haji

From Malay haji, from Arabic حَجِّيّ (ḥajjiyy, “hajji”), حَجّ (ḥajj, “hajj”).

(Islam) hajj: the pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars of Islam

(Islam) hajji: one who has participated in a hajj


grendel

grèndèl (canonical)
grendel-grendel (plural)

Alternative spelling of gerendel (“bolt of a door”)


stilus

Learned borrowing from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to sting”).

der

(historical) an ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them

(computing) a small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen

(Standard Malay)

(botany) style: The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower


lekas

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lekas (“quick, quickly”), *-kas (“swift, agile, strong, energetic”).

inh

Jika kita melalui jalan ini, kita akan lekas sampai sana.

If we go this way, we'll get there quickly.

Lekas sembuh!


lekas

(dialect) Alternative form of melekas (“to use black magic, to transform with black magic”)


perdata

pêrdata (canonical)
perdata-perdata (plural)

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦢꦠ (pradata, “court”), from Old Javanese pradata (“communication; explanation”), from Sanskrit प्र- (pra-, “act of”) + धट (dhaṭa, “ordeal by the balance”). Doublet of pidato.

compound

(law) civil, relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters


ada udang di balik batu

Literally meaning "there is a prawn behind the rock". From Malay ada udang di sebalik batu, from Minangkabau [Term?].

Dalam konteks kebijakan yang dijalankan oleh Partai Komunis Indonesia (P.K.I.), ada udang di balik batu.

On the context of the Communist Party of Indonesia (P.K.I.)'s policies, there is an ulterior motive.

"Aduh, mengapa Bapak belum juga mengerti bahwa ada udang di balik batu? Coba pikir betul-betul dan berkali-kali tentang kalung ini."

1989, Ramlal Rishi, Pacar, Gramedia Pustaka Utama, page 41:

"Ouch, why don't you understand that there is a catch? Try to think seriously and over and over again about this necklace."

(figurative, idiomatic) there is a concealed ulterior motive, especially in a person's words or in a seemingly generous offer or deal


apokrifa

Learned borrowing from Latin apocrypha, apocryphus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos).


kulpa

(law) culpa: negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart


imaji

From Dutch image, from Old French image, from Latin imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym-.

image: a mental picture of something not real or not present


akson

(anatomy) axon, a nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse


tiris

Inherited from Malay tiris, from Classical Malay تيريس (tiris), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiʀis (“drip, ooze through, leak”).


kromo

kromo-kromo (plural)
krama (alternative)

From Javanese ꦏꦿꦩ (krama), from Old Javanese krama, from Sanskrit क्रम (krama, “manner”).

polite and formal register of Javanese language


taksu

(dialect, Bali) a mysterious power, spirit


gardu

From Javanese ꦒꦂꦝꦸ (gardhu), from Portuguese guarda (“guard”), from Old Galician-Portuguese guardar, from Medieval Latin wardō, from Frankish *wardōn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną (“to guard”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed, defend”). Doublet of garda.


paku

From Malay paku, from Classical Malay paku. Compare to Javanese ꦥꦏꦸ (paku), Balinese ᬧᬓᬸ, Old Javanese paku, pakö.

nail (fastener with a sharp point on one end)


paku

From Malay paku, from Classical Malay paku, from Proto-Malayic *paku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku (“bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers”).


boti

From English bottom. Compare Jamaican English batty (“homosexual man”).

(slang, gay slang, sometimes derogatory) a homosexual man


boti

to ride with three people, especially on a motorbike


canda

From Sanskrit छन्द (chanda, “humour, pleasure”).


fiksi

From Dutch fictie, from Latin fictiō. Cognate to Afrikaans fiksie.

, cereka (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

(literature) literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose

a verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead)


riset

From English research, from early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”). Doublet of reserse (“crime investigator”).


bolu

From Portuguese bolo, from bola. Doublet of bola.


bolu

Chanos chanos
Chanos chanos#Translingual


palari

palari-palari (plural)
pelari (alternative)

palari (a type of Indonesian sailing vessel from South Sulawesi)


informatif

From Dutch informatief, from French informatif.


jerapah

jêrapah (canonical)
jerapah-jerapah (plural)
djerapah (alternative)
jerafah (alternative nonstandard variant)
zarafah (alternative nonstandard variant)
zurafah (alternative nonstandard variant)
zirafah (alternative)
nonstandard Indonesian (alternative)
standard Malay (alternative)

From Javanese ꦗꦫꦥꦃ (jarapah), from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa). Doublet of zarafah, zirafah. Attested before 1967.


anjing rakun

From anjing (“dog”) + rakun (“raccoon”), from Malay anjing rakun.

Nyctereutes procyonoides
Nyctereutes procyonoides#Translingual


anjing laut

[ˈand͡ʒɪŋ ˈlaʊt̚]

Compound of anjing (“dog”) + laut (“sea”), calque of Dutch zeehond (“seal”, literally “sea hound”), from Middle Dutch seehont, possibly an alteration of seelhont (literally “seal-hound, seal-dog”), from seel (“seal”), from Proto-Germanic *selhaz.


bagal

bagal-bagal (plural)
baghal (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore)

From Malay baghal, bagal, from Classical Malay بغل (baghal), بغل (bagal), from Arabic بَغَل (baḡal).


berang-berang

Reduplication of berang, from Malay berang-berang.


kerbau

kêrbau (canonical)
kerbau-kerbau (plural)

From Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic *kAr(ə)baw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], ultimately from Austroasiatic; compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“buffalo”). Cognate with Khmer ក្របី (krɑɑbəy, “water buffalo”), Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo), Tagalog kalabaw.


kelelawar

kêlêlawar (canonical)
kelelawar-kelelawar (plural)
kelawar (alternative)
lelawa (alternative)

From Malay kelelawar, from Proto-Malayic, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kula-la(m)baʀ.


babi hutan

From Malay babi hutan. By surface analysis, babi (“pig”) + hutan (“forest”).


bokser

boksêr (canonical)
bokser-bokser (plural)


musang

From Malay musang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ (“civet cat, Viverridae”).


badak

badak-badak (plural)
warak (alternative dialectal rare)

Inherited from Malay badak, from Javanese ꦧꦝꦏ꧀ (badhak) (compare Javanese ꦮꦫꦏ꧀ (warak, “rhinoceros”)), from Old Javanese warak (“rhinoceros”) (compare Old Javanese wadak (“wild buffalo”)), probably from Proto-Austroasiatic (compare to Proto-Bahnaric *-rok (“cow, ox”) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuk (“ox”))

(zoology) rhinoceros (herbivorous pachyderm with one or two horns)


keledai

kêlêdai (canonical)
keledai-keledai (plural)
kledai (alternative)
keldai (alternative)

From Malay keledai, ultimately from Tamil கழுதை (kaḻutai, “donkey”).

(literally) a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.


babirusa

From babi (“pig”) + rusa (“deer”), from the resemblance of the tusks to antlers.


Rabu

From Malay Rabu, from Classical Malay Rabu, from Arabic الأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ).

der

الأَرْبَعَاء

Arabic الأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ)

days of the week: hari-hari dalam sepekan: Ahad

Minggu · Senin · Selasa · Rabu · Kamis · Jumat · Sabtu [edit]


Senin

Sênin (canonical)
Isnin (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore)

From Malay Isnin, Senin, Senayan,
from Classical Malay اثنين (Isnain), اثنين (Isnin), اثنين (Ithnain), اثنين (Ithnin), from Arabic الاِثْنَيْن (al-iṯnayn). Influenced by Betawi Senen.


Kamis

From Malay Khamis, Kamis, from Classical Malay خميس (Khamis, “Thursday”), خميس (Kamis), from Arabic الخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs). Standard spelling influenced by Betawi Kamis.


