registrasi

régistrasi (canonical)
registrasi-registrasi (plural)

registration, the act of signing up or registering for something.


koefisien

koèfisièn (canonical)
koefisien-koefisien (plural)

From Dutch coëfficiënt, from French coefficient, coined by French mathematician François Viète.

(mathematics) coefficient, a constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.


jampi

From Malay jampi, from Sanskrit जप (japa, “muttering prayer”). Equivalent to *japa + -em-.

spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)


griya

From Javanese ꦒꦿꦶꦪ (griya, “house, home”), from Old Javanese griya, gṛha (“house, home, habitation, abode”), from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha, “house”).


kapasitas

Learned borrowing from Latin capācitās. Displaced earlier Dutch loanwords of kapasitit, kapasitet and kapasiteit of capaciteit.

capacity:
The ability to hold, receive or absorb.

capacity:
Volume; a measure of such ability.

The maximum amount that can be held; the maximum that can be produced.

(electricity, electronics) Electrical capacitance.


formularium

From Dutch formularium, from Latin formularium (“form (collection)”), itself from formula (diminutive of forma (“form, shape”)) + -arium (“-ary”). Doublet of formulir.

a pharmacopoeia or list of available drugs, particularly prescription drugs.

a list of drugs, created by health insurers, hospitals, or prescription drug plans, that defines how costs for any drug are shared between patient and health care provider, typically broken down by tiers such as preferred generics with lowest copay, or preferred brand with higher copay, or non-preferred brand and not covered tiers with the highest cost to the patient.


pembukaan

Affixation of buka + peng- -an.
* For obstetrical sense of cervical dilatation, semantic loan from Dutch ontsluiting.

(literally) An act or instance of making or becoming open.

(chess) The first few moves in a game of chess.

opening,
The first few moves in a game of chess.

The opening sequence of any event; kick-off.

unveiling,
The act of unveiling or uncovering.

A ceremony for the first public showing of something.

The act of revealing something; disclosure.

A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute; preamble.

The first in a series of events, items etc; the first remark or sentence of a conversation; opener.

(obstetrics) cervical dilation: the opening of the cervix, the entrance to the uterus, during childbirth.


sepah

minivet (any of about 13 species of passerine birds in the genus Pericrocotus of the cuckooshrike family of southern and eastern Asia)


fondasi

From English foundation, from Latin fundātiō.

foundation: The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.


sajadah

From Malay sejadah, from Arabic سَجَّادَة (sajjāda).


keping biru

Compound of keping (“chip”) + biru (“blue”), calque of English blue chip.

(economics) blue chip: A stock or other investment that has a high price because of its perceived reliability.


sempak

From Dutch zwempak (“swimsuit”), from zwemmen (“to swim”) + pak (“suit”).


desain grafis

id-noun

desain grafis (plural desain-desain grafis)

Compound of desain + grafis, calque of English graphic design.


aparatus

Learned borrowing from Latin apparātus. Doublet of aparat.


deodoran

Perhaps from English deodorant, from Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”).

deodorant (any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor)

deodorant (an odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)


persepuluhan

From sepuluh + per- -an. Calque of English decimal for sense of decimal. Calque of Hebrew מַעֲשֵׂר (ma'aser, “tithe”) for sense of tithe.

calque

decimal: a number expressed in the base-ten system.

(Christianity) tithe: a contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship.


musala

From Malay musala, from Arabic مُصَلًّى (muṣallan), from صَلَّى (ṣallā, “to pray”).

(Islam) musalla: A place for praying (e.g. outside a mosque); a praying room.


persembahan

Affixed sembah + per- -an, inherited from Malay persembahan.

offering:
The act by which something is offered.

That which has been offered; a sacrifice.

An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.

A contribution given at a religious service.

(art) performance: a live show or concert.


permukaan

Aku suka menatapi cerminan diriku di atas permukaan air.

I like looking at my reflection on the surface of the water.

surface (the overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid)


timoer

(1901–1947) Superseded spelling of timur.


wulan

From Javanese ꦮꦸꦭꦤ꧀ (wulan), from Old Javanese wulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaN. Doublet of bulan.

month: a period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.


akuntabilitas

Borrowed from English accountability. By surface analysis, akuntabel + -itas.

accountability: The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.


nyeri

→ Javanese: ꦚꦼꦫꦶ (nyeri)

Probably affixed iri (“envious, jealous”) + meng-, borrowed from Sundanese ᮑᮨᮛᮤ (nyeri, “ill, sick; pain”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦼꦫꦶꦏ꧀ (serik, “offended, irritated”), Javanese ꦱꦫꦶꦏ꧀ (sarik, “extraordinary (magic) power”).

ncog

(medicine, psychology) pain: an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.


koleksi

From Dutch collectie, from Middle French collection, from Latin collēctiō.


deskripsi

From Dutch descriptie, from French description, from Latin dēscrīptiō, noun of action of dēscrībō (“I describe”).


interpretasi

Internationalism, Borrowed from Dutch interpretatie, from Old French, from Latin interpretationem, accusative of interpretatio, noun of action from interpretari.


nawala

From Javanese ꦤꦮꦭ (nawala, “letter”), from Old Javanese nawala (“letter”), probably related to sawala, sewala, suwala (“letter, lontar-leaf, lontar-palm”).

(computing) newsletter: a periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.


berak

From Malay berak, cognate with Banjarese bahira.


praktikum

From Dutch practicum, from German Praktikum, from Latin practicum, neuter of practicus (“practical”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “I do”).

der

(education) practicum (US), practical (UK): a course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.


konsesi

konsèsi (canonical)
konsesi-konsesi (plural)

From Dutch concessie, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō.


fekunditas

Learned borrowing from Latin fēcunditās (“fruitfulness, fertility”), from fēcundus.


teroris

From Dutch terrorist, from French terroriste.


yurisdiksi

From Dutch jurisdictie, from Latin iurisdictio.


taksaka

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦏ꧀ꦱꦏ (taksaka, “snake”), from Old Javanese takṣaka, from Sanskrit तक्षक (takṣaka).

bor+

(mythology) snake, specifically Takshaka.


biring

(Malay) skin disease in the form of spots and causes itching


biring

biring:

biring:

biring:


biring

the edge of the skin (on turtles or turtles)


kontribusi

From Dutch contributie, from Middle French [Term?] (Modern French contribution), from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre.


tenggorokan

From Malay tenggorokan. Equivalent to tenggorok + -an.


bea masuk

béa masuk (canonical)
bea-bea masuk (plural)


penyidikan

Affixed sidik + peng- -an. Semantic loan from Dutch opsporing.

(law) investigation: the act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up.


wiracarita

From Sanskrit वीरचरित (vīracarita), from वीर (vīra) + चरित (carita). Equivalent to wira + cerita.


penyelidikan

pênyêlidikan (canonical)
penyelidikan-penyelidikan (plural)

(law) the act of initial investigating; initial investigation.

the act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation.

preliminary investigation
preliminary investigation

(law enforcement) preliminary investigation


turangga

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦫꦁꦒ (turangga, “horse”).

turangga:

(Standard Malay)


baluarti

From Javanese baluwarti (ꦧꦭꦸꦮꦂꦠꦶ, “fort, bulwark”), from Portuguese baluarte, from Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Doublet of bulevar.


titihan

grebe (any of several waterbirds in the cosmopolitan family Podicipedidae)


kremasi

From Dutch crematie, from French crémation, from Latin crematio, cremationem.

cremation: a burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.


representasi

From Dutch representatie, ultimately from Latin repraesentatio.


antasida

(pharmacy) Superseded spelling of antasid.


antiwirawan

id-noun

antiwirawan (plural antiwirawan-antiwirawan or para antiwirawan)

antiwirawan-antiwirawan (plural)
para antiwirawan (plural)

Calque of English antihero as anti- + wirawan.


paviliun

From Dutch paviljoen, from French pavillon, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”).

pavilion ((semi-)detached building in a building complex)


wirawan

wirawan (plural wirawan-wirawan or para wirawan)

wirawan-wirawan (plural)
para wirawan (plural)

From Malay wirawan, from Sanskrit वीरवन्त् (vīravant, “heroic”). Equivalent to wira + -wan.


antisosial

From English antisocial. Equivalent to anti- + sosial.

(psychiatry, psychology) antisocial: opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.

(colloquial) asocial: not social or sociable.


poliklinik

From Dutch polikliniek (“policlinic, outpatient clinic”), from German Poliklinik (“policlinic, outpatient clinic”), from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city, community”) + κλῑνικός (klīnikós, “related to bed, physician”).

compound

(healthcare) policlinic, outpatient clinic.


angkatan laut

id-noun

angkatan laut (plural angkatan-angkatan laut)

Compound of angkatan + laut, from Malay angkatan laut, from Classical Malay اڠكتن لاوت (angkatan laut).


angkatan perang

Compound of angkatan + perang, inherited from Malay angkatan perang, from Premodern Malay اڠكتن ڤراڠ (angkatan perang), calque of Dutch krijgsmacht.


anggrek

anggrèk (canonical)
anggrek-anggrek (plural)

From Malay anggerik, anggrek, from Classical Malay [script needed] (anggĕrik), [script needed] (anggrĕk), from Javanese ꦲꦔ꧀ꦒꦿꦺꦏ꧀ (anggrék, “orchid”).


angkatan bersenjata

Compound of angkatan + bersenjata, calque of English armed forces.


bangsal

From Malay bangsal, from Classical Malay bangsal, from Hindi भनसाल (bhansāl, “storehouse”), from earlier भण्डसाल (bhaṇḍasāl), भण्डसार (bhaṇḍasār), from Sanskrit भाण्डशाला (bhāṇḍaśālā, “storehouse, magazine”), from भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) + शाला (śālā).
* Sense of hall is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦁꦱꦭ꧀ (bangsal, “mansion”), which cf above.
* Sense of ward is a semantic loan from Dutch zaal (“ward”, literally “room, hall”).

compound

भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) + शाला (śālā)

sl

(healthcare, medicine) ward: a part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.


mesin cuci

Compound of mesin + cuci, calque of Dutch wasmachine.


hanggar

From Dutch hangar, from French hangar (“shed, hangar”), from Middle French hanghart (“enclosure near a house”), from Old French hangart, *hamgart, from Old Frankish *haimgard (“fence around a group of houses”).

der

hangar: a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.


warung telepon

warung telekomunikasi
warung telekomunikasi#Indonesian


perampok

From Malay perampok. Equivalent to peng- + rampok.


perampokan

From Malay perampokan. Equivalent to rampok + peng- -an.

robbery;
The act or practice of robbing.

