from Dutch aanval (“attack”), see cognate in German Anfall.


kebesaran

expressing the height of dignity or rank; can be roughly translated as ranking


kebesaran

From besar + ke- -an (“excessiveness-marking suffix”).


akil

id-adj

akil (comparative lebih akil, superlative paling akil)

lebih akil (comparative)
paling akil (superlative)

From Malay akil, from Classical Malay عاقل (akil), from Arabic عَاقِل (ʕāqil, “reasonable person; intelligent”).


akcaya

id-adj

akçaya (comparative lebih akcaya, superlative paling akcaya)

akçaya (canonical)
lebih akcaya (comparative)
paling akcaya (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अक्षय (akṣaya), an instance of spelling pronunciation. The intermediate form would be *aksaya, but later subject to unusual orthographic variation by replacing -s- to -ç- during the Dutch colonial era. The letter was only used in that context by some Romance languages and their loanwords elsewhere including in Dutch (compare French çûdra). As the non-diacritical variant of -ç- collapses with native -c-, it was displaced by native pronunciation /tʃ/. The original spelling has been preserved by some emblems such as that of West Kalimantan.


gerhana

From Malay gerhana, from Sanskrit ग्रहण (grahaṇa, “eclipse”).


padu

id-adj

padu (comparative lebih padu, superlative paling padu)

lebih padu (comparative)
paling padu (superlative)

Emas yang padu


empat mata

* Compound of empat (“four”) + mata (“eye”)
* Calque of Dutch onder vier ogen (“in private”, literally “under four eyes”). The same phrase is used in German unter vier Augen, Danish under fire øjne, and Icelandic undir fjögur augu.


awanama

id-adj

awanama (comparative lebih awanama, superlative paling awanama)

lebih awanama (comparative)
paling awanama (superlative)


awaracun

awaracun (comparative lebih awaracun, superlative paling awaracun)

lebih awaracun (comparative)
paling awaracun (superlative)


alon

alon (comparative lebih alon, superlative paling alon)

lebih alon (comparative)
paling alon (superlative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (alon, “slow; soft”), from Old Javanese alon (“slow, gentle, soft”).


berkebolehan

head

bêrkêbolèhan (comparative lebih berkebolehan, superlative paling berkebolehan)

bêrkêbolèhan (canonical)
lebih berkebolehan (comparative)
paling berkebolehan (superlative)

capable (able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something)


fikli

id-adj

fikli (comparative lebih fikli, superlative paling fikli)

lebih fikli (comparative)
paling fikli (superlative)


awabau

awabau (comparative lebih awabau, superlative paling awabau)

lebih awabau (comparative)
paling awabau (superlative)


awabusa

awabusa (comparative lebih awabusa, superlative paling awabusa)

lebih awabusa (comparative)
paling awabusa (superlative)


awamineral

awamineral (comparative lebih awamineral, superlative paling awamineral)

lebih awamineral (comparative)
paling awamineral (superlative)

not containing mineral, nonmineral, nonmineralized


tumpul

tumpul (comparative lebih tumpul, superlative paling tumpul)

lebih tumpul (comparative)
paling tumpul (superlative)

From Malay tumpul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpul.

(figurative) stupid, dull, slow of understanding


adikara

From Malay adikara, from Classical Malay اديقارا (adikara), from Sanskrit अधिकार (adhikāra).


anumerta

From Sanskrit अनु- (anu-, “after”) + मृत (mṛta, “death”).


pertengahan

id-adj

pertengahan (comparative lebih pertengahan, superlative paling pertengahan)

lebih pertengahan (comparative)
paling pertengahan (superlative)


dahulu

dahulu (comparative lebih dahulu, superlative paling dahulu)

lebih dahulu (comparative)
paling dahulu (superlative)
dh (alternative)
dh. (alternative)
d.h. (alternative)
d/h (alternative proscribed)

From Malay dahulu. From Proto-Austronesian *zulu (“earlier, in advance”). Doublet of dulu.


amerta

From Javanese amerta, from Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *amŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *amŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós (“immortal”).