Jumat

From Malay Jumaat, Jumat, from Classical Malay جمعة (Jumaat, “Friday”), from Arabic اَلْجُمْعَةُ (al-jumʕatu).

der

اَلْجُمْعَةُ

Djoemat (alternative)
Djumat (alternative)
Jumaat (alternative)


mutiara

From Malay mutiara, from Sanskrit मुत्यहार (mutyahāra) as मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”) + हार (hāra, “garland”).


minyak

From Malay minyak, from Proto-Malayic *miñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak.

oil (petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant)


sendok

sèndok (canonical)
sendok-sendok (plural)

→ Laboya: sodeka

From Malay senduk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinduk (“spoon, ladle”). Cognate to Sundanese séndok, sinduk (“ladle”).


inframerah

inframérah (canonical)
inframerah-inframerah (plural)

From infra- (“infra-”) + merah (“red”). Calque of English infrared.


obeng

Possibly from Hokkien, possibly 窩鋒／窝锋 (o-hong) or Javanese uběng.


gergaji

gêrgaji (canonical)
gergaji-gergaji (plural)

/ɡərˈɡad͡ʒi/

From Malay gergaji, from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”).

saw: a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal


piring

Inherited from Malay piring, from Classical Persian پرنگ (piring, “copper”).

der

plate (flat dish from which food is served)


parasut

parasut-parasut (plural)
para (alternative)
ڤاراچوت (alternative)

Borrowed from Dutch parachute, from French parachute.

(aviation) a device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.

(zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.

A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.


kujang

Borrowed from Sundanese kujang, inherited from Old Sundanese kūjang.

a sword-like weapon of Sundanese people originates from the Sundanese region in West Java


mangkuk

mangkuk-mangkuk (plural)
mangkok (alternative)


tukang daging

id-noun

tukang daging (plural tukang-tukang daging)

Compound of tukang (“craftsman”) + daging (“meat”).

com+

butcher (a person who prepares and sells meat)


tanda tangan

id-noun

tanda tangan (plural tanda-tanda tangan)

Compound of tanda (“sign”) + tangan (“hand”), calque of Dutch handtekening (“signature”, literally “hand sign”).


labu

From Malay labu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq₂ (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tboli labuk (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”), Central Dusun hobuʔ (“calabash, type of gourd”)); alternatively, from Sanskrit अलाबु (alābu). Note that the reconstruction by Blust explained the final plosive in Tboli and Dusun that a derivation from Sanskrit cannot explain.

cog

Labu Erlenmeyer


patung

patung-patung (plural)
patoeng (alternative)


pramugari

id-noun

pramugari (plural pramugari-pramugari or para pramugari)

pramugari-pramugari (plural)
para pramugari (plural)

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦩꦸꦒꦫꦶ (pramugari, “leader”). Contains the prefixe with pra- +.

any female attendant
female train attendant

any female attendant
female ship attendant


peniti

From Portuguese alfinete (“safety pin”), from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال (al-ḵilāl), from Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”).


samudra

samudra-samudra (plural)
samudera (alternative)

Inherited from Malay samudera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

ocean (one of the five large bodies of water)


lampu

lampu-lampu (plural)
lampoe (alternative)

From Dutch lamp (“lamp”), from Middle Dutch lampe, from Old French lampe, from Latin lampas (“lamp; torch; lantern”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch; lamp”), from λάμπω (lámpō, “shine”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“glow”). Doublet of lampion.


paru-paru

paru-paru (plural)
paru (alternative nonstandard)

From Malay paru-paru, equivalent to reduplication of paru.

(anatomy) lung (organ that extracts oxygen from the air)


truk

From English truck, truckle, related to Latin trochus (“iron hoop, wheel”), from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós).


pantas

From Malay pantas (“quick; fast; skilled; experienced”), from Classical Malay pantas, from Old Javanese pantĕs (“fitting, appropriate; in accordance with all the rules”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦱ꧀ (pantes, “appropriate”).


bakpao

bakpao-bakpao (plural)
bakpau (alternative)
bapao (alternative nonstandard)

→ Dutch: bapao

From Xiamen Hokkien 肉包 (bah-pao), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 包 (pao, “baozi”).

baozi, a steamed stuffed bun with various fillings such as meat, bean paste, vegetables


saudari

(formal, used for women of equal status) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

saudara

used for people of either gender of equal status

bapak

father; lit. ; used for men of higher status

ibu

mother; lit. ; used for women of higher status


pengacara

pêngacara (canonical)
pengacara-pengacara (plural)

From peng- + acara (“court examination”).

a professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)

a professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice


diagnosa

From earlier diagnose, from Dutch diagnose, from French diagnose. Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). Doublet of diagnose and diagnosis.


rantai

From Malay rantai, from Old Javanese rantay (“chain; rope; circular flower arrangement”).

der

chain (a series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal)

chain (a series of interconnected things)

(organic chemistry, physical chemistry) (a number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule)

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


rantai

head

rantai (active merantai, passive dirantai)

(transitive) to chain (to fasten something with a chain)

(transitive) to chain (to secure someone with fetters)


lutut

(cooking) food made from turtle meat that is cut into pieces, put into bamboo, mixed with salt, then grilled


cat kuku

From cat (“paint”) + kuku (“nail”), literally “nails paint”.


siar

siar (root)
menyiari (active)
tersiari (passive)
disiari (passive)
siari
siarilah
menyiarkan (active)
tersiarkan (passive)
disiarkan (passive)
siarkan
siarkanlah
mempersiar (active causative nominative)
terpersiar (causative nominative passive)
dipersiar (causative nominative passive)
persiarkan (causative nominative)
persiarlah (causative nominative)
mempersiari (active causative)
terpersiari (causative passive)
dipersiari (causative passive)
persiari (causative)
persiarilah (causative)
mempersiarkan (active causative)
terpersiarkan (causative passive)
dipersiarkan (causative passive)
persiarkan (causative)
persiarkanlah (causative)

From Malay siar, from Arabic شِعَار (šiʕār).


siar

Back-formation from pesiar (“to travel in leisure”), from Portuguese passear (“to travel in leisure”), from Latin passus (“step”), from pandō (“I stretch”).


pasien

pasièn (canonical)
pasien-pasien (plural)

From Dutch patiënt (compare Afrikaans pasiënt, Papiamentu pashènt), from Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiens, present participle of pati (“to suffer, endure”); akin to Greek πάσχειν (páskhein, “to suffer”); see pathos.

(healthcare, formal) patient, a person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person


tembakau

têmbakau (canonical)
tembakau-tembakau (plural)

From Malay tembakau, from Hindi तंबाकू (tambākū) or Urdu تمباکو, from Persian تنباکو (tanbâku), either from Arabic طَبَاق (ṭabāq, “a type of medicinal herb”), also طُبَاق (ṭubāq), or from a Taíno word meaning "roll of tobacco leaves" or "a pipe for smoking tobacco".


enzim

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch enzym, from German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).

affix

(biochemistry) enzyme: a globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction


pijat

From Javanese pijet (ꦥꦶꦗꦼꦠ꧀, “massage”).


ABRI

From angkatan (“force”) + bersenjata (“armed”) + republik (“republic”) + Indonesia.

compound

Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia#Indonesian

(historical) Acronym of Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (“Republic of Indonesia Armed Forces”).


es teh

Calque of Dutch ijsthee as es (“ice”) + teh (“tea”).

(chiefly Jakarta) unsweet, unsweetened, plain variant

iced tea
unsweet, unsweetened, plain variant


cecak

cêcak (canonical)
cecak-cecak (plural)
cicak (alternative)
cicak (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore Standard)
cacak (alternative)

[t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaʔ]


kentang

kêntang (canonical)
kentang-kentang (plural)

From Malay kentang, from Classical Malay kentang, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ (kenthang, “tuber”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁aŋ (“joint, jointed stem”).
* Semantic loan from English potato (“underpowered; low-end”, literally “potato”) for "an underpowered, low-end computing device".

sl

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum#Translingual

the tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant

(humorous, slang, computing) an underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size


kentang

Aku tidak bisa bermain karena ponselku kentang.

I can't play games because my phone is a potato.