(law) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.


asosiasi

The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.

organization; society: a group of persons associated for a common purpose.


sarasehan

From Javanese ꦱꦫꦱꦺꦲꦤ꧀ (sarasèhan, “discussion; seminar”) (compare to ꦱꦿꦱꦺꦲꦤ꧀ (srasèhan), ꦱꦿꦱꦺꦃ (srasèh), and ꦫꦁꦱꦺꦃ (rangsèh) with sense of discussion, seminar).

bor

symposium: A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.


otoritet

id-noun

otoritet (countable and uncountable, plural otoritet-otoritet)


bulai

albino (person or any animal with albinism)


otoritas

otoritas (countable and uncountable, plural otoritas-otoritas)

From Dutch autoriteit, from Middle Dutch auctoriteit, from Old French auctorité, from Latin auctoritas (“invention, advice, opinion, influence, command”). The current form is influenced by the suffix -itas. Cognate with Piawai Malay autoriti.

der

(uncountable) authority (power to enforce rules or give orders)

(countable) authority (government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity)


desersi

From Dutch desertie, from French désertion, from Late Latin desertō, from Latin desertus, from deserō (“abandon”).


oposisi

From Dutch oppositie, from Middle Dutch opposicie, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French oposicion, from Late Latin oppositio, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnere (“to set against”).


templat

From English template, from templet, probably from French templet, diminutive of temple (“a weaver's stretcher”), variant of tempe, from Latin tempora (“temple”).


kereta api bumel

id-noun

kereta api bumel (plural kereta-kereta api bumel)

Partial calque of Dutch boemeltrein, from boemel (“loitering”) + trein, as kereta api + bumel.

(archaic, rail transport) local: a train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.


stratifikasi

From Dutch stratificatie, from French stratification, from Medieval Latin stratificatio, from Latin stratum.

(geology) the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks

stratification;
(music) a layering of musical texture

stratification;
a layering of musical texture

(ecology) the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest

(sociology) society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata


kesudahan

From Malay kesudahan. Equivalent to sudah + ke- -an.


kesehatan

kêsèhatan (canonical)
kesehatan-kesehatan (plural)

sehat (“healthy”) + ke- -an, from Malay kesihatan. The sense “a state of balance” is a semantic loan from English health.

The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.

Kesehatan finansial.

A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.


alokasi

From Dutch allocatie, from French allocation, from Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō.


nafkah

From Malay nafkah, from Classical Malay nafkah, nafakat, nafqah, nafqat, from Arabic نَفَقَ (nafaqa).


pasar swalayan

Compound of pasar (“market”) + swalayan (“self-service”), calque of Dutch zelfbedieningswinkel (“supermarket”, literally “self-service + shop”).

calque

supermarket: a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.


rongga

From Malay rongga, from Classical Malay rongga.


keharusan

From Malay keharusan, from Classical Malay keharusan. Equivalent to harus + ke- -an.


kantong

→ Min Nan: 簡桶 /简桶 (kán-thóng)

From Malay kantung, from Classical Malay kantung, kantong, probably from Proto-Austroasiatic (compare Proto-Katuic *kduŋ (“bag, pocket”)). Doublet of kandung.


kerbau afrika

id-noun

kerbau afrika (plural kerbau-kerbau afrika)

From kerbau + Afrika. Calque of English African buffalo.

Syncerus caffer
Syncerus caffer#Translingual

A large African bovid, African buffalo; Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer.


pengangguran

pêngangguran (canonical)
pengangguran-pengangguran (plural)


meterai

From Malay materai, meterai, menterai, from Classical Malay متراي (materai), متراي (menterai), متراي (meterai), from Tamil முத்திரை (muttirai, “mark, seal, stamp”), from Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal, stamp”).
* Displaced Dutch zegel (“seal, stamp”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.


ponco

From English poncho,
from Spanish poncho, from Quechua punchu.

poncho; a simple waterproof garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a hood, in Indonesia considered as a type of raincoat.


provokasi

From Dutch provocatie, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō.

The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.

Something that provokes; a provocative act.


batu bara

Compound of batu (“stone”) + bara (“ember, charcoal”), from calque from Chinese 石炭 (“coal”, literally “rock; stone + charcoal”). Compare to Malay arang batu (“coal”, literally “charcoal + stone”).

cog

coal: a black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.


fisik

From Dutch fysiek, from French physique, from Latin physicus. Doublet of fisis.


paralon

A genericized trademark of the Indonesian trademark Pralon.


kritisi

From Dutch critici, plural form of criticus, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κρῐτῐκός (krĭtĭkós).


invois

From English invoice, from Middle French envois pl, plural of envoi, from the verb envoyer (“to send”), from Late Latin inviāre, from Latin via (“road, path”).


garda depan

Calque of French avant-garde as compound of garda + depan.

avant-garde: any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.


panti benih

A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry; hatchery.


panti derma

A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans, elders, abandoned persons, etc.


komisar

From Russian комисса́р (komissár), from German Kommissar (“commissioner”), from Latin commissarius. Doublet of komisaris and komisioner.


klinisi

From Dutch clinici, plural form of clinicus, from Latin clinicus, from Ancient Greek κλῑνικός (klīnikós), from κλῑ́νη (klī́nē, “the bed”).


kuarsa asap

From kuarsa (“quartz”) + asap (“smoke”). Calque of English smokey quartz.

A brown to black variety of quartz; smoky quartz.


komisioner

komisionèr (canonical)
komisioner-komisioner (plural)

* From Dutch commissionair, from French commissionnaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of komisar and komisaris.
* Semantic loan from English commissioner.

someone who get commission (“a fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.”).


kanselir

From Dutch kanselier, from Middle Dutch cancelier, canceler, from Middle High German kanzeler but influenced by Old French chancelier, both from Latin cancellārius.

Kepolisian Berlin mengatakan sebuah mobil menabrak gerbang depan gedung kantor kanselir Jerman.

Berlin police said a car crashed on front gate of Chancellor of Germany office.

(government, politics) the head of the government in some German-speaking countries, ie. Austria and Germany.

(government, politics) a senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.

(rare) high officer in diplomatic or consular mission.

(education, rare) the head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.


komunitas

Learned borrowing from Latin commūnitās (“community; public spirit”).
* Displaced from earlier komuniteit suffixed from Dutch -iteit


kerani

Inherited from Malay kerani (“clerk”), from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa, “scribe”). Doublet of karena.


narahubung

nara- + hubung, calque of English contact person.

Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication; contact; contact person.


narasumber

(literally) The person from which information comes; a source.

One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer; an informant.

(extension) Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions; an interviewee.


narapraja

From Javanese narapraja. Equivalent to nara- + praja.


narapati

From Javanese narapati, narpati. Equivalent to nara- + patih.


pengeblog

From peng- + blog. Calque of English blogger.


petik mangga

From petik (“pluck”) + mangga (“mango”).

(euphemistic) A hand job, especially one provided by the masseuse to the client at or towards the end of a massage; happy ending.


panti pijat plus-plus

massage parlor: a place that offers a happy ending (a hand job) or a sex after the massage.


panti pijat

From panti (“place”) + pijat (“massage”).

A place where clients can pay for a massage; massage parlor.


naravlog

From nara- + vlog. Calque of English vlogger.

(Internet) A contributor to a vlog; vlogger.


abiturien

From Dutch abituriënt, from German Abiturient, from Latin abituriens, derived from abiī (“to leave”) + -turiō (desiderative suffix).


air bawah tanah

Compound of air (“water”) + bawah (“under”) + tanah (“ground”), literally “underground water”, probably calque from Chinese 地下水 (dìxiàshuǐ, “groundwater”).


afek

From Dutch affect, from Latin affectus, adfectus (“a state of mind or body produced by some (external) influence, especially sympathy or love”), from afficere (“to act upon, influence”).

(psychology, psychiatry) affect: a subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.


afeksi

From Dutch affectie, from Middle Dutch affectie, from Old French affection, from Latin affectiōnem, affectiō.

affection (an emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind)

affection (a feeling of love or strong attachment)


agitasi

From Dutch agitatie, from French agitation, from Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”). Cognate of Afrikaans agitasie.

the act of agitating, or the state of being agitated

(politics) the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.

putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing.


adolesens

adolèsêns (canonical)
adolesens-adolesens (plural)


bakalaureat

From Dutch baccalaureaat, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, an alteration of baccalarius (“young man aspiring to knighthood”), to resemble bacca lauri (“laurel berry”) (the ancient symbol of victory).

a bachelor's degree (first or lowest academic degree conferred by Anglo-Saxon universities and colleges).

a high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.


oleh-oleh

souvenir: an item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location.


dana siswa

(education) scholarship: a grant-in-aid to a student.


relawan

From rela + -wan, literally people who is willing. It proscribed because its unclear meaning and unconventional word formation.


sasis

From Dutch chassis, from French châssis, from châsse, from Latin capsa (“case”).


dermaga

From Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Doublet of marga.

quay: structure for loading and unloading vessels.


pajak nilai tambah

Compound of pajak (“tax”) + nilai tambah (“value added”), calque of English value added tax.

compound

pajak pertambahan nilai
pajak pertambahan nilai#Indonesian

(taxation, dated) Synonym of pajak pertambahan nilai


nilai tambah

From nilai (“value”) + tambah (“add”). Calque of English value added.

(economics, business) the amount by which the value of an article is increased at each stage of its production, exclusive of initial costs; value added.


pajak pertambahan nilai

id-noun

pajak pertambahan nilai (plural pajak-pajak pertambahan nilai)

Compound of pajak (“tax”) + pertambahan (“addition”) + nilai (“value”), calque of English value added tax.


dana kekayaan berdaulat

From dana (“fund”) + kekayaan (“wealth”) + berdaulat (“sovereign”). Calque of English sovereign wealth fund.

sovereign wealth fund
sovereign wealth fund


diskresi

From Dutch discretie, from Old French discretion (Modern French discrétion), from Late Latin discrētiō, from Latin discerno.

discretion: the freedom to make one's own judgements.


distansi

From Dutch distantie, from French distance, from Latin distantia.


dosir

From Dutch dossier, from French dossier.


drainase

From Dutch drainage, from French drainage.


diskus

From Dutch discus, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).


masker bedah

id-noun

masker bedah (plural masker-masker bedah)

From masker (“mask”) + bedah (“surgical”). Calque of English surgical mask.


mata pelajaran

Compound of mata (“eye”) + pelajaran (“lesson”), from Malay mata pelajaran (“a particular area of study”), likely a calque from Chinese 科目 (“subject (in a curriculum, or at a school); course”), from 科 (“branch (of study)”) + 目 (mù, “eye”). Similar to Indonesian mata kuliah.

zh-l

subject; an area of knowledge that is taught or studied in learning institutions.


gaya gerak listrik

Compound of gaya (“force”) + gerak (“movement”) + listrik (“electricity”), a calque of Dutch elektromotorische kracht.