(archaic, poetic) immortal, immortality, living forever; never dying

(archaic, poetic) immortal, never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered


sakti

From Malay sakti, from Sanskrit शक्ति (śakti).


belantara

From Malay belantara, from Sanskrit वनान्तर (vanāntara).


belia

From Malay belia (“young”), from Sanskrit बाल्य (bālya, “relating to children”).


sukar

id-adj

sukar (comparative lebih sukar, superlative paling sukar)

lebih sukar (comparative)
paling sukar (superlative)


wreda

wrêda (comparative lebih wreda, superlative paling wreda)

wrêda (canonical)
lebih wreda (comparative)
paling wreda (superlative)

Borrowed from Javanese wreda, wredha (ꦮꦽꦢ,ꦮꦽꦣ, “old”), from Old Javanese wṛddha, wrĕdah (“full-grown, experienced, wise”), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha, “old”). Doublet of berida.


purnabakti

id-adj

purnabakti (comparative lebih purnabakti, superlative paling purnabakti)

lebih purnabakti (comparative)
paling purnabakti (superlative)

retiring, stop working (because of old age)


purnawaktu

purnawaktu (comparative lebih purnawaktu, superlative paling purnawaktu)

lebih purnawaktu (comparative)
paling purnawaktu (superlative)

From purna- (“full-”) + waktu (“time”). Calque of English full-time.


binasa

From Malay binasa, from Sanskrit विनाश (vināśa).


sendiri

sêndiri (comparative lebih sendiri, superlative paling sendiri)

sêndiri (canonical)
lebih sendiri (comparative)
paling sendiri (superlative)

Affixed diri + se- (probably through affixed Old Javanese aṅḍiri, aṇḍiri (“to stand; to be functional, to reign; standing alone; outstanding”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?] instead of Malay diri directly), inherited from Malay sendiri.

cog

Nelayan merasa di laut seperti di rumah sendiri.

When at sea, fishermen feel as if in their own home.

Aku harus membayar dari kantongku sendiri.

Sayur-sayuran ini dari kebun ibu sendiri.

These vegetables are from mother's own garden.


tepercaya

id-adj

têpêrcaya (comparative lebih tepercaya, superlative paling tepercaya)

têpêrcaya (canonical)
lebih tepercaya (comparative)
paling tepercaya (superlative)
tepertjaja (alternative)
terpercaya (alternative proscribed)

From ter- + percaya. Attested before 1967.

Hanya saja, legenda ini juga tidak bisa dibenarkan, mengingat Abu Syamah, salah satu pencatat biografi Ibn ‘Arabi paling tepercaya yang menghadiri langsung prosesi pemakamannya, tidak menyinggung peristiwa ini sama sekali.

2018 April 6, “Ibn 'Arabi Sang Muhyiddin dari Murcia”, in Tirto.ID:

However, this legend cannot be verified either, considering that Abu Shamah, one of the most reliable biographers of Ibn 'Arabi who attended his funeral procession in person, did not mention this event at all.


perlu

pêrlu (comparative lebih perlu, superlative paling perlu)

pêrlu (canonical)
lebih perlu (comparative)
paling perlu (superlative)

From Malay perlu, from Javanese ꦥꦼꦂꦭꦸ (perlu), from Arabic فَرْض (farḍ, “obligation”). Doublet of fardu.


mutlak

mutlak (comparative lebih mutlak, superlative paling mutlak)

lebih mutlak (comparative)
paling mutlak (superlative)

Inherited from Malay mutlak, from Arabic مُطْلَق (muṭlaq).


sempit

tersempit (superlative)
sempit (root)
menyempit (active nominative)
menyempiti (active)
tersempiti (passive)
disempiti (passive)
sempiti
sempitilah
menyempitkan (active)
tersempitkan (passive)
disempitkan (passive)
sempitkan
sempitkanlah
mempersempit (active causative nominative)
dipersempit (causative nominative passive)
persempit (causative nominative)
persempitlah (causative nominative)
mempersempiti (active causative)
dipersempiti (causative passive)
persempiti (causative)
persempitilah (causative)
mempersempitkan (active causative)
dipersempitkan (causative passive)
persempitkan (causative)
persempitkanlah (causative)

inh

<i class="Latn mention" lang="ms">sempit</i>

Sekretaris Jenderal Pengurus Besar Persatuan Dokter Gigi Indonesia (PDGI), drg Diono Susilo, menjelaskan perbedaan kewenangan tukang gigi yang lebih sempit dibandingkan dengan dokter gigi.