(slang, computing, humorous, extension) underpowered, low-end


kentang

Lagi kentang nih, bentar lagi kelar.


kecipir

kêcipir (canonical)
kecipir-kecipir (plural)

winged bean, Goa bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus


operasi

opêrasi (canonical)
operasi-operasi (plural)

From Dutch operatie, from Latin operātiō, the verb of operor (“I work”), from opus, operis (“work”).

operation
the act or process of operating

operation
(medicine) a surgical procedure

operation
(military) a military campaign


gembolo

gêmbolo (canonical)
gembolo-gembolo (plural)

Dioscorea bulbifera
Dioscorea bulbifera#Translingual


autobiografi

autobiografi-autobiografi (plural)
otobiografi (alternative)

From Dutch autobiografie, from French autobiographie.


miskin

Inherited from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).


bacai

head

bacai (active membacai, passive dibacai)

(Jakarta, uncommon) Synonym of sindir (“to make fun of”)


keraton

kêraton (canonical)
keraton-keraton (plural)

From Malay keraton,
from Classical Malay keraton, from Javanese kraton (ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (“kingship; palace”), “royal palace, kingdom”), karaton (ꦏꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀, “royal palace, court”), from Old Javanese karatun (“kingship, royal dignity”). Reconstructed as ratu + ke- -an. Doublet of kedatuan and kedaton.


hidro-

From Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).


etnik

From English ethnic, from French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus (“pagan, heathen”), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”). Doublet of etnis.


umpat

From Malay umpat,
from Classical Malay umpat.

a word considered profane, impolite and offensive: a swear word


impuls

Borrowed from Dutch impuls, from Latin impulsus.

(mechanics) momentum (product of mass and velocity)

a thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels

a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action


penghulu

pênghulu (canonical)
penghulu-penghulu (plural)

Affixed peng- + hulu, inherited from Malay penghulu.

(Islam) marriage officiant, imam, priest

chief, head, leader
marriage officiant, imam, priest

(Islam) head of Islamic religious affairs in the regency or municipality

(Islam) Islamic religious affairs counselor at the district court


tebusan

ransom,
money paid for the freeing of a hostage

(law) a sum paid for discharge of the offender


tanah longsor

id-noun

tanah longsor (plural tanah-tanah longsor)

Compound of tanah (“land”) + longsor (“slide”).


disiplin

From Dutch discipline, from Middle Dutch discipline, from Old French discipline, from Latin disciplīna.

discipline:
an enforced compliance or control

a specific branch of knowledge or learning

discipline:
a set of rules regulating behaviour


bromhidrosis

(dermatology) bromidrosis (fetid or foul-smelling perspiration)


pendukung

Affixed peng- + dukung, inherited from Malay pendukung, from Classical Malay pendukung.

supporter (person who supports, an adherent)


tabib

tabib-tabib (plural)
thabib (alternative)

Inherited from Malay tabib, from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb) of the root ط ب ب (ṭ b b).

ar-root

ط ب ب (ṭ b b)


trinitas

trinitas-trinitas (plural)
triniti (alternative)


tesaurus

Borrowed from Dutch thesaurus, from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse, treasure”).

der

a publication, traditionally in the form of a printed book and now often online, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language

(information science) a hierarchy of subject headings: canonical titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys


telur dadar

têlur dadar (canonical)
telur-telur dadar (plural)


wajan

From Sanskrit भाजन (bhājana). Doublet of bajan and bejana.


mentega

mêntèga (canonical)
mentega-mentega (plural)
mantèga (alternative)
mêrtèga (alternative)

From Malay mentega, from Portuguese manteiga, from Old Galician-Portuguese manteiga, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian.


telur mata sapi

id-noun

têlur mata sapi (plural telur-telur mata sapi)

têlur mata sapi (canonical)
telur-telur mata sapi (plural)


astigmatisme

(optics) a defect of a lens such that light rays coming from a point do not meet at a focal point so that the image is blurred.

(pathology) a disorder of the vision, usually due to a misshapen cornea, such that light does not focus correctly on the retina causing a blurred image.


mawas

From Javanese ꦩꦮꦱ꧀ (mawas). Doublet of awas and wawas.


orang hutan

Compound of orang (“person, man”) + hutan (“forest”).

compound

alternative spelling of orang utan (“orangutan”)


replikon

(genetics) replicon: a DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage


lateks

Borrowed from Dutch latex, from New Latin latex (“clear fluid which is part of a humour or bodily fluid”), a later use of Latin latex (“water; liquid, fluid”).

der

latex: the milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber


konon

From Malay konon, from Classical Malay konon. The sense in news was coined by Indonesian litterateur Goenawan Mohamad to translate English it is reported.


lotre

Borrowed from Dutch loterij, from French loterie, from lot + -erie.

a scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks

(figuratively) something decided by chance


petir

lightning: a high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth


tangga

Inherited from Malay tangga, from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”).


jawab

head

jawab (active menjawab, passive dijawab)

Etymology tree
Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb)bor.
Malay jawab
Indonesian jawab
From Malay jawab, from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer, reply”).


jawab

(uncommon) Synonym of jawaban (“answer”)


pendeta

pêndèta (canonical)
pendeta-pendeta (plural)
Pdt. (alternative abbreviation)

From Malay pendeta, from Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ (pandhita, “a Hindu priest, religious leader”), from Old Javanese paṇḍita (“sage, holy man”), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “scholar, philosopher”). Doublet of pandai and pandita.

der

priest (a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple)

(obsolete) hermit (a religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite)


perabot

pêrabot (canonical)
perabot-perabot (plural)


laci

From Malay laci, from Dutch laatje, diminutive of la (“drawer”).

drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)


kejahatan

kêjahatan (canonical)
kejahatan-kejahatan (plural)
kedjahatan (alternative)

Affixed jahat + ke- -an, inherited from Malay kejahatan, from Classical Malay kejahatan.
The sense of crime is a semantic loan from Dutch misdrijf.


patriarki

Internationalism, perhaps borrowed from English patriarchy, from Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”), from πατρία (patría) and ἄρχω (árkhō). Doublet of patriarkat.

(anthropology, history) a social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line

a power structure in which men are dominant


kelas

kêlas (canonical)
kelas-kelas (plural)
klas (alternative)

From Dutch klas (“classroom”) and klasse (“class”), from French classe, from Middle French classe, from Latin classis. Doublet of klasis. Not inherited from Malay kelas, which is from English class.
* Semantic loan from English class for all senses other than “classroom” and “grade”.

a group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes

(sociology) a social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.

(education) a group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year

a series of lessons covering a single subject

a category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation

(taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank

(set theory) a collection of sets definable by a shared property

object-oriented programming
object-oriented programming

(object-oriented programming) a set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set

(education) short for ruang kelas (“classroom, a room, often in a school, where classes take place”).

ruang kelas

(education) grade, a level of primary and secondary education


penyakit

penyakit-penyakit (plural)
penjakit (alternative)

Inherited from Malay penyakit (“illness”), from Classical Malay ڤڽاکيت (penyakit, “illness”). Equivalent to peng- + sakit.


jalur

From Malay jalur, from Classical Malay جالور (jalur).

(biochemistry) pathway: a sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism

(rail transport) the way or rails along which a train moves

international relations
international relations

track:
(international relations) approach


cewek

cewek-cewek (plural)
cewe (alternative)
ciwi (alternative)
cwek (alternative)

(colloquial, originally Jakarta) young girl


sakitnya

Third-person singular possessive form of sakit.


glandula

Internationalism, learned borrowing from New Latin glandula (“gland”, literally “a little acorn”).


logam

From Malay logam, from Classical Malay logam, from Tamil உலோகம் (ulōkam), from Sanskrit लोह (loha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawdʰás (“red metal; copper, brass”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós (“red thing”), from *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).


lettre de cachet

Unadapted borrowing from French lettre de cachet.

ubor

lettre de cachet
lettre de cachet#English


dualisme

Borrowed from Dutch dualisme (“dualism”), from French dualisme (“dualism”).

bor+

dualism:
duality; the condition of being double


inlander

From Dutch inlander (“native”). Compare to German Inländer (“native inhabitant”). See also Tagalog Indio.

Mereka yang tidak berasal dari MULO dapat disalurkan masuk ke sekolah inlander.

They who are not a MULO graduates cannot be accepted into native school.