GGL

gaya gerak listrik
gaya gerak listrik#Indonesian

(electromagnetism) Initialism of gaya gerak listrik (“electromotive force”): EMF.


konduite

From Dutch conduite, from French conduite, from Latin conducta < conductus.


basahan

kind of Javanese traditional long wedding dress


gaya gerak magnet

Compound of gaya (“force”) + gerak (“movement”) + magnet (“magnet”), calque of Dutch magnetomotorische kracht (“magnetomotive force”).


medeplichtigheid

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch medeplichtigheid (“the status of accessory”).

ubor

(law) the status of accessory (assisting a crime)


diskusi

From Dutch discussie, from Middle French discussion, from Old French discussion, from Latin discussiō.


bubuk

Inherited from Malay bubuk, from Proto-Malayic *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect”).
* The sense of powder is a semantic loan from Javanese bubuk (“powder”).


formasi

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch formatie, from French formation, from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, fōrmātiōnem.

the act of assembling a group or structure.

formation:
(geology) a rock or face of a mountain.

formation:
a rock or face of a mountain.

(sports) an arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.


pupuk

A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.

A chemical compound created to have the same effect.

medicine from plants (leaves and so on) that are ground into a paste, attached to the upper forehead, close to the crown


infrasonik

infrasound (sound wave having a frequency below the human audible range)


ultraungu

From ultra- + ungu (“purple, violet”), a calque of English ultraviolet.


kuadrat

From Dutch kwadraat, from Middle French quadrat, from Latin quadrātum.

Menurut hukum gravitasi universal Newton, tiap partikel memiliki gaya tarik menarik dengan partikel lain, yang berbanding lurus dengan perkalian massa kedua partikel dan berbanding terbalik dengan kuadrat jarak antara kedua partikel.

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, every particle has an attracting force with another particle, that is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the two particles and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two particles.

(algebra) square; the product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself


bujur sangkar

From bujur (“length”) + sangkar (“cage”).

(geometry, unfashionable) square; a polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles


ayah biologis

id-noun

ayah biologis (plural ayah-ayah biologis)

From ayah (“father”) + biologis (“biological”). Calque of English biological father.


THR

Aku memberikan THR kepada Rafa.
I handed some Eid money to Rafa.

tunjangan hari raya
tunjangan hari raya#Indonesian

Initialism of tunjangan hari raya (“holiday allowance, holiday pay”, literally “great day allowance”).

tunjangan hari raya

taman hiburan rakyat
taman hiburan rakyat#Indonesian


bengkok

bèngkok (canonical)
bengkok-bengkok (plural)

From Malay bengkok, from Classical Malay bengkok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biŋkuk (“curved, bent”).

inh

(surgery, colloquial) kidney dish, emesis basin: a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical waste, commonly known as Dutch nierbekken (“renal pelvis”, literally “kidney-shaped basin”).


bengkok

village land in term of feudal land tenure by serjeanty.


bayi tabung

From bayi (“baby”) + tabung (“tube”), literally "tube baby".

in vitro fertilization
in vitro fertilization#English

A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilization in a tube; A test tube baby.


belah duren

Compound of belah (“to split”) + duren (“durian”). Coined by Taufik Apalah in a song sung and popularized by Indonesian singer Julia Perez in 2008.

Semua orang pasti suka "belah duren" / Apalagi malam pengantin / Sampai pagi pun yo wis ben

2008, Taufik Apalah (abunawas) (lyrics and music), “Belah Duren”, in Belah Duren, performed by Julia Perez:


talunan

Inherited from Malay talunan, equivalent to talun + -an.


pacar

Lawsonia inermis
Lawsonia inermis#Translingual

A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers

A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.


pacar

From Betawi pacar, from Malay pacar. Related to etymology 1, due to fact that spouse made their nails red with pacar before marriage in Betawi tradition.

(informal) A male or female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship; boyfriend; girlfriend.


bunbin

kebun binatang
kebun binatang#Indonesian


kemboja

From Malay kemboja, from Classical Malay kemboja, from Sanskrit काम्बोज (kāmboja, “a kind of tree”). Doublet of Kamboja.


masturbasi

From Dutch masturbatie, from French masturbation, from New Latin masturbātiō, masturbātiōnem.


relativitas umum

From relativitas (“relativity”) + umum (“general”). Calque of English general relativity.

compound

general relativity
general relativity#English


relativitas khusus

From relativitas (“relativity”) + khusus (“special”). Calque of English special relativity.

special relativity
special relativity#English


meong

Meongku mati.


obstruksi

From Dutch obstructie, from French obstruction, from Latin obstrūctiō.


gradien

gradièn (canonical)
gradien-gradien (plural)

From Dutch gradiënt, from French gradient, from Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).


definisi

définisi (canonical)
definisi-definisi (plural)

From Dutch definitie, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from dēfīniō.

a statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).

a statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation

(electronics) clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.


samseng

From Malay samseng, from Chinese Hokkien 三牲 (sam-seng, sam-sng, “gangster”, literally “three domestic animals”).


pelek

From Dutch velg (“rim”), from Middle Dutch velge, from Old Dutch *felga, from Proto-Germanic *felgō.


letnan

From Dutch luitenant, from Middle Dutch lieutenant, from Middle French lieutenant (Modern French lieutenant), from lieu (“place”) + tenant (“holding”).


mayoritas

Learned borrowing from Latin māiōritās, from Latin māiōr (“greater”). Reanalysed as mayor + -itas.

majority: more than half (50%) of some group.


skrip

From Dutch schrift, from Middle Dutch scrift, scricht, from Old Dutch skrifti, from Latin scrīptum.


setir

From Dutch stuur, from Middle Dutch stier, stuur, probably from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan (“to steer”), from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (“to steer”).

der

steering device, notably a steering wheel in a vehicle or handlebar on a bicycle.


senapan

sênapan (canonical)
senapan-senapan (plural)

Borrowed from Dutch snaphaan, from Middle Dutch snaphaen, ultimately from German Schnapphahn (“robber on horseback”).


cerpu

From Malay cerpu, from Classical Malay cerpu, from Tamil செருப்பு (ceruppu, “leather sandals, slippers, shoe”).


belenggu

From Malay belenggu, from Tamil vilāṅku, probably derived from விலகு (vilaku).

a restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain

(figuratively, rare) a restraint on one's action, activity, or progress


swausaha

From swa- + usaha. Calque of English self-help.


swapanggah

From swa- + Javanese panggah. Calque of English self-consistent.


swarawat

From swa- + rawat. Calque of English self-care.


swanama

From swa- + nama. Calque of English autonym.


swadisiplin

From swa- + disiplin. Calque of English self-discipline.


handai

From Tamil ஆண்டை (āṇṭai, “master, lord”).

(obsolete) friend, person whose company one enjoys.


swadana

From swa- + dana. Calque of English self-financing.


swasensor

From swa- + sensor, calque of English self-censorship.


swanyala

From swa- + nyala. Calque of English autoignition.


oplah

circulation (number of copies sold of e.g. a newspaper).


swapantau

From swa- + pantau. Calque of English self-observation.


swasulut

From swa- + sulut. Calque of English autoignition.


swawinaya

From swa- + winaya. Calque of English self-discipline.


swasiswa

From swa- + siswa. Calque of English autodidact.


swakaji

From swa- + kaji. Calque of English self-study.


swaguna

From swa- + guna. Calque of English self-use.


swaharga

From swa- + harga. Calque of English self-respect.


ganco

From Portuguese gancho, from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (“branch, twig”). Doublet of gancu.


swasunting

From swa- + sunting. Calque of English self-edit.


swacetak

From swa- + cetak. Calque of English self publishing and self-printing.


Pentakosta

From Portuguese Pentecoste, from Latin Pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ).


inovasi

From Dutch innovatie, from Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, from Late Latin innovatio.

a change effected by innovating; a change in customs.

something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.


perum

From Portuguese prumo, from Latin plumbum.

(nautical) plummet: a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line.


perum

perusahaan umum
perusahaan umum#Indonesian

statutory corporation
statutory corporation

acronym of perusahaan umum (“statutory corporation”).

apocopic form of perumahan (“housing, residences”).


pelangkin

From Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka, “bed, couch, bedstead”), from परि (pari, “around, about”) + अङ्कस् (aṅkas, “bend, curve”).


piung

From Malay piung, from Portuguese peão (“pawn”), from Old Galician-Portuguese peon, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin pedōnem, accusative of pedō (“one who goes on foot”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of pion.


panau

From Malay panau, from Classical Malay ڤاناو (panau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaw (“fungus infection which produces light patches on the skin”).


defisit

From Dutch deficit, from French déficit, from Latin dēficit.


yuwana

From Sanskrit युवन् (yuvan, “young, youthful”).


balai latihan kerja

Compound of balai (“office”) + latihan (“training”) + kerja (“work”), literally “job training office”.

com

(education, labour) government vocational training institute.


panitera

From Javanese ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦿ (panitra, “secretary”), from Old Javanese panitra, prefixed pa- + citra, from Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, “picture”). Equivalent to peng- + citra. Semantic loan from Dutch griffier (“registrar”).


kontinen

From Dutch continent, from French continent, from Latin continēns.


perwara

From Sanskrit प्रावर (prāvara, “fence, enclosure”).


perbawa

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦿꦧꦮ (prabawa, “awesomeness, majesty, splendour; authority; nobility; supernatural power; ruler power”), from Old Javanese prabhāwa (“might, power, strength; an extraordinary, supernatural potency; light”), from Sanskrit प्रभाव (prabhāva, “importance; greatness; prowess; influence; impact”).


priayi

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦪꦶ (priyayi).
* from Javanese para (ꦥꦫ, “group, plural marker”) + yayi (ꦪꦪꦶ, “[royal] younger sibling”).
* borrowed from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya, “beloved”). Doublet of pria.

compound

priyayi: the Dutch-era class of the nobles of the robe, as opposed to royal nobility or ningrat in Java.


sekretaris

id-noun

sekrêtaris (plural sekretaris-sekretaris or para sekretaris)

sekrêtaris (canonical)
sekretaris-sekretaris (plural)
para sekretaris (plural)

From Dutch secretaris, from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius (“one entrusted with secrets”).

der

secretary (a person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work)


sersan

From Dutch sergeant, from Middle Dutch seriant, from Old French sergent, from Latin serviēns. Cognate of Afrikaans sersant.