2018 November 14, “Ini Perbedaan Kewenangan Tukang Gigi dan Dokter Gigi”, in Republika Online:

Secretary General of the Executive Board of the Indonesian Dentists Association (PDGI), Diono Susilo, explained that the differences in the more limited competences of tooth experts compared to dentists.

(figurative) limited (of access, right, etc.)


sempit

Borrowed from Lawangan [Term?] (Benuaq dialect).


kesempitan

id-adj

kesempitan (comparative lebih kesempitan, superlative paling kesempitan)

lebih kesempitan (comparative)
paling kesempitan (superlative)


lurus

lurus (comparative lebih lurus, superlative paling lurus)

lebih lurus (comparative)
paling lurus (superlative)

From Malay lurus,
from Classical Malay lurus.

(figurative) being honest, innocent, guiltless


halus

halus (comparative lebih halus, superlative paling halus)

lebih halus (comparative)
paling halus (superlative)

Inherited from Malay halus, from Proto-Malayic *halus. Cognate to Balinese ᬳᬮᬸᬲ᭄ (alus) and Banjarese halus (“small”).

Bubuk halus


berkemudi

bêrkêmudi (canonical)
berkemoedi (alternative)


mustahak

mustahak (comparative lebih mustahak, superlative paling mustahak)

lebih mustahak (comparative)
paling mustahak (superlative)

From Arabic مُسْتَحَقّ (mustaḥaqq, “deserved”).


kekanak-kanakan

id-adj

kekanak-kanakan (comparative lebih kekanak-kanakan, superlative paling kekanak-kanakan)

lebih kekanak-kanakan (comparative)
paling kekanak-kanakan (superlative)


tertib

têrtib (comparative lebih tertib, superlative paling tertib)

têrtib (canonical)
lebih tertib (comparative)
paling tertib (superlative)

[t̪ərˈt̪ɪp̚]

From Malay tertib, from Arabic تَرْتِيب (tartīb, “order, sequence”).


acak

id-adj

acak (comparative lebih acak, superlative paling acak)

lebih acak (comparative)
paling acak (superlative)

Bilangan acak


terlunta-lunta

terlunta-lunta (comparative lebih terlunta-lunta, superlative paling terlunta-lunta)

lebih terlunta-lunta (comparative)
paling terlunta-lunta (superlative)

Sekitar 600.000 anak-anak Rohingya terlunta-lunta akibat kekerasan di Negara Bagian Rakhine. Mereka terpaksa mengungsi ke Bangladesh demi mendapatkan keamanan, sebagian tanpa pendampingan.

2017 September 18, “600.000 Anak Rohingya Terlunta [600,000 Rohingya Children Suffering from Hardship]”, in Suara Merdeka, archived from the original on 2019-12-05:

Approximately 600,000 Rohingya children are suffering from hardship due to violence in the state of Rakhine. They are forced to flee to Bangladesh to obtain peace, some without assistance.

often in a state of misfortune or suffering from hardship


terlunta

terlunta (comparative lebih terlunta, superlative paling terlunta)

lebih terlunta (comparative)
paling terlunta (superlative)

From Malay terlunta. Equivalent to ter- + lunta.


bakhil

bakhil (comparative lebih bakhil, superlative paling bakhil)

lebih bakhil (comparative)
paling bakhil (superlative)

Inherited from Malay bakhil, from Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl).


cendala

cêndala (canonical)
tjendala (alternative)

From Malay cendala, from Classical Malay cendala, from Pali caṇḍāla, from Sanskrit चण्डाल (caṇḍāla, “wicked, outcast”). Doublet of jendala and sundal.


celaka

From Malay celaka, from Sanskrit छलक (chalaka, “delusive, cheating”).


cendekia

id-adj

cêndêkia (comparative lebih cendekia, superlative paling cendekia)

cêndêkia (canonical)
lebih cendekia (comparative)
paling cendekia (superlative)
cendikia (alternative nonstandard)

From Malay cendekia, from Sanskrit चाणक्य (cāṇakya, “Chanakya: name of an ancient Indian teacher”).

secendekia

as intellectual as; as quick-witted or witty as


curiga

From Malay curiga, from Sanskrit छुरिका (churikā, “knive”).
* Hoogervorst (2007) propose semantic loan from Old Javanese culika, which based on Sanskrit क्षुल्लक (kṣullaka, “wicked, vile”).