(historical, sometimes derogatory) native, a person of aboriginal stock, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers


kekaisaran

Affixed kaisar + ke- -an, calque of Dutch keizerrijk. Compare German Kaiserreich.


serang

head

sêrang (active menyerang, passive diserang)

sêrang (canonical)
menyerang (active)
diserang (passive)


serang

sêrang (canonical)
serang-serang (plural)

From Persian سرهنگ (sarhang, “commander”).

boatswain, the petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen


rawat

basic form of merawat (“to take care of”)


geledek

gêledek (canonical)
geledek-geledek (plural)

[ɡəˈlɛ.dɛk̚]


budak

id-noun

budak (plural budak-budak or para budak)

budak-budak (plural)
para budak (plural)

From Malay budak (“child”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗik, *ɗiik, *ɗiək (“slave”). The sense of slave is reinforced by Javanese ꦧꦸꦝꦏ꧀ (budhak, “slave”).

der

(obsolete, mainly found in dialectal use) child


tidak pernah

From tidak (“not”) + pernah (“ever”), from Malay tidak pernah.

never (at no time (in the past or present))


kastel

kastèl (canonical)
kastel-kastel (plural)
kastil (alternative informal nonstandard)

From Dutch kasteel (“castle”), from Middle Dutch castēel, from Old Northern French castel, from Latin castellum.


resmi

From Malay rasmi, from Arabic رَسْمِيّ (rasmiyy).


-asi

From Dutch -atie, from Latin -ātiō. Related to -isasi.


hierarki

hierarki-hierarki (plural)
hirarki (alternative)

From Dutch hiërarchie, from Old French ierarchie, from Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία (hierarkhía, “rule of a high priest”).

body of authoritative officials organised by rank

a social, religious, economic or political system or organization in which people or groups of people are ranked with some superior to others based on their status, authority or some other trait

any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it


topografi

Borrowed from Dutch topografie (“topography”), from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

bor+

(geography) a precise description of a place

topography:
a precise description of a place

(geography) a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object

(geography) the surveying of the features

topography:
the surveying of the features


talenta

talenta-talenta (plural)
talen (alternative)

Learned borrowing from New Latin talenta, plural form of talentum (“grace”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “a weight; talent”), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-.

der

talent: a marked natural ability or skill


huma

Inherited from Malay huma, from Proto-Malayic *huma(ʔ) (“farmland”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma (“farm”), from Proto-Austronesian *qumah (“swidden”).


pedagogik

Borrowed from English paedagogic, pedagogic.

bor+

(education) paedagogic, pedagogic, paedagogical, pedagogical


ponten

pontên (canonical)
ponten-ponten (plural)

From Dutch punten, punt, from French point, from Latin punctum, punctus, pungo, from Proto-Italic *pungō, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”). Doublet of poin.

der

a mark, note, or grade (as in for a class)

a tally of worth or score (such as in a game)


pariwisata

Affixed pari- (“complete”) + wisata (“to travel”). Coined by Indonesian politician Djatikoesoemo in 1958.


dulur

Borrowed from Javanese ꦢꦸꦭꦸꦂ (dulur), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duluR (“accompany, go together with”).

inh

(dialectal, Java, Sundanese) sibling, relative


gadar

(medicine, healthcare) Acronym of gawat darurat.


dril

Borrowed from Dutch dril (“drill”), from German Drill, Drillich, from Middle High German drilich, from Old High German drilīh, from Latin trilīx.

drill: a strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave


dril

an activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence

a short and highly repeatable sports training exercise designed to hone a particular skill that may be useful in competition


imperialis

impèrialis (canonical)
imperialis-imperialis (plural)

From Dutch imperialist m, imperialiste f, from French impérialiste m or f.

(politics) imperialist: an advocate of imperialism


yaki

Celebes crested macaque
Celebes crested macaque

Alternative form of yakis (“Celebes crested macaque”)


rawit

small (Only used in cabai rawit (“bird's eye chili”)


masakan

express the speaker's doubt or disbelief about something that he or she has just heard, learned, or noticed


jenis

From Malay jenis, from Arabic جِنْس (jins). Doublet of genus, gender, and genre.


jenuh

containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available

having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete

bored: suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do

(Standard Malay)

(chemistry) containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature

(Standard Malay)

(chemistry) having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms


matang

(of fruits) ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection ; mature

(of foods) advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow

(figuratively) having attained its full development; mature; perfected

- Merebus air yang sudah matang apakah berbahaya? - Tidak.

Is it dangerous to boil water that is already boiled?


daftar

From Malay daftar, from Classical Malay daftar, from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar, “register; roster”). Doublet of difteri, leter, and literatur.

doublet

catalogue, schedule (a serial record of items, systematically arranged)

senarai

in Indonesia but common in Standard Malay

list (an enumeration or compilation of items)

(rare) table (a collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table)


daftar

head

daftar (active mendaftar, passive didaftar)

(transitive) to register, enlist, enroll

(intransitive) to register, enlist, enroll (to enlist oneself or become a member of)


dadar

From Javanese ꦢꦢꦂ (dadar, “to examine, to test”).


lombok hijau

id-noun

lombok hijau (plural lombok-lombok hijau)


lombok merah

lombok mérah (plural lombok-lombok merah)

lombok mérah (canonical)
lombok-lombok merah (plural)


telor ceplok

têlor cêplok (plural telor-telor ceplok)

têlor cêplok (canonical)
telor-telor ceplok (plural)

[t̪əˌlɔr t͡ʃəpˈlɔk̚]


botel

(tourism) botel: a floating hotel; a boat that acts as a hotel


kabriolet

kabriolèt (canonical)
kabriolet-kabriolet (plural)

From Dutch cabriolet, from French cabriolet.

cabriolet, convertible (car with a convertible top)


hierarkis

hirarkis (alternative)
برهيررکي (alternative)

Borrowed from Dutch hiërarchisch (“hierarchical”), from German hierarchisch.


jambul

jambul-jambul (plural)
djamboel (alternative)
djambul (alternative)
jambu (alternative)

crest (a tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head)

topknot (a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head)

any structure that is similar to crest or topknot


lemak

Inherited from Malay lemak, from Proto-Malayic *ləmək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləmək (“fertile, of soil”).
* The sense of tasty, delicious is a semantic loan from Minangkabau lamak, from the same Proto-Malayic term.

inh

a specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue

the fatty portion of (or trimmings from) meat cuts

a lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids

grease
animal fat in a melted or soft state

grease
(by extension) any oily or fatty matter

(organic chemistry, proscribed) lipid: any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body


lemak

hoven's carp, mad barb, sultan fish (Leptobarbus hoevenii)


cip

From English chip, from Middle English chip, chippe, from Old English ċipp (“chip; small piece of wood”), from Old English *ċippian (“to cut; hew”) (attested in forċippian (“to cut off”)).

der

(computing, engineering) chip, a circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate


talam

From Malay talam, from Tamil தளம் (taḷam).


beha

Borrowed from Dutch beha, bustehouder (“bra”).


identitas

idèntitas (canonical)
identitas-identitas (plural)
idéntiti (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore)

kartu identitas


akte

(1901–1947, now proscribed by KBBI) superseded spelling of akta (“certificate, legal instrument”).


watan

Inherited from Malay watan (“homeland; fatherland; motherland”), from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

inh+

(uncommon or chiefly Malaysia) homeland; fatherland; motherland


kanun

From Malay kanun, from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanon and qanun.


bidadari

From Malay bidadari, from Sanskrit विद्याधरी (vidyādharī, “fairy; sprite”).


gilda

a group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages


citra

citra-citra (plural)
tjitra (alternative)

From Malay citra (“image”), from Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, “picture”).

mencitrakan [agent focus + causative benefactive]

(management) people's perception towards a person, company, organization or product

(literary) mental or visual effect created by a word, phrase or sentence that has the basic elements of prose and poetry

(forestry) data or information from aerial photographs used as evaluation materials


sobat

From Malay sobat, from Classical Malay sobat, from Arabic صَحَابَة (ṣaḥāba, “friend”). Doublet of sahabat.


dioda

From earlier form diode, from Dutch diode.


komedi

komédi (canonical)
komedi-komedi (plural)

From Malay komedi borrowed from Dutch komedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía). Doublet of komidi.

(drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone


katrol

pulley, one of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance)


ringan

From Malay ringan, from Classical Malay ريڠن (ringan).


amblas

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧ꧀ꦭꦱ꧀ (amblas). Doublet of ambles.


lelang

lèlang (canonical)
lelang-lelang (plural)
lelung (alternative)

Etymology tree
Arabic أَعْلَمَ (ʔaʕlama)
Arabic إِعْلَام (ʔiʕlām)bor.
Portuguese leilãobor.
Malay lelong
Indonesian lelang
Inherited from Malay lelong, borrowed from Portuguese leilão, borrowed from Arabic إِعْلَام (ʔiʕlām), from أَعْلَمَ (ʔaʕlama).


kongenital

Borrowed from Dutch congenitaal (“congenital”).


ruas

Inherited from Malay رواس (ruas). Cognate of Javanese ꦫꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (ros).

inh

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

(mathematics) expression: parts of an equation

one of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion

(anatomy, zoology) one of several parts of an organism, with similar structure, arranged in a chain; such as a vertebra, or a third of an insect's thorax


karya

Comparison of Standard Malay and Indonesian

From Malay karya, from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya, “deed”). Doublet of kerja.

a literary, artistic, or intellectual production

the result of a particular manner of production


rokade

rokadê (canonical)
rokade-rokade (plural)


taifun

From Sinitic:
* 大風／大风 (“big wind”) (Cantonese daai⁶ fung¹, Hakka thai-fûng).
* 颱風／台风 (“typhoon”) (Cantonese toi⁴ fung¹, Hakka thòi-fûng).


hedonisme

hedonismê (canonical)
hedonisme-hedonisme (plural)
hedon (alternative)

Reconstructed as *hedon + -isme, borrowed from Dutch hedonisme.


mampu

Inherited from Malay mampu (“having the means for, rich”) (Batavia Malay), from Sundanese [Term?], from Javanese ꦩꦩ꧀ꦥꦸ (mampu).

inh+

Tunagrahita mampu didik


tingkat

tingkat-tingkat (plural)
tk. (alternative abbreviation)

From Malay tingkat (“floor”), from Classical Malay tingkat, from Minangkabau [Term?].

level
a floor of a multi-storey building

tingkat pengangguran

storey, story: a floor or level of a building or ship


opzichter

Alternative spelling of opsètêr (“overseer, supervisor”)


betik

Inherited from Malay betik, from Arabic بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīḵ, “melon”).

(now dialectal) Synonym of pepaya (“papaya”)


betik

Anabas testudineus
Anabas testudineus#Translingual

(zoology) climbing perch (Anabas testudineus), of Asia


MRT

Initialism of Moda Raya Terpadu (literally) integrated mass mode (of transport); mass rapid transit;


MTQ

musabaqah tilawatil Qur'an
musabaqah tilawatil Qur'an#Indonesian

Initialism of musabaqah tilawatil Qur'an.


SLB

sekolah luar biasa
sekolah luar biasa#Indonesian

Initialism of sekolah luar biasa (“special school”).


Surabaya

Soerabaja (alternative)
Surabaja (alternative)

From Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ (surabaya), a compound word of ꦱꦸꦫ (sura, “white shark”) + ꦧꦪ (baya, “crocodile”), from Old Javanese sura, asura (“god, deity”) + bhaya (“danger, calamity”), from Sanskrit असुर (asura) + भय (bhaya).

com

Surabaya (the capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia)


FK

(education) Initialism of fakultas kedokteran.


damai

From Malay damai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damay, from Proto-Austronesian *damay (“peace, empathy, harmony”). Cognate with Tagalog damay (“implication, condolence”).


kansel

From English cancel, from Middle English cancellen, from Anglo-Norman canceler (“to cross out with lines”), from Latin cancellare (“to make resemble a lattice”), from cancelli (“a railing or lattice”), diminutive of cancer (“a lattice”).


alasan

Reconstructed as alas (“base”) + -an, from Malay alasan, from Classical Malay السن (alasan), from Javanese ꦲꦭꦱꦤ꧀ (alasan, “reason, excuse”), from Old Javanese aleśyan (“on the pretext of”), leśya, liśya (“excuse, pretext”), from Prakrit *lissa, *līsa, *lēssa (“defective”), from Sanskrit लेश (leśa, “figure of speech”), लिश् (liś, “move, go”).


beau geste

Unadapted borrowing from French beau geste (“beau geste”)

ubor

beau geste: gracious gesture, noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance


jeu d'esprit

Unadapted borrowing from French jeux d’esprit (literally “game of the spirit”).


utang

utang-utang (plural)
hutang (alternative)

Inherited from Malay hutang, from Classical Malay هوتڠ (hutang), from Proto-Malayic *hutaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutaŋ.

(finance) debt (an amount of money or something one owes someone else)

debt (the state or condition of owing something to another)

(accounting) liabilities; the right side of a balance sheet


parket

parkèt (canonical)
parket-parket (plural)

the part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle

the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions


algometer

algomèter (canonical)
algometer-algometer (plural)

(physiology) algometer: an instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli


Insulinde

From Dutch Insulinde. Refer also to the related historical term Insulindia, especially in relation to other past colonial rules.

(historical, literary) the Indonesian Archipelago


landak

Inherited from Malay landak, from Proto-Malayic *landak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *landak.

Old World porcupine
Old World porcupine#English

New World porcupine
New World porcupine#English

porcupine (any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised)

a small mammal, of the family Erinaceidae or subfamily Erinaceinae (spiny hedgehogs, the latter characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.)

any of several spiny mammals that are similar to hedgehog


kanabis

From Dutch cannabis, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάννᾰβῐς (kánnăbĭs).Doublet of kanvas and kampas.


inkubator

(agriculture) an apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs

(medicine) an apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby

(microbiology) a place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature

(business) a support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies


asperger

aspêrgêr (canonical)
asperger-asperger (plural)

Named after Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger (1906–1980).

named-after

Asperger's syndrome
Asperger's syndrome#English

Aspergerian (someone with Asperger's syndrome)


biparietal

(anatomy) biparietal: between the two parietal bones


bluderu

bludêru (canonical)
bluderu-bluderu (plural)

(dated) Alternative form of beludru (“velvet”)


alutta

From Toraja-Sa'dan [Term?] (literally “the way”).


lemper

an Indonesian snack, made of sticky rice and chicken or beef and other ingredients


asli

From Malay asli, from Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy).

native: Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported

nature: The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended


popor

From Malay popor, from Betawi popor, from Javanese ꦥꦺꦴꦥꦺꦴꦂ (popor, “rifle butt”), probably from Malay papar (“hilt”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *da(m)paD (“flat, level”). Doublet of papar.


cermin

cêrmin (canonical)
cermin-cermin (plural)
tjermin (alternative)

From Malay cermin, from Classical Malay cermin, from Proto-Malayic *cAr(ə)min.

Aku melihat wajahku di cermin.


semangka

sêmangka (canonical)
semangka-semangka (plural)

From Malay semangka, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka), probably derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus#Translingual

a plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit

watermelon:
the fruit of the watermelon plant


todak

Xiphias gladius
Xiphias gladius#Translingual


takdir

takdir-takdir (plural)
taqdir (alternative obsolete)

Inherited from Malay takdir, from Classical Malay takdir, taqdir, from Arabic تَقْدِير (taqdīr). Note also Tagalog takdâ (“limit”).


kompresor

komprèsor (canonical)
kompresor-kompresor (plural)

Internationalism, affixed kompres + -or, borrowed from Dutch compressor, from Latin compressor.


gigantisme

gigantismê (canonical)
gigantisme-gigantisme (plural)

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch gigantisme, from French gigantisme.