(military, law enforcement) sergeant (non-commissioned officer in several armed forces)


pensiun

pènsiun (canonical)
pensiun-pensiun (plural)

From Malay pensiun, from Dutch pensioen, from Middle Dutch pensioen, from Old French pension (“payment, rent”), from Latin pensio (“payment, rent”), from pensus, the past participle of pendere (“to weigh, to pay”).

(Standard Malay)

pension: an annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes.

(Standard Malay)

(generally in compound) retirement: The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.


primadona

From Italian prima donna (“first lady”).

(drama) the principal female singer or the leading lady.

diva: any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.

Dahulu, karet adalah primadona di daerah ini.

(figurative) significant: that which has significance.


koreksi

Comparison of Standard Malay and Indonesian

From Dutch correctie, from Middle Dutch correctie, from Middle French correction, from Latin corrēctiō, from corrigere 'to correct, rectify', itself from com- (intensifying prefix, a form of con-) + regere "to lead straight, rule" (from a Proto-Indo-European base *reg- "to move in a straight line; direct, rule, guide").

correction, rectification.
The act of correcting.

A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.


konstituante

From Dutch constituante, from French constituante.

constituent assembly
constituent assembly#English

constitutional assembly
constitutional assembly#English

(government, law) constituent assembly, constitutional assembly: a body of representatives convened to draft and adopt a new constitution for a country.


konstituen

From Dutch constituent, from Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“I establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuo (“I set, place, establish”).

constituent:
a part, or component of a whole.

a person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.

(politics, law, government) a resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.

(linguistics) a functional element of a phrase or clause.


residivis

rèsidivis (canonical)
residivis-residivis (plural)

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch recidivist, from French récidiviste, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”).


undang-undang dasar

Compound of undang-undang (“law”) + dasar (“ground, base”), calque of Dutch grondwet (“constitution”, literally “ground, base + law”).

clq

(government, law) constitution: the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.


reglemen

réglemén (canonical)
reglemen-reglemen (plural)

From Dutch reglement, from French réglement, from régler, from Latin regulare.


regulasi

régulasi (canonical)
regulasi-regulasi (plural)

(Standard Malay)

the act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

(law, government) a type of law made by the executive branch of government, usually by virtue of a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.


konstitusi

From Dutch constitutie, from French constitution, from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem.

(government) the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.

(law) a legal document describing such a formal system.


perhubungan

Affixed hubung + per- -an, from Malay perhubungan.
* Displaced Dutch verhouding (“relation, connection”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

sl

transportation: the act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.


pengangkutan

transportation: the act of transporting.


relasi

From Dutch relatie, from French relation, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō.


pakuncen

From Javanese ꦥꦏꦸꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ (pakuncén), from Hindi कुंजी (kuñjī, “key”), from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā). Equivalent to kunci + peng- -an. Doublet of penguncian.


hubungan

relation, relationship, connection, link.


drakor

Blend of drama (“drama”) + Korea (“Korea(n)”).


pelayanan

pêlayanan (canonical)
pelayanan-pelayanan (plural)

(literally) an act of being of assistance to someone.

(Christianity) a religious rite or ritual.

(Christianity) ministry: work of a spiritual or charitable nature.


swakendali

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + kendali (“control”). Calque of English self-control.


purnasarjana

(education, dated) Synonym of pascasarjana


swakritik

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + kritik (“criticism”). Calque of English self-criticism.


swakontradiksi

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + kontradiksi (“contradiction”). Calque of English self-contradiction.


bansos

bantuan sosial
bantuan sosial#Indonesian

Acronym of bantuan sosial (“social assistance”).


bantuan sosial

bantuan (“assistance”) + sosial (“social”).

compound

charity, typically referring to charitable organizations, provided on the basis of social assistance, see welfare.


asdos

(education) Acronym of asisten dosen (“assistant lecturer”).


asisten dosen

asisten (“assistant”) + dosen (“lecturer”)


swaperiksa

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + periksa (“check”). Calque of English self-checking.


bakar uang

(figurative) promotional strategies in the form of offers of cash returns, free shipping, and so on, which are usually done by startup companies to get loyal customers, see burn rate.


ikhtisar

From Arabic اِخْتِصَار (iḵtiṣār, “summary”).


kepsek

kepala sekolah
kepala sekolah#Indonesian

(colloquial) Acronym of kepala sekolah (“headteacher, principal”).


swabayar

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + bayar (“pay”), from English self-checkout.


swadarma

From Sanskrit स्वधर्म (svadharma). Equivalent to swa- (“self-, auto-”) + darma.


swacinta

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + cinta (“love”). Calque of English self-love.


swauji

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + uji (“test”). Calque of English self-test.


berita acara

id-noun

bêrita acara (plural berita-berita acara)

bêrita acara (canonical)
berita-berita acara (plural)

Compound of berita (“report”) + acara (“court examination”).

com+

(law) complaint, law enforcement account or report


deviasi

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch deviatie, from Middle French deviation, from Medieval Latin deviatio.

the act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road; a departure from the correct way of acting.

the state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.

(statistics) for interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.

(sociology) deviance: Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.


fasilitas

Learned borrowing from Latin facilitās. Doublet of fakultas.

the physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.

an institution specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.


simpangan baku

Compound of simpangan (“deviation”) + baku (“standard”), calque of English standard deviation or Dutch standaarddeviatie.

compound

standard deviation
standard deviation#English


adangiyah

From Javanese ꦲꦢꦔꦶꦪꦃ (adangiyah), ꦲꦢꦮꦶꦪꦃ (adawiyah).


abikara

From Javanese ꦲꦧꦶꦏꦫ (abikara, “civil servant”), from Sanskrit अभिकर (abhikara, “executor, performer”) (अभि (abhi) + कर (kara)).


afogato

From English affogato, from Italian affogato (“poached”).

affogato: a drink or dessert (especially ice-cream) topped with espresso and sometimes a caramel or chocolate sauce


aerosolisasi

Affixed aero- + *sol + -isasi, from English aerosolisation, aerosolization.


swadidik

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + didik (“educate”). Calque of English self-educated.


kedewaan

divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god or God.


swapilih

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + pilih (“select”). Calque of English self-selection.


adilaga

Affixed adi- + laga, borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢꦶꦭꦒ (adilaga).


keindraan

Calque of Sanskrit इन्द्रलोक (indraloka, “svarga, paradise”, literally “world of Indra”) as indra + ke- -an.


suralaya

From Sanskrit सुरालय (surālaya, “heaven”) (सुर (sura, “god, sun”) + आलय (ālaya, “house, dwelling”)).


adegan

adêgan (canonical)
adegan-adegan (plural)

Affixed adeg + -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀ (adegan). Semantic loan from English scene for “a part of a dramatic work” sense.

The appearance of a new character or a change in arrangement (screen) at a wayang show.

(theater, film, television, radio) scene (part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time)


swadorong

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + dorong (“thrust”). Calque of English autothrust.


agnyana

From Old Javanese agnyana, probably from Sanskrit आगणन (āgaṇana, “estimate”) or ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).


adnan

From Arabic عَدْن (ʕadn), from Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (éden), from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡 (/edinu/, “plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land”), from Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, “plain, open country”). Doublet of eden.


akuafaba

From English aquafaba, from Latin aqua (“water”) + faba (“bean”).


albahdir

Perhaps from Portuguese alabardeiro (“halberdier”), from Italian alabarda.

(Ternate) the guard of the Sultan of Ternate.


firdaus

From Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of paradiso.

garden, Elysium, Eden, heaven, Heaven, paradise


alpeka

alat pemadam kebakaran
alat pemadam kebakaran#Indonesian

Acronym of alat pemadam kebakaran (“fire extinguisher”)..


kayangan

* From Malay kayangan. Equivalent to hyang + ke- -an. Cognate to Toba Batak iang and Javanese ꦏꦪꦔꦤ꧀ (kayangan).
* Semantic loan from Balinese kayangan (ᬓᬬᬗᬦ᭄, “temple”), cf. above.


alat penolong

alat (“equipment”) + penolong (“rescuer”)


alat pemadam kebakaran

alat (“equipment”) + pemadam kebakaran (“fire extinguisher”).

fire extinguisher
fire extinguisher#English


candradimuka

Probably from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon, excellent”) and मुख (mukha, “mouth, face, appearance”).

der

(figurative) a place for self-cultivation.


penolong

Affixed peng- + tolong, inherited from Malay penolong.

rescuer: a person who rescues someone or something.


menara api

Compound of menara (“tower”) + api (“fire”), calque of Dutch vuurtoren (“lighthouse”, literally “fire + tower”).


mercusuar

(figurative) monumental and prestigious project, specifically vanity project.


cangcimen

(acronym) kacang (“peanut”), kuaci, and permen (“candy”).


kapal laut

From kapal (“ship”) + laut (“sea”), literally “sea ship”, likely to distinguish from other compounds such as kapal terbang (“airplane”, literally “flying ship”).


malapetaka

From Malay malapetaka, from Classical Malay malapetaka. Equivalent to
mala- + petaka.


cagak

intersection, branch
a thick and split brow line.

(figurative) allowance, support, sustenance, grant


mercu

Unknown, probably from Sanskrit मृच् (mṛc), which is compound form of मृद् (mṛd, “earth, soil”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dʰo-. For example, Sanskrit मृच्चय (mṛccaya, “a heap of earth”).


awang-awang

Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”).


bucin

(slang) acronym of budak cinta (“love-strucked person”, literally “love slave”).


eksperimen

èkspêrimèn (canonical)
eksperimen-eksperimen (plural)

From Dutch experiment, from Old French experiment, from Latin experimentum.

experiment: a test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.


cuci gudang

Compound of cuci (“to wash”) + gudang (“warehouse”), from English warehouse sales and English clearance.