Saya curiga dia yang curi uang.


sangsi

From Pali saṃsaya (“doubt”), from Sanskrit संशय (saṃśaya, “doubt; uncertainty; irresolution; hesitation”). Cognate with Khmer សង្ស័យ (sɑɑsɑngsay), Lao ສົງໃສ (song sai), Thai สงสัย (sǒng-sǎi).


kecewa

id-adj

kecewa (comparative lebih kecewa, superlative paling kecewa)

lebih kecewa (comparative)
paling kecewa (superlative)

From Malay kecewa, from Old Javanese kuciwa (“disappointing”).


beres

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦺꦫꦺꦱ꧀ (bèrès, “settled”), probably derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].


pisah

id-adj

pisah (comparative lebih pisah, superlative paling pisah)

lebih pisah (comparative)
paling pisah (superlative)


bersalah

From Malay bersalah, from Classical Malay bersalah. Equivalent to
From ber- + salah.


telanjang kaki

telanjang kaki (comparative lebih telanjang kaki, superlative paling telanjang kaki)

lebih telanjang kaki (comparative)
paling telanjang kaki (superlative)


lintas akal

lintas akal (comparative lebih lintas akal, superlative paling lintas akal)

lebih lintas akal (comparative)
paling lintas akal (superlative)


jalanan

head

jalanan (comparative lebih jalanan, superlative paling jalanan)

lebih jalanan (comparative)
paling jalanan (superlative)

Musik jalanan

street (having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends)


awataksa

id-adj

awataksa (comparative lebih awataksa, superlative paling awataksa)

lebih awataksa (comparative)
paling awataksa (superlative)


awawarna

awawarna (comparative lebih awawarna, superlative paling awawarna)

lebih awawarna (comparative)
paling awawarna (superlative)


abjadiah

abjadiah (comparative lebih abjadiah, superlative paling abjadiah)

lebih abjadiah (comparative)
paling abjadiah (superlative)

From Arabic أَبْجَدِيَّة (ʔabjadiyya), feminine singular of أَبْجَدِيّ (ʔabjadiyy). Equivalent to abjad + -i.

der

أَبْجَدِيَّة


alfabetis

id-adj

alfabetis (comparative lebih alfabetis, superlative paling alfabetis)

lebih alfabetis (comparative)
paling alfabetis (superlative)

From Dutch alfabetisch (“alphabetical”).


beling

beling (comparative lebih beling, superlative paling beling)

lebih beling (comparative)
paling beling (superlative)


berdiri

bêrdiri (comparative lebih berdiri, superlative paling berdiri)

bêrdiri (canonical)
lebih berdiri (comparative)
paling berdiri (superlative)

(figuratively, used in the middle of a sentence) independent (not depending on something else)


melaut

melaut (comparative lebih melaut, superlative paling melaut)

lebih melaut (comparative)
paling melaut (superlative)

From Malay melaut, from Classical Malay melaut. Equivalent to meng- + laut.


mulur

mulur (comparative lebih mulur, superlative paling mulur)

lebih mulur (comparative)
paling mulur (superlative)


terbaik

superlative degree of baik: best; kindest; nicest


sesuatu

sesuatu (comparative lebih sesuatu, superlative paling sesuatu)

lebih sesuatu (comparative)
paling sesuatu (superlative)


berlaku

bêrlaku (comparative lebih berlaku, superlative paling berlaku)

bêrlaku (canonical)
lebih berlaku (comparative)
paling berlaku (superlative)


berkembang

bêrkêmbang (comparative lebih berkembang, superlative paling berkembang)

bêrkêmbang (canonical)
lebih berkembang (comparative)
paling berkembang (superlative)

Affixed ber- + kembang, inherited from Malay berkembang, from Classical Malay berkembang (“to bloom”).


gelita

gêlita (comparative lebih gelita, superlative paling gelita)

gêlita (canonical)
lebih gelita (comparative)
paling gelita (superlative)

From Malay gelita (“dark”), from Sanskrit गलित (galita, “waning, lost, perished”).


kekal

id-adj

kekal (comparative lebih kekal, superlative paling kekal)

lebih kekal (comparative)
paling kekal (superlative)

inh

<i class="Latn mention" lang="ms">kekal</i>


gempita

id-adj

gempita (comparative lebih gempita, superlative paling gempita)

lebih gempita (comparative)
paling gempita (superlative)