(pathology) gigantism: A condition where there is over-production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in a child before the bone growth plates close, resulting in excessive long bone growth, accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence


tampar

tampar (root)
menampar (active nominative)
tertampar (nominative passive)
ditampar (nominative passive)
tampar (nominative)
tamparlah (nominative)
menamparkan (active)
tertamparkan (passive)
ditamparkan (passive)
tamparkan
tamparkanlah
mempertamparkan (active causative)
terpertamparkan (causative passive)
dipertamparkan (causative passive)
pertamparkan (causative)
pertamparkanlah (causative)

to hit with the palm of the hand; to pat; to slap


mudah

Inherited from Malay mudah. Doublet of murah (“cheap”).

memudahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive]

memermudah [causative passive + agent focus]


gampang

From Javanese ꦒꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ (gampang, “easy, easy-going”), from Old Javanese gampaṅ (“easy, easy-going, careless, unconcerned”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hampaŋ (“easy, promiscuous”). Doublet of ampang.

der

Dengan gampang pula ada semangat untuk memurnikan diri, membersihkan dari segala campuran asing atau luar, semakin lama semakin keras, semakin lama semakin mengurung. Akhirnya: fundamentalisme.

It is easy for a spirit to self-purify, to clean from all foreign or outside influences, the longer the tougher, the longer more isolated. Finally: fundamentalism.


monsun

monsun-monsun (plural)
muson (alternative)

Inherited from Malay monsun, which borrowed from English monsoon, from Dutch moesson, from French mousson, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”). Doublet of musim and muson.


Bandung

Bandung (a city, the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia)

Bandung (a regency of West Java, Indonesia)


sangrai

head

sangrai (active menyangrai, passive disangrai)


analisa

From Dutch analyse (“analysis”), from French analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “I unravel, investigate”), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up”) + λύω (lúō, “I loosen”).

superseded spelling of analisis (“analysis”).


pendiam

Pria tampan yang pendiam.


baut

baut-baut (plural)
baud (alternative nonstandard)

Borrowed from Dutch bout, from Middle Dutch bout, from Old Dutch *bolt, from Proto-Germanic *bultaz. Compare Standard Malay bot.


baut

a song from the Kai Besar Islands, Maluku, sung by rowers of the boat fleet when they are going outside their hometown to earn a living for one season


gelam

inh

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

(botany) weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark, or white paperbark (Melaleuca leucadendra)

gelam:

gelam:


kanker leher rahim

kanker serviks
kanker serviks#Indonesian


datu

From Malay datu, from Old Malay dātu (“king”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”). Doublet of datuk and ratu.


Surakarta

From Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ (surakarta), ꦯꦸꦫꦑꦂꦡ (surakarta), from Sanskrit शूर (śūra, “brave, heroic”) + कृत (kṛta, “done, accomplished”).

compound

Surakarta (a city in Central Java, Indonesia)


belas

sebelas (“eleven”)

dua belas (“twelve”)

tiga belas (“thirteen”)

empat belas (“fourteen”)

lima belas (“fifteen”)

enam belas (“sixteen”)

tujuh belas (“seventeen”)

delapan belas (“eighteen”)

sembilan belas (“nineteen”)


belas

Inherited from Malay belas. Doublet of welas.


darma

From Malay darma, from Classical Malay darma, from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-mos, from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). Doublet of derma and firma.


overval

overval-overval (plural)
overpal (alternative)
overvale (alternative)
overpale (alternative)

hasp of a door, from Dutch words meaning 'robbery' and 'fastener', 'fastener' having subsequently been dropped, hence literally 'robbery' in Dutch, though having no such connotations in Indonesian


korve

From Dutch corvee, from French corvée, from Late Latin conrogāta.

corvee: unpaid labor required by a feudal lord


eau de vie

Unadapted borrowing from French eau-de-vie (“water of life”), from Medieval Latin aqua vītae.


suar

From Sanskrit स्वर् (svar, “sun, light”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *súHar (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).


suar

wooden boat pushers in the upstream of a shallow and fast river


oplet

oplet-oplet (plural)
opelet (alternative)

small public minibus that was commonly used for transportation in urban areas until the 1970s; sometimes used interchangeably with modern minibuses as well.


oplos

From Dutch oplossen (“to dissolve, to solve”). Attested before 1955.

bor

to mix (usually something with an item of inferior quality), to adulterate


slof

From Dutch slof (“carton”). Doublet of selop.


kroket

krokèt (canonical)
kroket-kroket (plural)

From Dutch kroket, from French croquette.

(cooking) a croquette filled with ragout


pasok

Borrowed from Betawi pasok, from Javanese ꦥꦱꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (pasok). Doublet of masuk. The sense “supply” is a semantic loan from English supply.


breidel

Breidel Itu Untuk Kuda, Pers Jangan

Restraints Are For Horses, Not The Press


klep

From Dutch klep, from Middle Dutch cleppe (“rattle used by lepers”).


Indramayu

Indramayu (a town, the capital of Indramayu Regency, West Java, Indonesia)

Indramayu (a regency of West Java, Indonesia)


Batavia

From Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.

(historical) Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period

(historical) Former name of Betawi, used during the Dutch East Indies period


brahmana

(Hinduism) a Brahmin, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the veda)


toksin

Internationalism, borrowed from English toxin, from Latin toxicum.

toxin: a toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms


transformator

transformator-transformator (plural)
trafo (alternative)

From Dutch transformator (“transformer”).

electrical engineering
electrical engineering

(electrical engineering) transformer: a static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling. Their main use is to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows choosing most appropriate voltage for power generation, transmission and distribution separately


wereldheer

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch wereldheer (“secular clergyman”).


kritikus

From Dutch criticus, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κρῐτῐκός (krĭtĭkós).


termodinamika

tèrmodinamika (canonical)
termodinamika-termodinamika (plural)
termodinamik (alternative)

→ Sundanese: térmodinamika

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch thermodynamica (“thermodynamics”).

bor+

(physics) thermodynamics: the science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy


teror

Borrowed from Dutch terreur, from French terreur, from Middle French terreur, from Old French terreur, from Latin terror (“fright, fear, terror”), from terrēre (“to frighten, terrify”), from Proto-Indo-European *tre- (“to shake”), *tres- (“to tremble”).


videokrasi

videocracy (the power of the image over society)


gelang

gêlang (canonical)
gelang-gelang (plural)


goban

From Betawi/Batavia Malay goban, from Hokkien 五萬 /五万 (gō͘-bān), from 五 (gō͘) + 萬／万 (bān).

Rokoknya goban sekarang?!

The cigarettes now cost fifty thousand?!


klimaks

From Dutch climax, from Latin clīmax, from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder, staircase, [rhetorical] climax”), from κλίνω (klínō, “I lean, slant”).

der

the culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point

a culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series


purgatorium

Learned borrowing from Latin pūrgātōrium (“purgatory”).


kokaina

kokaina-kokaina (plural)
kokain (alternative)

From Dutch cocaïne, from French cocaïne.

cocaine (narcotic derived from coca plants)


hadir

From Malay hadir, from Classical Malay hadir, from Arabic حَاضِر (ḥāḍir, “present”). Doublet of hadirat and hadirin.


hadir

present or here (an answer for roll call)


alferes

alférés (canonical)
alferes-alferes (plural)
Indonesian (alternative)
Standard Malay (alternative)

From Malay alperes, alferes, from Classical Malay الڤيريس (alperes), الڤيريس (alferes), from Portuguese alferes, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “knight”). Doublet of alpiris and alperes.


hongbao

Borrowed from Mandarin 紅包 /红包 (hóngbāo), 红包 (hóngbāo, “red envelope, red packet”). Doublet of angpau.

(rare) hongbao: in some Chinese communities, a decorated paper envelope, traditionally red, containing a gift of money presented during special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and the Chinese New Year


bloger

(colloquial, Internet) Synonym of narablog


diaken

Borrowed from Dutch diaken, from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).