(figurative, retail) warehouse sale or clearance: a sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise.


dakwah

(Islam) dawah: Islamic proselytism, particularly through preaching.


hukum acara

Compound of hukum (“law”) + acara (“court examination”),
calque of Dutch procesrecht (“procedural law”, literally “trial law; court case law”).


defiasi

Alternative spelling of deviasi (“deviation”)


dedapur

From partial initial reduplication of dapur (“kitchen”).

cupboard: a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.


kriminil

From Dutch crimineel, from Middle Dutch crimineel, from Middle French criminel, from Latin crīminālis. Doublet of kriminal.


dapur-dapur

From full reduplication of dapur (“kitchen”).

external part (of things, or parts of the body)


dipertuan

From Malay dipertuan,
from Classical Malay dipertuan. Equivalent to diper- + tuan.


donatir

From Dutch donateur, from Middle French donateur, from Old French donnateur, from Latin dōnātor.

Alternative spelling of donatur (“donor”).


ceramah

religious discourse; a spoken address on a religious matter; sermon.


famplet

Alternative spelling of pamflet (“pamphlet”)


jinayah

From Malay jenayah, from Arabic جِنَايَة (jināya, “felony, crime”).


ekstrak

From Dutch extract, from Latin extractum.

something that is extracted or drawn out.

(chemistry) a solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).

(law) a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.


fakih

From Arabic فَقِيه (faqīh, “jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic jurisprudence”).

(Islam, law) faqih: an expert in Islamic law.


esens

From English essence, from French essence, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, “being”), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am, exist”). Doublet of esensi and esensial.

essence: an extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring.


esensi

From Dutch essentie, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, “being”), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am, exist”). Doublet of esens and esensial.

essence: the inherent nature of a thing or idea.


ekstraksi

From Dutch extractie, from French extraction, from Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.

an act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

(chemistry) the separation of a substance from a matrix.

(mineralogy) resource extraction: the process of locating, acquiring and selling any resource

extraction:
a person's origin or ancestry.

something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.

(dentistry, medicine) an organ of human.

extract: a portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.

(law) forced adoption: removal of a child without the consent of his parents, and often against their wishes.


garis sempadan jalan

garis (“line”) + sempadan (“border”) + jalan (“road”).


kembang tahu

kembang (“flower”) + tahu (“tofu”). The sense 'douhua' is a calque of Hokkien 豆花 (tāu-hoa).


tenakes

tenaga kesehatan
tenaga kesehatan#Indonesian

Acronym of tenaga kesehatan (“health worker, healthcare worker”).


senjata api

Compound of senjata (“arm”) + api (“fire”), calque of Dutch vuurwapen (“firearm”).


pileg

pemilihan legislatif
pemilihan legislatif#Indonesian

(government) acronym of pemilihan legislatif (“legislative election”).


pemilu

pemilihan umum
pemilihan umum#Indonesian

(government, politics) Acronym of pemilihan umum (“general election”).


pemilihan legislatif

pemilihan (“election”) + legislatif (“legislative”)

(government) Indonesian legislative elections.


sepiritus

(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of methylated spirit:


pemilihan umum

pemilihan (“election”) + umum (“general”)

general election
general election#English

(government, politics) general election.


seperitus

(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of spiritus (“methylated spirit”)


pemilihan

Affixed pilih + peng- -an or peng- + pilihan, from Malay pemilihan.

selection: the process or act of selecting.

vote: an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot

(government, politics) voting: action of the verb to vote.

(government, politics) election: a process of choosing a representative by popular vote.


rolade

From Dutch rollade, from French roulade, rouler (“to roll”), from Old French roler, ruele, roele (“small wheel”), from Medieval Latin rotulō, from Latin rotula.

(cooking) roulade: a slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.


pramudi

(neologism, Jakarta) driver: a person who drives a Transjakarta bus.


kuluyuk

(cooking) Alternative spelling of keluyuk (“sweet-and-sour”).


pindakas

From Dutch pindakaas (“peanut butter”, literally “peanut + cheese, paste”).


keluyuk

From Cantonese 咕嚕肉 /咕噜肉 (gu¹ lou¹ juk⁶, “Cantonese sweet and sour pork”, literally “rumbling meat”).


seni visual

Compound of seni (“art”) + visual (“visual”), from calque of English visual art.


kreasi

From Dutch creatie, from Middle Dutch creacie, from Middle French creation, from Latin creātiō.

something created such as an invention or artwork.


koloke

From Hokkien 咕咾雞／咕咾鸡, 咕嚕雞／咕噜鸡 or 古老雞／古老鸡, which translate into sweet-and-sour chicken.


rekreasi

From Dutch recreatie, from Middle French récréation, from Old French recreacion, from Latin recreatio.

recreation: any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.


kejari

kejaksaan negeri
kejaksaan negeri#Indonesian


kejati

kejaksaan tinggi
kejaksaan tinggi#Indonesian


jaksa agung

Compound of jaksa (“prosecutor”) + agung (“supreme”), calque of Dutch procureur-generaal.

compound

attorney general
attorney general#English

(law) attorney general, prosecutor general.


kejaksaan

kêjaksaan (canonical)
kejaksaan-kejaksaan (plural)

Affixed jaksa + ke- -an. Attested since Japanese occupation period as translation of Japanese 檢察局(けんさつきょく) (kensatsukyoku, “prosecutor office”).

ja-r

(law) prosecutor office, procuratorate, procuracy.


bagan organisasi

organisation chart
organisation chart#English

organization chart
organization chart#English

(management) organisation chart, organization chart.


kejaksaan negeri

Compound of kejaksaan (“prosecutor office”) + negeri (“state”), calque from Japanese 地方檢察局(ちほうけんさつきょく) (chihōkensatsukyoku, literally “district public prosecutor office”).

ja-r

(law) kabupaten and kota-level prosecutor office.


skema organisasi

skema + organisasi as a calque of Dutch organisatieschema.


mahkamah konstitusi

mahkamah (“court”) + konstitusi (“constitution”).

compound

constitutional court
constitutional court#English

(law) constitutional court: a high court whose jurisdiction is focused on constitutional law or constitutional issues, such as the review of the constitutionality of laws, draft laws, political and bureaucratic decisions, acts of political parties, etc.


kejaksaan tinggi

Compound of kejaksaan (“prosecutor office”) + tinggi (“high”), calque from Japanese 高等檢察局(こうとうけんさつきょく) (kōtōkensatsukyoku, literally “higher public prosecutor office”).


kejaksaan agung

Compound of kejaksaan (“prosecutor office”) + agung (“supreme”), calque from Japanese 最高検察庁(さいこうけんさつちょう) (saikōkensatsuchō).

ja-r

最高検察庁(さいこうけんさつちょう) (saikōkensatsuchō)

(law) attorney general office, prosecutor general office.


mahkamah agung

Compound of mahkamah (“court”) + agung (“supreme”), previously pengadilan agung (1942-1945), a calque from Japanese 最高法院(さいこうほういん) (saikōhōin, “supreme court”), term used in East Asia, except for Japanese home islands, 最高裁判所(さいこうさいばんしょ) (saikōsaibansho). Continuation of Dutch hooggerechtshof and Japanese 最高法院(さいこうほういん) (saikōhōin, “supreme court”).

(law) supreme court: a court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.


deteksi

Borrowed from Dutch detectie, from French détection.


pekerjaan rumah

From pekerjaan (“work”) + rumah (“home”).


wawasan

→ Malay: wawasan

Affixed wawas + -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦮꦱꦤ꧀ (wawasan, “view, opinion, judgement”).

bor+

a sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

power of acute observation and deduction

(rare) vision: an ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.


gocujang

[ɡoˈt͡ʃud͡ʒʌŋ]

Learned borrowing from Korean 고추장(醬) (gochujang, literally “chili pepper sauce”).

lbor

(cooking) gochujang: a savory and pungent fermented Korean condiment made from red chili powder, glutinous rice powder mixed with powdered fermented soybeans, and salt.


perkalian skalar

scalar multiplication
scalar multiplication#English


hasil kali kelarutan

From hasil kali (“product”) + kelarutan (“solubility”).

compound

solubility product
solubility product#English


gliter

From English glitter, from Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel-.

glitter: a shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.


dokar

From Javanese dokar, from Dutch dogcar (“dog cart”).

(transport) gig, chair, chaise: a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.


sanitasi

sanitation: the policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.


ifumi

From Chinese 伊府麵／伊府面 (“yi mein”), the synonym of 伊麵／伊面 (“yi mein”).

zh-l

伊府麵／伊府面 (“yi mein”)


sengkel

From Dutch schenkel, from Proto-Germanic *skankô with archaic diminutive suffix -el.

(cooking) shank: the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.


hunkwe

(cooking, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of hunkue


andong

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦁ (andhong, “horse-drawn cab”).


andong

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴꦁ (andong, “a certain plant”).

Cordyline fruticosa
Cordyline fruticosa#Translingual

(botany) ti plant, palm lily, cabbage palm (Cordyline fruticosa).


kedokteran forensik

From kedokteran (“medicine”) + forensik (“forensic”) as calque of Dutch forensische geneeskunde or forensisch arts.

compound

forensic medicine
forensic medicine#English


hunkue

From Hokkien 粉粿 (hún-kóe, “mung bean starch cake”, literally “powder cake”). Mung bean paste is a filling option for mooncake which traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering.

bor

(cooking) mung bean paste and its pastry product.


kue bulan

From kue (“cake”) + bulan (“moon”) as calque from Chinese 月餅／月饼 (“mooncake”).


forensik

forensics: any of several fields of study involving the collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis.


delesi

(genetics) deletion: a mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.


makarun

From English macaron, from French macaron, from Italian maccarone.

(cooking) macaron: any of various pastries based on almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.


sirkumsisi

From Dutch circumcisie, from Latin circumcīsiō.


sunah

From Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “a recommended practice”).

der

(Islam) a traditional practice for which there is a divine reward but for whose omission there is no punishment, a supererogatory act.

(Islam) a religiously canonized tradition or practice which attributed to Islamic religious figures (typically Prophet Muhammad).


kreditur

From Dutch crediteur, from Middle French crediteur (Modern French créditeur), from Old French creditor, creditour, from Latin creditor.