From Malay gempita, from Sanskrit कम्पित (kampita, “shaking; trembling”).


menggempita

id-adj

mênggêmpita (comparative lebih menggempita, superlative paling menggempita)

mênggêmpita (canonical)
lebih menggempita (comparative)
paling menggempita (superlative)


penidur

obat penidur.

sleeping (used for sleep; used to produce sleep)


tertidur

asleep (in a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting)


bermuka dua

From Malay bermuka dua, from Classical Malay bermuka dua. Equivalent to
From bermuka + dua.


baroe

baroe (comparative lebih baroe, superlative paling baroe)

lebih baroe (comparative)
paling baroe (superlative)


bronkial

bronkial (comparative lebih bronkial, superlative paling bronkial)

lebih bronkial (comparative)
paling bronkial (superlative)

Internationalism, learned borrowing from New Latin bronchialis, from Latin bronchia.


gede

id-adj

gêde (comparative lebih gede, superlative paling gede)

gêde (canonical)
lebih gede (comparative)
paling gede (superlative)

From Betawi gedé, from Javanese ꦒꦼꦣꦺ (gedhé), from Old Javanese gĕḍe, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *daiŋ, *daŋ, *diŋ, *diiŋ, *dəəŋ (“large”).


pirang

id-adj

pirang (comparative lebih pirang, superlative paling pirang)

lebih pirang (comparative)
paling pirang (superlative)
perang (alternative)

Inherited from Malay pérang (“brown”), possibly from Persian افرنگ (“Frank, any white European”), from Old French franc. Doublet of Prancis (“French”).

der

pirang:

blond, of a pale yellowish (golden brown) color


tituler

id-adj

titulèr (comparative lebih tituler, superlative paling tituler)

titulèr (canonical)
lebih tituler (comparative)
paling tituler (superlative)

From Dutch titulair, from French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”).


asasi

asasi (comparative lebih asasi, superlative paling asasi)

lebih asasi (comparative)
paling asasi (superlative)

From Malay asasi, from Arabic أَسَاسِيّ (ʔasāsiyy). By surface analysis, asas + -i


swatantra

From Javanese ꦱ꧀ꦮꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿ (swatantra), from Old Javanese swatantra (“self-dependence, independence”), from Sanskrit स्वतन्त्र (svatantra).


bingar

id-adj

bingar (comparative lebih bingar, superlative paling bingar)

lebih bingar (comparative)
paling bingar (superlative)

(dialect) indifferent to the interlocutor


khusus

khusus (comparative lebih khusus, superlative paling khusus)

lebih khusus (comparative)
paling khusus (superlative)
choesoes (alternative)
chusus (alternative)

From Malay khusus, from Classical Malay khusus, from Arabic خُصُوص (ḵuṣūṣ, “particularity, speciality, specialty, peculiarity”).


awahama

id-adj

awahama (comparative lebih awahama, superlative paling awahama)

lebih awahama (comparative)
paling awahama (superlative)

(uncommon) free from diseased pest, pest-free


kanonis

kanonis (comparative lebih kanonis, superlative paling kanonis)

lebih kanonis (comparative)
paling kanonis (superlative)

(Catholicism) canonical, in conformity with canon law

canonical, stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner

(mathematics, linguistics) in canonical form


nisbi

nisbi (comparative lebih nisbi, superlative paling nisbi)

lebih nisbi (comparative)
paling nisbi (superlative)

Inherited from Malay nisbi, from Arabic نِسْبِيّ (nisbiyy).

(uncommon) synonym of relatif (“relative”)


ikhlas

From Malay ikhlas, from Arabic إِخْلَاص (ʔiḵlāṣ).

der

Arabic إِخْلَاص (ʔiḵlāṣ)


cacak

id-adj

cacak (comparative lebih cacak, superlative paling cacak)

lebih cacak (comparative)
paling cacak (superlative)

/ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaʔ/


tekor

From Dutch tekort (“shortage, deficit”).


krusial

From Dutch cruciaal (“crucial”), from French crucial, a medical term for ligaments of the knee (which cross each other), from Latin Latin crux, crucis (“cross”), from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).