(Christianity, Protestantism) deacon (male with duties of helping the ministers (pastors, priests) and carrying out parish work)


fotografis

photographic: pertaining to photographs or photography


kemenangan

kêmênangan (canonical)
kemenangan-kemenangan (plural)

victory (the state of having won a competition or battle)


seksual

From Dutch sexuaal (current spelling seksueel), from French sexuel, from Latin sexuālis.

arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes

pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact


semenanjung

sêmênanjung (canonical)
semenanjung-semenanjung (plural)

peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)


senat

From Dutch senaat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”).

der

(government) the upper house or chamber in some bicameral legislative systems

a group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors in a political system or in institutional governance, as in a university, and traditionally of advanced age and male


wus

Possibly from English whoosh. Onomatopoeic.

whoosh: a sound of object that passing at high speed


dinasti

dinasti-dinasti (plural)
dynastie (alternative)

From Dutch dynastie, from French dynastie, from Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”). Cognate of Afrikaans dinastie.


katastrofe

katastrofê (canonical)
katastrofe-katastrofe (plural)
katastrofi (alternative)

From Dutch catastrofe, from French catastrophe, from Latin catastropha, from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, “overturning”).

any large and disastrous event of great significance; a disaster beyond expectations

(literature) the dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement


restoran

réstoran (canonical)
restoran-restoran (plural)

From Dutch restaurant, from French restaurant, from Latin restaurans, restaurantis, present participle of restauro (“I restore”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.


calvinisme

calvinismê (canonical)
calvinisme-calvinisme (plural)

Borrowed from Dutch calvinisme, from French calvinisme or Middle French calvinisme.


girondin

Unadapted borrowing from French Girondin.


gendut

Charles the Fat
The Fat Controller
Thomas & Friends


labil

From Dutch labiel, from Late Latin lābilis (“slippery”), from lābor, lābī (“slip; glide, flow”).


amfibi

amfibi-amfibi (plural)
amfibia (alternative)
ampibi (alternative)

From Dutch amfibie, from Latin amphibium.


partikel

partikêl (canonical)
partikel-partikel (plural)

From Dutch partikel, from Middle Dutch partikele, from Latin particula (“small part, particle”), diminutive of pars (“part, piece”). Doublet of parsel and persil.

der

a very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something

(physics) any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle

(linguistics) a part of speech which cannot be inflected: an adverb, preposition, conjunction or interjection


jeruk manis

From jeruk (“orange”) + manis (“sweet”). Calque of English sweet orange.


komentator

komèntator (canonical)
komentator-komentator (plural)

From Dutch commentator, from Latin commentātor.

commentator: A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc


koreograf

koréograf (canonical)
koreograf-koreograf (plural)
koreografer (alternative)

From Dutch choreograaf (“choreographer”).


itil

(slang, vulgar) button, clit (the clitoris)


sado

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


krat

From Dutch krat (“crate”), from Middle Dutch cratte (“basketware, mold”), from Old Dutch *kratta, *kratto (“basket”), from Proto-Germanic *kratjô, *krattijô (“basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, *gre(n)t- (“plaiting, wicker, basket, cradle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to bind, twist, wind”).

crate: a large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods


adjektiva

adjektiva-adjektiva (plural)
adjektif (alternative)
ajektiva (alternative)
ajektif (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Latin adjectīva, adjectivus (“adjectival”).


buai

buai (root)
membuai (active nominative)
terbuai (nominative passive)
dibuai (nominative passive)
buai (nominative)
buailah (nominative)
membuaikan (active)
terbuaikan (passive)
dibuaikan (passive)
buaikan
buaikanlah
memperbuaikan (active causative)
terperbuaikan (causative passive)
diperbuaikan (causative passive)
perbuaikan (causative)
perbuaikanlah (causative)

Inherited from Malay buai, from Proto-Malayic *buhay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”).

swing (the manner in which something is swung)


bayan

From Arabic بَيَان (bayān, “explanation”).


perusahaan

Affixed usaha + per- -an. Replaced Dutch bedrijf (“company, corporation”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

(law) corporation: an entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name

(business) any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture


tepung

têpung (canonical)
tepung-tepung (plural)
tapung (alternative nonstandard)


CABG

(cardiology, medicine, surgery) Initialism of coronary artery bypass grafting.


ramal

From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal, from Arabic رَمْل (raml, “sand”).

(obsolete) the sand used in fortunetelling


ramal

From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal (“handkerchief”).


prêt-à-porter

Unadapted borrowing from French prêt-à-porter (“ready-to-wear”).


arogan

From Dutch arrogant, from Middle French arrogant, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns.


zaitun

zaitun-zaitun (plural)
zait (alternative)

Inherited from Malay zaitun, from Classical Malay zaitun, from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).


RPP

(education) Initialism of rencana pelaksanaan pembelajaran (“lesson plan”).

(education) Initialism of rencana pelaksanaan perkuliahan (“lesson plan”).


penduduk

pênduduk (canonical)
penduduk-penduduk (plural)

Affixed peng- + duduk, from Malay penduduk, from Classical Malay penduduk.

resident, inhabitant: a person or persons living at a certain location or in a certain area


onsen

From Japanese 温泉(おんせん) (onsen, “hot spring”), from Middle Chinese 溫泉／温泉 (ʔwon-dzüen, “hot spring”).


gletser

glètsêr (canonical)
gletser-gletser (plural)
glasier (alternative)

From Dutch gletsjer via the older form gletser.


senilis

Learned borrowing from Latin senīlis (“senile”).


intertrigo

Internationalism, from Latin intertrīgō.

(dermatology, pathology) intertrigo, skin fold dermatitis, intertriginous dermatitis: a type of inflammatory rash of the superficial skin that occurs within a person's body folds


Tuhan

From Malay Tuhan, from tuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan. Doublet of tuan and tuhan.


debetor

(finance, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of debitur (“debitor, debtor”)


mutasi

Mutasi virus korona memberi petunjuk tentang penyebarannya.

The mutation of the coronavirus gives clues about its spreading.

(genetics, medicine) mutation: any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material

Mutasi dan promosi jabatan merupakan hal biasa.

Job reposition and promotion are common.

(management, government) reposition about the post of employment


keuangan

kêuangan (canonical)
keuangan-keuangan (plural)
kewangan (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore)


jatilan

jatilan-jatilan (plural)
jathilan (alternative)

a traditional magical dance from Java used to exorcise evil spirits and show the battle between good and evil. A shaman uses Islamic prayers to exorcise evil spirits from the dancers who enter a trance


memek

(slang, vulgar) cunt, pussy, twat (female genitalia)


tetek

tetek-tetek (plural)
tt (alternative Internet)

Unknown.
Compare French tette, Dutch tiet, German Zitze, English tit, also Late Latin titta, Italian tetta, Spanish and Portuguese teta. Possibly ultimately an expressive formation found in many languages.


tetek

Inherited from Malay tetek, probably sound-change of Indonesian titik (“dot”).


payudara

From Malay payudara, from Sanskrit पयोधर (payodhara, “woman's breast”).

der

Ibu itu menderita kanker payudara.

That mother is suffering from breast cancer.


luas

From Malay luas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luas (“outside; spacious”). Doublet of luwes.

inh

very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent

having a large physical extent from side to side

extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full

having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained


luas

(mathematics) area: a measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units


pernikahan

From nikah + per- -an. Attested before 1922.

marriage (act of marrying or state of being married)


kultivar

cultivar, variety: an animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species


sihir

From Malay sihir, from Classical Malay sihir, from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr, “magic”).


tuah

From Malay tuah, from Classical Malay تواه (tuah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuaq (“luck, good fortune”).


becak

Displaced earlier beca, from Hokkien 馬車 /马车 (bé-chhia, “horse-drawn carriage”). Compare to Malay beca.


Hungaria

From Latin Hungaria, by analogy with English Hungary. Compare with Hongaria, a borrowing from Dutch.


sifilis

sifilis-sifilis (plural)
sipilis (alternative)
sepilis (alternative)

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


kontroversi

kontrovèrsi (canonical)
kontroversi-kontroversi (plural)

From English controversy, from Middle English controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia (“debate, contention, controversy”), from contrōversus (“turned in an opposite direction”).


injektor

one who, or that which, injects something

any of various devices that are used to inject something, as:

an apparatus by which a stream of water is forced into a steam boiler

mechanical engineering
mechanical engineering

(mechanical engineering) any of the one or more devices in a fuel injection system that create the spray of fuel


refraktor

Internationalism, from English refractor.


bumiputra

From Malay bumiputera (“indigenous people”, literally “son of the land”), from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi, “earth”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”), equivalent to bumi + putra. See also Sanskrit भूमिपुत्र (bhūmiputra).


biologis

biologik (alternative)
biologikal (alternative)

Affixed biologi + -is, from Dutch biologisch.


dorama

Borrowed from Japanese ドラマ, from English drama. Doublet of drama.


wazir

From Malay wazir, from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”).


rektum

rèktum (canonical)
rektum-rektum (plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin rectum (“rectum”, literally “straight”).


sementara

From Malay sementara, from Sanskrit समान्तर (samāntara, “parallel, interval of a year”).


sementara

Selama pemilihan Ketua dan Wakil-Ketua belum disahkan oleh Presiden, rapat diketuai untuk sementara oleh Anggauta jang tertua umurnja.