(finance) creditor: a person to whom a debt is owed.


historis

From Dutch historisch, from German historisch, from Latin historicus, from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós).


debitur

From Dutch debiteur, from Middle French debiteur (Modern French débiteur, from Latin debitum, supine of debere (“to be due, have to, must”).

(finance) debitor, debtor: a person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.


perpuluhan

Affixed puluh + per- -an, calque of Hebrew מַעֲשֵׂר (ma'aser, “tithe”).

cal

(Christianity) tithe: a contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship.


perpeloncoan

hazing, initiation, bastardisation, raging, deposition: an initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.


caraka

From Javanese ꦕꦫꦏ (caraka, “envoy”), from Old Javanese cāraka (“spy, emissary; servant, attendant”), from Sanskrit चरक (caraka, “wanderer”), चर् (car, “to move, to practise”).

der

general functional position in charge of recording and sending letters or documents sent to other agencies and administering proof of delivery.


gerinda

From English grinder, from Middle English grinder, grindere, from Old English grindere (“one or that which grinds; grinder”).

grindstone, millstone (an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding)


yayasan

Affixed *yayasa + -an, partial reduplication of *yasa (modern form jasa). From Javanese ꦪꦪꦱꦤ꧀ (yayasan, “foundation”), ꦪꦱ (yasa, “building”), from Old Javanese yaśa (“building”, literally “honour, glory, deed”), from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas, “glory, honour, splendor”).


sirkit

(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of sirkuit (“circuit”)


sirkuit

From Dutch circuit (“circuit”), from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus.

(sports) a track on which a race in held; a racetrack

(electricity, electronics) enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.


jinayat

(Islam, law, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of jinayah (“crime”).


kuplet

kuplèt (canonical)
kuplet-kuplet (plural)

From Dutch couplet, from French couplet, from Middle French couplet, from Old French couplet.

(poetry) couplet (a pair of lines in poetry)


pancaroba

From Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca, “spread out”) + रव (rava, “roar, thunder”).

compound

transitional season between dry season and wet season.

Toendjoekkanlah dasar perbedaan djika hal itoe dibandingkan dengan peroebahan politik dinegeri-negeri asing, oempamanja pantjaroba (revolusi) Cromwell atau pantjaroba Perantjis.


jejak

[d͡ʒəˈd͡ʒaʔ]

From Malay jejak, from Proto-Austronesian *zekzek (“to tread, trample on”).


hukum sipil

Compound of hukum (“law”) + sipil (“civil (law)”), calque of Dutch burgerlijk recht (“civil law”).


ibu negara

First Lady: The wife of the chief executive of a nation; especially the wife of the President of a country; or a woman (e.g. a relative) who takes on similar public duties, as when the chief executive is unmarried.


kesatuan

kêsatuan (canonical)
kesatuan-kesatuan (plural)

satu + ke- -an, inherited from Malay kesatuan.

oneness:
state of being one or undivided; unity.

oneness:
the product of being one or undivided.

oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.

(sciences) a standard measure of a quantity.

an organized group comprising people and/or equipment.


muncikari

From Sanskrit मुञ्च् (muñc, “wicked, cheat”) + कर (kara, “doer, maker”).


janda

From Malay janda, from Sanskrit रण्डा (raṇḍā, “slut”).

widow: a woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.


abduksi

Affixed ab- + *duksi, from Dutch abductie, from Latin abductiō.

(anatomy) the act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.

the wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.


aduksi

From Dutch adductie, from Latin adductio, adductionis, from adducō (“I bring to myself”), from ad + ducō (“I lead”).

(anatomy) adduction: the action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis.


kahak

Alternative spelling of dahak (“sputum, phlegm”)


kecuak

Alternative spelling of kecoak (“cockroach”)


kenceng

Borrowed from Peranakan Indonesian kenceng (“bow drill”), from Teochew 弓 (gêng¹, “bow”) + 鑽／钻 (zeng³, “drill”).


baling-baling

From Malay baling-baling. Equivalent to reduplication of baling. The sense “propeller” is a semantic loan from English propeller.

(transport) propeller; rotating mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water


ekspor

From Dutch export, from French export, from Latin exportare.


jangkar

From Malay jangkar, probably from Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “anchor”), probably from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”). Doublet of angker, anjar, anjer, and anjir.

doublet

anchor: a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.


angker

From Dutch anker, from Middle Dutch anker, from Old Dutch *anker from Latin ancora, from probably Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”).


efikasi

From English efficacy, from Old French efficace, from Late Latin efficācia (“efficacy”), from efficāx (“efficacious”).


meditasi

From Dutch meditatie, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”).


palagan

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦭꦒꦤ꧀ (palagan). Reconstructed as laga + peng- -an.

theater: a region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.


mubazir

From Arabic مُبَذِّر (mubaḏḏir, “spendthrift”).


colmek

* Blend of colok (“to plug”) + memek (“vagina”).
* Blend of colek (“to poke”) + memek (“vagina”).


konversi

From Dutch conversie, from Middle French conversion, from Old French conversion, from Latin conversiō.


spekulator

From English speculator or from Latin speculātor (“a spy, explorer, investigator”).


likuiditas

Learned borrowing from Latin liquiditas.


spekulasi

From Dutch speculatie, from Middle Dutch speculacie, from Latin speculātiō.

a conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.

an investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.


kue bingka

→ Burmese: ကွေပင်ကား (kwepangka:)


kue talam

→ Burmese: ကွေတာလန်း (kwetalan:)


prasarana

→ Malay: prasarana


likuidasi

From Dutch liquidatie, from Middle French liquidation, from Italian liquidazione.

(management) liquidation: the selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.


kue lapis

→ Burmese: ကွေလာပေး (kwelape:)

→ Burmese: ကွေလာပေးစ (kwelape:ca.)


filsuf

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos, literally “lover of wisdom”).
* From Arabic فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf, “philosopher”)
* From earlier filosof, from Dutch filosoof, from Middle Dutch filosofe, possibly via Old French philosophe, from Latin philosophus
The change is influenced by filosofi.


lancang

From Malay lancang, from Minangkabau lancang.


kombukha

From English kombucha, from Japanese 昆布茶(こんぶちゃ) (konbucha, “kelp tea”). The change from -ch- to -kh- is possibly contaminated by Dutch komboecha, although its actual pronunciation was unclear.

(rare) kombucha: a fermentation of sweetened tea.


bahasa Esperanto

id-noun

bahasa Esperanto (plural bahasa-bahasa Esperanto)


kombuca

From English kombucha, from Japanese 昆布茶(こんぶちゃ) (konbucha, “kelp tea”).


munsyi

From Malay munsyi, from Arabic مُنْشِئ (munšiʔ).


farmasis

(uncommon) pharmacist: a professional who dispenses prescription drugs in a hospital or retail pharmacy.


korporasi

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch corporatie, from French corporation, from Late Latin corporatio (“assumption of a body”), from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to form into a body”).

der

corporation: a body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.


prestise

From Dutch prestige, from French prestige, from Latin praestigium.


nutrisi

From Dutch nutritie (“nutrition”), from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.


heregistrasi

From Dutch herregistratie, her- + registratie.


praba

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦿꦧ (praba), from Old Javanese prabhā, from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā, “illumination”).

(archaeology) halo or nimbus in a stele.


madrasah sanawiah

id-noun

madrasah sanawiah (plural madrasah-madrasah sanawiah)

Compound of madrasah + sanawiah, from Arabic مَدْرَسَة ثَانَوِيَّة (madrasa(t) ṯānawiyya), ثَانَوِيَّة (ṯānawiyya, “secondary, minor”) + مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).

der

مَدْرَسَة ثَانَوِيَّة

compound

(Islam, education) Islamic modern junior high school (US) or lower secondary school (UK).


madrasah aliah

Compound of madrasah (“(Islamic) school”) + aliah (“regarding higher education”).

com+

(Islam, education) Islamic modern senior high school (US) or upper secondary school (UK).


windu

From Malay windu, from Javanese ꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (windu, “a period of eight (Javanese) years”), from Old Javanese windu (“drop; moon; zero; ten, a period of ten years”), from Sanskrit विन्दु (vindu), a variant of बिन्दु (bindu, “drop, point”).


konferensi pers

Compound of konferensi (“conference”) + pers (“press”), calque of English press conference.

compound

press conference
press conference#English


konsistensi

Affixed konsisten + -si, from Dutch consistentie, from Latin cōnsistēntia.

local coherence; reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

consistency:
the degree of viscosity of something.

consistence: the condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.


konferensi

→ Tetum: konferensi

From Dutch conferentie, from Middle French conférence or Medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferens.


kewartawanan

Affixed wartawan + ke- -an, inherited from Malay kewartawanan.


kebebasan

Inherited from Malay kebebasan. Equivalent to bebas + ke- -an.

freedom, freehood (the state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved)

freedom, freeness (the lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general)

freedom (the right or privilege of unrestricted use or access)


diabet

(colloquial, uncommon) Apocopic form of diabetes


kontinum

From Dutch continuüm, from Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”).


buku besar

buku bêsar (canonical)
buku-buku besar (plural)

Compound of buku (“book”) + besar (“big”), calque of Dutch grootboek (literally “big, great book”).

clq

(accounting) general ledger, nominal ledger.


lengkeng

From Hokkien 龍眼 /龙眼 (lêng-kéng, “longan”, literally “dragon eye”).


garpu tala

From compound of garpu + tala, from calque of Dutch stemvork.


buletin

From Malay buletin from Dutch bulletin, from French bulletin.


buku paket

Compound of buku (“book”) + paket (“package”), calque of Dutch boekenpakket (literally “package of books”).


dedikasi

From Dutch dedicatie, from French dédicace, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin dēdicātiō.


modifikasi

From Dutch modificatie, from French modification, from Latin modificatio (“a measuring”), from modificare (“to limit, control, modify”).


kemarau

(colloquial) ellipsis of musim kemarau (“dry season”).


KBRI

kedutaan besar
kedutaan besar#Indonesian

Republik Indonesia
Republik Indonesia#Indonesian

Initialism of kedutaan besar Republik Indonesia (“embassy of the Republic of Indonesia”).


pagelaran

Affixed gelar + per- -an, borrowed from Sundanese ᮕᮌᮨᮜᮛᮔ᮪ (pagelaran) and Javanese ꦥꦒꦼꦭꦫꦤ꧀ (pagelaran), from Old Javanese pagĕlaran.


jalur pribadi

From jalur (“path”) + pribadi (“private”), literally “private path”.

compound

private chat (as opposed to a group chat with more than two participants)


ggl

(physics) Alternative letter-case form of GGL


japri

(colloquial) private chat (as opposed to a group chat with more than two participants); PM.


parpol

partai politik
partai politik#Indonesian

(politics) Acronym of partai politik (“political party”).


partai politik

id-noun

partai politik (plural partai-partai politik)

Compound of partai (“party”) + politik (“politic(al)”), from Dutch partijpolitiek (“political party”).


lafal

From Arabic لَفْظ (lafẓ, “pronunciation”). Doublet of lafaz.


dasbor

(transport) a panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls.

(computing) a graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.


rasywah

From Arabic رشوة (rašwa, “bribe”). Doublet of rasuah.


persekot

From Dutch voorschot (“advance payment”).


uang semir

From uang (“money”) + semir (“grease”), from calque of Dutch smeergeld (“graft, bribe”, literally “to grease + money”).


uang pelumas

From uang (“money”) + pelumas (“grease”), from calque of Dutch smeergeld (“graft, bribe”, literally “to grease + money”).


epolet

èpolèt (canonical)
epolet-epolet (plural)

From Dutch epaulet, from French épaulette.


uang pelicin

From uang (“money”) + pelicin (“to make run smoothly”), from calque of Dutch smeergeld (“graft, bribe”, literally “to grease + money”).


wujud

[ˈwud͡ʒʊt̪̚]

From Malay wujud, from Arabic وُجُود (wujūd).

(chemistry) phase: a component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.


wujud

[ˈwud͡ʒʊt̪̚]


pesiar

From Portuguese passear (“to travel in leisure”), from Latin passus (“step”), from pandō (“I stretch”). Reconstructed as per- + siar for the noun, but still a root word for the verb. Cognate of Tetum pasiar.


pelakor

* blend of perebut (“snatcher”) + laki orang (“other women's husband”).
* Folk etymology: Altered from valakor, from Valak + English -or. Popular spelling influenced by prefix pe-, peng- (“actor of”). Related to the memes, comparison homebreaker with Valak (demon).
* This word become popular in 2017 because there are some scandals viral in that year.

blend

Coordinate term: pebinor

(colloquial) other woman: a female (usually a woman) who has a romantic or sexual relationship with a married man


skripsi

From Dutch scriptie, from Latin scrīptio (“writing, composition”).

bachelor's thesis
bachelor's thesis#English


ujian negara

Compound of ujian (“exam”) + negara (“state”), calque of Dutch staatsexamen (“state exam”).


visitasi

From Dutch visitatie, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French visitacion, from Latin vīsitātiō.


promosi

From Dutch promotie, from French promotion, from Latin prōmōtiō, from prōmoveō.

promotion:
an advancement in rank or position.

dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.

(marketing) an event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.


disertasi

From Dutch dissertatie, from Middle French dissertation, from Latin dissertātiō, dissertātiōnem, from dissertus, the passive past participle of disserō.

(education) doctoral thesis, dissertation.


inhal

From Dutch inhaal, inhalen (“to catch up, to rectify, to make up”).

Apabila mahasiswa berhalangan hadir saat praktikum, ia diwajibkan mengikuti praktikum susulan (inhal).

Students must take make up session, if they could not present in the practical session.


kompetensi

Borrowed from Dutch competentie, from French compétence, from Late Latin competentia.


kondite

(nonstandard) alternative spelling of konduite (“behavior, conduct”)


kondektur

From Dutch conducteur, from Middle French conducteur, from Latin conductor. Doublet of konduktor.

(transport) conductor: a person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers


abadiat

(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of abadiah (“immortality, eternity”)


abadiah

From Arabic أَبَدِيَّة (ʔabadiyya, “eternity”).


fungsionaris

From Dutch functionaris, from French fonctionnaire.


pabean

Reconstructed as bea, biaya + per- -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦧꦺꦪꦤ꧀ (pabéyan, “customs”).

bor+

customs: the government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.

peraturan pabean

kawasan pabean


kamar dagang

Compound of kamar + dagang, calque of Dutch Kamer van Koophandel (“chamber of commerce”).

cal

chamber of commerce
chamber of commerce#English


lakor

(slang, colloquial) someone's husband or boyfriend


kamar isolasi

Compound of kamar + isolasi, from partial calque of Dutch isolatiekamer.


momen gaya

From compound of momen + gaya, calque of Dutch krachtmoment (“moment of force”).


momen inersia

From compound of momen + inersia, from partial calque of English moment of inertia.

moment of inertia
moment of inertia#English

angular velocity
angular velocity#English

(physics) moment of inertia; a measure of a rigid body's resistance to change in its angular velocity around a given axis


pelisir

From Dutch plisseren, from French plisser.

(sewing) plead: A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.


evolusi

From Dutch evolutie, from Latin ēvolūtiō, ēvolūtiōnis (“the act of unrolling, unfolding or opening (of a book)”).

der

evolution: a process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms.


paduan suara

Compound of paduan + suara, calque of English vocal ensemble


kemantren

Reanalysed as mantri + ke- -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦺꦤ꧀ (kemantrèn). Doublet of kementerian.

bor+

(government) the urbanized third-level administrative division in kota of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, previously Dutch onderdistrict (“subdistrict”).


noktah

From Malay noktah, from Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa).


gempa susulan

From gempa (“earthquake”) + susulan, from English aftershock.

(seismology) An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake; aftershock.


gempa utama

From gempa (“earthquake, shock”) + utama (“main”). Calque of English mainshock.

compound

(seismology) The largest earthquake in a sequence. Sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity; mainshock.


kintaka

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese kintaka (“letter”), cintaka, from Sanskrit चिन्तक (cintaka, “thinker”).


wiyata praja

Compound of wiyata (“education, learning”) + praja (literally “nation, city”).


konsultasi

From Dutch consultatie, from Middle French consultation, from Latin cōnsultātiō.


konsultan

From Dutch consultant, from French consultant, present participle of consulter, from Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”).

der

(Standard Malay)

(healthcare) attending (US, Canada), consultant (UK)


tanggung jawab

Etymology tree
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ
Malay tanggung
Indonesian tanggung
Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb)bor.
Malay jawab
Indonesian jawab
Indonesian tanggung jawab
tanggung (“to bear”) + jawab (“answer”), literally “to bear answers”.

com

the state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable

the state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular

a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable

the obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion

the obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to someone’s possession or supervision


ekspatriat

From Dutch expatriate, from English expatriate, from French expatrier, from ex- (“out of”) + patrie (“native land”).

one who lives outside their own country.

one who has been banished from their own country.


selesma

From Malay selesma, from Sanskrit श्लेष्मन् (śleṣman, “phlegm, mucus”).


daya kuda

Compound of daya (“power”) + kuda (“horse”), calque of Dutch paardenkracht (“horsepower”).

cal

mechanical horsepower
mechanical horsepower

A non-metric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts.

A metric unit, approximately equal to 735.5 watts.


sawi

From Malay sawi, probably from Sanskrit सुषवी (suṣavī, “gourd, black cumin”), सुशवी (suśavī) or सुसवी (susavī).

der

Brassica juncea
Brassica juncea#Translingual


silabus

Learned borrowing from Latin syllabus (“list”).

lbor

(education) syllabus: a summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.


kadipaten

From Javanese kadipaten (ꦏꦢꦶꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀). Equivalent to adipati + ke- -an.


fasies

(geology) A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting the way it was formed; facies.


penyangga

(Standard Malay)

(chemistry) a solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid.

(computing) a portion of memory set aside to store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.

(politics) a buffer zone (such as a demilitarized zone) or a buffer state.


fasis

From Dutch fascist, from Italian fascista.

fascist: supporting the principles of fascism.


obat keras

Compound of obat (“drug, medicine”) + keras (“strong”), calque of Dutch sterk werkende geneesmiddelen, sterk (“strong”) + werkende (“work, effect, function”) + geneesmiddelen (“medicine, medication”).

compound

(medicine, pharmacy) prescription drug, prescription medication, prescription medicine: a pharmaceutical drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.


stratovulkano

(volcanology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash; stratovolcano.


stratovolkano

Unadapted borrowing from English stratovolcano.


atelir

From Dutch atelier, from French atelier, from Middle French astelier, hastelier.


teras berita

From compound of teras (“essence”) + berita (“news”).

(newspapers) A lead; a teaser; a lead-in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how.

(journalism) headline: the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast.


kata pendahuluan

From compound of kata (“word”) + pendahuluan (“introduction”), from calque of Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”).


silabel

Borrowed from Dutch syllabe, from French syllabe, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “I gather together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).


fermen

From Dutch ferment, from Middle French ferment, from Latin fermentare (“to leaven, ferment”), from fermentum (“substance causing fermentation”), from fervere (“to boil, seethe”).

(uncommon) ferment: something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation.


kata lewat

From compound of kata (“word”) + lewat (“pass”), from calque of English password.


kata kunci

Compound of kata (“word”) + kunci (“key”), calque of Dutch sleutelwoord (“keyword”).

clq

(information science, drama) any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.

(computing) a reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.

(linguistics) any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.


kata majemuk

From compound of kata (“word”) + majemuk (“compound”), from calque of Dutch samengesteld woord (“compound word”) (samengesteld + woord).


bunga majemuk

Compound of bunga (“flower, interest”) + majemuk (“compound”). The sense of compound interest is calque of Dutch samengestelde interest.

compound

compound interest
compound interest#English


anakan

Affixed anak (“child”) + -an, from Malay anakan, from Classical Malay انقن (anakan).
* Sense of interest in economics or finance is a semantic loan from Chinese 利子 (“interest”, literally “benefit, profit + child, son”) or Japanese 子(し) (shi, “interest”, literally “child”). Compare to Javanese anakan (ꦲꦤꦏꦤ꧀, “interest”).

ja-r

(botany) tiller: a shoot of a plant which springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sapling; a sucker.

anakan burung

young plant or animal
young animal, especially for breeding


ajektiva

(linguistics, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of adjektiva (“adjective”).


suku dinas

Affixed suku (“part”) + dinas (“government service”).

compound

(government) the smallest unit in charge of the government office.

sub-office (government service) of second-level administrative division in Jakarta.


ajektif

From Dutch adjectief, from Middle French adjectif, from Latin adiectīvus.

(linguistics, nonstandard) alternative spelling of adjektiva (“adjective”).


suku bunga

Compound of suku (“part”) + bunga (“interest”).


kompositum

From Dutch compositum, from Latin compositum.


konklusi

From Dutch conclusie, from Middle Dutch conclusie, from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō.


sandi kata

From compound of sandi (“code”) + kata (“word”), from calque of Dutch codewoord (“codeword, password”).

clq

codeword: aq word or phrase (or by extension a concept) used to make a (concealed) reference to another word or concept.


tokek

Onomatopoeic. Compare Burmese တောက်တဲ့ (tauktai.), Thai ตุ๊กแก (dtúk-gɛɛ), Vietnamese tắc kè, and Bengali টিকটিকি (ṭikṭiki).


pasaraya

From blend of pasar (“market”) + raya (“great”), from a calque of English supermarket.

blend

supermarket: a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.


absensi

From Dutch absentie (“absence”), from Latin absentia.
* Sense of attendance register (in Noun 2) is a semantic loan from Dutch absentielijst (“attendance register”, literally “absence + list”).

sl

absence: failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency. (in school, work and others)


absensi

(colloquial) attendance register: a tool to record the regularity of a person on a day to day basis.

(colloquial) roll call: the reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.

(colloquial) attendance: the state of attending; presence or waiting upon; the frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.


tahi besi

From tahi (“feces”) + besi (“iron”), literally “feces (of) iron”.

compound

rust (on iron); the yellow rust substance on rusted iron


sendawa

Inherited from Malay sendawa, from Sanskrit सैन्धव (saindhava).


solusi

From English solution, from Old French solucion (Modern French solution), from Latin solūtiōnem, accusative singular of solūtiō, from the verb solvō.
* The spelling influenced by Dutch solutie.

solution: an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.


resolusi

From Malay resolusi, from Dutch resolutie, from Middle Dutch resolucie, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“I loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“I loosen”).

der

a firm decision or an official decision; a statement of intent, a vow.

a formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.

(computing, photography) the degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).

(sciences) the separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).


kolonialis

Affixed kolonial + -is, from Dutch kolonialist.


tiroid

From New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).


pasar minggon

Reconstructed as pasar (“market”) + mingguan (“weekly”).


pasar modal

Compound of pasar (“market”) + modal (“capital”), calque of Dutch kapitaalmarkt.


bursa saham

From compound of bursa + saham, from calque of Dutch effectenbeurs (“stock exchange”).


bursa efek

Compound of bursa (“exchange”) + efek (“security”), literally “security exchange”, calque of Dutch effectenbeurs (“stock exchange”).


kaki lima

Inherited from Malay kaki lima, from kaki (“foot”) + lima (“five”).

(architecture) arcade: a covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.

sidewalk (US), pavement (UK), footpath (Australia)


pasar gelap

Compound of pasar (“market”) + gelap (“dark”), calque from Chinese 黑市 (literally “dark market”) or calque from Japanese 闇市(やみいち) (yamīchi, literally “dark market”).

ja-r

(business, economics) black market; illicit market; under the counter business.


pasar malam

Compound of pasar (“market”) + malam (“night”), inherited from Malay pasar malam.


klerus

Learned borrowing from Latin clērus, from (Ecclesiastical) Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”).


wakil rakyat

From compound of wakil (“representative”) + rakyat (“people”).

compound

(government, politics) people's representative.


utusan rakyat

Compound of utusan (“representative”) + rakyat (“people”).

(government, politics, dated) people's representative.


mingguan

weekly (a publication that is published once a week)


asbun

Blend of asal (“random”) + bunyi (“(to make a) sound”), literally “to randomly make a sound”, as in without much thought.

blend

...kalau jadi pejabat, jangan asbun.

If [you] become an official, don't speak without forethought.

Terlalu besar taruhan martabat Silalahi jika sampai sekadar asbun.

The Silalahi's dignity gambling was too big, if it was just a speak without forethought.


layung

Ultimately from Old Javanese layuṅ (“dusk's light”). Cognate with Sundanese layung.

Setajam layung senja: Lorong-lorong ini pun juga

1961, Goenawan Mohamad, Setajam Layung Senja:

As sharp as the evening's afterglow: These alleys too

the reddish yellow glow of the sky as the sun sets; afterglow


tempo dulu

→ Dutch: tempo doeloe


bahasa negara

bahasa (“language”) + negara (“country, state”).

compound

official language
official language#English

(linguistics) country official language.


bahasa nasional

Compound of bahasa (“language”) + nasional (“national”), calque of Dutch nationale taal.

(linguistics) national language, a language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction.


bahasa standar

head

bahasa standar (plural bahasa-bahasa standar, first-person possessive bahasa standarku, second-person possessive bahasa standarmu, third-person possessive bahasa standarnya)

bahasa-bahasa standar (plural)
bahasa standar ku (first-person possessive)
bahasa standar mu (possessive second-person)
bahasa standar nya (possessive third-person)

Compound of bahasa (“language”) + standar (“standard”), calque of Dutch standaardtaal (“standard language”).

clq

Biasanya pemakai bahasa beranggapan bahwa bahasa standar adalah bahasa yang lebih baik dibanding bahasa non-standar.

Language user generally assumed that standard language is better than non-standard language.

Mutu pers ditentukan oleh penggunaan bahasa standar terbaku, baik, dan benar.

Press quality is defined by usage of most standarised, good and right standard language.

Hal ini karena mereka menjadi tolok ukur keberhasilan pemakaian bahasa standar atau baku.

This is because they are success indicator of standard language usage.

standard language
standard language#English

(sociolinguistics) standard language: high language variety, usually as codified by prescriptive authorities


paramasastra

From Javanese ꦥꦫꦩꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (paramasastra). See there for further etymology.

(obsolete) Synonym of tata bahasa (“grammar”)


raja singa

Compound of raja (“king”) + singa (“lion”).

"Kaptennya kena raja singa sampai susah jalan, itu kan karena suka main pelacur dan nggak minum obat."

1998, Ana Adinata Patriani, Pengetahuan HIV/AIDS dan negosiasi seksual di kalangan istri ABK, page 79:

The captain got syphilis causing him unable to walk, because he liked to play with whores and he didn't take medicines.


kesan

From Malay kesan, clipping of bekasan, from bekas + -an.


sekulerisme

(politics) alternative spelling of sekularisme (“secularism”).


sepilis

From Dutch syfilis (“syphilis”), from New Latin syphilis.

(informal) alternative spelling of sifilis (“syphilis”).

(derogatory, politics) acronym of sekularisme (“secularism”), pluralisme (“pluralism”) and liberalisme (“liberalism”).


sepilis

(architecture) ceiling: the overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.


sekularisasi

Affixed sekuler + -isasi, from Dutch secularisatie (“secularisation”).


ijab

From Arabic إِيجَاب (ʔījāb, “affirmation”).

offering: the act by which something is offered; something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.


eklikema

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma).

lbor

(art) eccyclema: a wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.


liberalisasi

From Dutch liberalisatie. By surface analysis, liberal + -isasi.


amsal

From Malay amsal, from Classical Malay عامسل (amsal), from Arabic أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl), plural of مِثْل (miṯl, “something similar”).

der

Arabic أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl)


amsal

From Malay amsal, from Classical Malay عامسل (amsal), from Arabic أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl), plural of مَثَل (maṯal, “proverb”).

Arabic أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl)

Kitab Amsal


syaitan

From Malay syaitan, from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Doublet of setan.

Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)


setan

From Malay setan, from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Doublet of syaitan.

Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)

(religion) the supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity and rules Hell; the Devil; (in Theistic Satanism) the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped

a person or animal regarded as particularly malignant, detestable, or evil

(figuratively) devil (a wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way)


jantina

desc

→ Malay: jantina (“gender, biological sex”)

Blend of jantan + betina. Coined by Indonesian linguist Harimurti Kridalaksana in 1995.


jenis kelamin

Compound of jenis (“distinguish”) + kelamin (“sex”), from calque from Chinese 性別／性别 (“sex, gender”, literally “sex + distinguish”).


rakyat biasa

commoner: a member of the common people who holds no title or rank.


kelamin

From Malay kelamin, from Kensiu kəlamɪn (“pair (human)”) (compare Semnam kəːl (“human (classifier)”), from Austroasiatic.

sex: a category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species.


disabilitas

Affixed dis- + *abil + -itas, from Latinised English disability.

disability: state of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.


pendapatan nasional

Compound of pendapatan (“income, revenue”) + nasional (“national”).


pendapatan

From Malay pendapatan. Reconstructed as dapat + peng- -an.


perbandingan hukum

Compound of perbandingan (“comparation”) + hukum (“law”).


simulakra

Learned borrowing from Latin simulācra, plural of simulācrum.


media sosial

Compound of media + sosial, calque of English social media.


air liur

Kelenjar parotid adalah kelenjar yang memproduksi air liur.

The parotid gland is a gland that produces saliva.


ketuban

From Malay ketuban analyzed as ke- + tuban.


liur

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ (with metathesis).


senandika

sênandika (canonical)
senandika-senandika (plural)

Reconstructed as se- + meng- + andika, from Javanese ngandika (ꦔꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦏ), andika (ꦲꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦏ, “to tell”, literally “you”), from Old Javanese andika (“words, command, order, decree”). Calque of Late Latin sōliloquium (literally “only, sole + I speak”).

clq

(drama) soliloquy: the act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.


tuban

From Malay tuban (“amnion”), from Old Javanese tūban (“waterfall”).


air minum

Compound of air + minum, calque of Dutch drinkwater.

Salah satu sumber hayati yang sangat dibutuhkan dalam hidup adalah air minum.

Drinking water is one of the most needed biological sources in life.


jilmek

Blend of jilat (“to lick”) + memek (“vagina”). Analogue to colmek.

blend

(slang, vulgar) cunnilingus; pussy eating


saset

Borrowed from Dutch sachet, from French sachet.


jangkrik

[ˈd͡ʒaŋkrɪʔ]

From Malay cengkerik, jangkerik, jangkrik, jengkerik, from Classical Malay cengkerik, jangkerik, jengkerik.

cricket (Gryllus mitratus): an insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.