1950, Undang-Undang Dasar Sementara Republik Indonesia 1950 [The Provisional Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950]:

Prior to such confirmation by the President, the oldest member in age temporarily presides over the meeting.


akupunktur

akupunktur-akupunktur (plural)
akupuntur (alternative nonstandard)
akupungtur (alternative nonstandard)

From Dutch acupunctuur, from Latin acus (“needle”) + puncture.

acupuncture: the insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief


lahir

From Malay zahir, lahir, from Classical Malay ظاهير (zahir), لاهير (lahir), from Arabic ظاهِر (ẓāhir). Doublet of zahir.

Saya lahir pada tahun 2004.


lahir

lahir-lahir (plural)
zahir (alternative)


lahir

(uncommon, formal) physical in the material sense, corporeal; tangible, palpable, manifest


terabit

térabit (canonical)
terabit-terabit (plural)

(computing) Alternative form of terabita


satu arah

Compound of satu (“one”) + arah (“direction”), a calque of English one-way.


piktogram

pictogram: A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration


kastil

(informal or nonstandard) Alternative form of kastel


baksis

From Malay baksis, from Persian بخشش (bakhšîš, “gift”).

bakshis (alternative nonstandard)
baksyis (alternative nonstandard)


repertoar

From Dutch repertoire, from French répertoire, from Late Latin repertorium (“an inventory, list, repertory”), from Latin reperiō (“I find, find out, discover, invent”), from re- (“again”) + pariō (“I produce”).

der

a list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display

an amount, body, or collection of something: vocabulary (dialect, variety) owned by a person or community


elektrokardiogram

élèktrokardiogram (canonical)
elektrokardiogram-elektrokardiogram (plural)
EKG (alternative)

Internationalism, from Dutch elektrocardiogram. Analyzed as elektro- + kardio- + -gram.


ratus

From Malay ratus, from Proto-Malayic *ratus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatus, from Proto-Austronesian *RaCus.


aerobik

From English aerobic, from French aérobie (from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)) + English -ic.


dantor

short for komandan sektor (“sector commander”).


Yaman

From Malay Yaman, from Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman).

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


kesalahan

kêsalahan (canonical)
kesalahan-kesalahan (plural)

Affixed salah + ke- -an, from Malay kesalahan. Semantic loan from Dutch schuld for the law sense.


tapioka

From Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka.


mantan

Learned borrowing from Besemah mantan, possibly from Old Javanese mantĕn. Coined by Indonesian linguist and cultural activist Ahmad Bastari Suan in 1984 as an alternative to the Dutch loanword eks, as well as the native form bekas, which had a pejorative connotation.

coinage

mantan kepala sekolah

former (position holders, positions, etc); ex-


mantan

desc

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

→ Malay: منتن (mantan)

Apa kabar sekarang kamu, sang mantanku?

2020, Cella, Chua, Tantri, “Mantanku [My Ex]”, in Identitas [Identity], performed by Kotak, Jakarta: Warner Music Indonesia, track 7:

(colloquial, informal) a former significant other


steril

From Dutch steriel, from French stérile, from Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis (“barren, futile”).

sterile:
(biology, medicine) unable to reproduce

(medicine) germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms


Solo

From Javanese ꦱꦭ (Sala), from Sanskrit शाल (śāla, “Shorea robusta”, literally “house, hall”).

der

(usually informal) Surakarta (a city in Central Java, Indonesia)


tanglung

Inherited from Malay tanglung, from Cantonese 燈籠 /灯笼 (dang¹ lung⁴).


diam

Inherited from Malay diam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidəm (“keep something to oneself; silent, secret”). Cognate with Old Javanese ḍyam (“silent”).


diam

berdiam

to silence, become silent; to stay, live


personel

pêrsonel (canonical)
personel-personel (plural)
personil (alternative)

From Dutch personeel, from French personnel, from Old French personel, from Latin personalis.


seken

Partial phrase borrowing from English secondhand, using only the first word (second).


martir

From Portuguese mártir, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Aeolic Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), from μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

(Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism) martyr, one who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs


taraf

Inherited from Malay taraf, from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “end, tip, point, edge”).


angka

From Malay angka, from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga). Semantic loan from Dutch cijfer (“statistic, figure; grade”, literally “digit, numeral”) for sense of rate.

sl

numeral (word or symbol representing a number)

place; figure: a position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system

a distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system

angka bunuh diri

angka kredit

angka rapor

Coordinate term: huruf

(colloquial) reverse (the tails side of a coin)


ancak

From Javanese ꦲꦚ꧀ꦕꦏ꧀ (ancak, “woven bamboo mat”), from Old Javanese añcak, wañcak (“bamboo fence”). Compare to Etymology 4.

bor

woven bamboo mat on which offerings to the spirits are placed


ancak

From Osing [Term?], from Old Javanese añcak, wañcak (“bamboo fence”). Compare to Etymology 3.

a tool made from wooden slats used for threshing rice


sabit

Inherited from Malay sabit, from Proto-Malayic *sabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabit (“hooked implement”).


sabit

bulan sabit

sickle (shaped like the blade of a sickle)


sabit

head

sabit (active menyabit, passive disabit)

(transitive) to reap (to cut with a sickle or other implement)


sabit

Inherited from Malay sabit, from Arabic ثَابِت (ṯābit, “constant, certain, stable”).


eks

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.


eks

Borrowed from Dutch ex-, from French ex-, from Latin ex-.


subversif

Borrowed from Dutch subversief (“subversive”), from French subversif (“subversive”).


taji

an appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster


tombol

Jangan tekan tombolnya!

button, a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger


baris

row (a line of entries in a table or the similar)

(colloquial) column (a body of troops or army vehicles)


baris

(colloquial, uncommon) Synonym of berbaris (“to march”)


Denpasar

Borrowed from Balinese ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ (denpasar).

Denpasar (a city, the provincial capital of Bali, Indonesia)


goni

(uncommon) sack (a large bag for commodities or items)

jute (Corchorus capsularis), which produce the fibre for a such sack


neonatus

néonatus (canonical)
neonatus-neonatus (plural)

Borrowed from Dutch neonatus, from New Latin neonātus (“newborn”). Compare Malay neonat.


geram

From Malay geram, from Persian گرم (garm, “anguish, vexation”, literally “warm”).


sarkasme

sarkasmê (canonical)
sarkasme-sarkasme (plural)
sarkas (alternative)

From Dutch sarcasme, from French sarcasme, from Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós).

sarcasm: Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice


penyelundup

pênyêlundup (canonical)
penyelundup-penyelundup (plural)

penyelundup miras


abrak

From Malay abrak, from Sanskrit अभ्रक (abhraka, “mica; talc”).


sosi

Borrowed from Hokkien 鎖匙／锁匙 (só-sî, “key, lock”). Cognate of Tagalog susi (“key”).

(dialect) key, device designed to open and close a lock


statis

Indonesian (alternative)
Standard Malay (alternative)


kepercayaan

kêpêrcayaan (canonical)
kepercayaan-kepercayaan (plural)
kepertjajaan (alternative)

Affixed percaya + ke- -an, from Malay kepercayaan, from Classical Malay kepercayaan (“trusted person”).

inh

belief
mental acceptance of a claim as true

Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered

(law) religion or faith outside the five official religions in Indonesia (Buddhism, Catholic, Confucianism, Islam and Protestant) in general, specifically Indonesian folk religions

tingkat kepercayaan


multipel

Borrowed from Dutch multipel, from French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.


pelawak

comedian (one who likes to joke or is amusing)


munci

Borrowed from Javanese munci (ꦩꦸꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ), from Sanskrit मुञ्च् (muñc, “wicked, cheat”).

mistress (the other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations)


Kartago

Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia)

Carthage (an ancient civilisation in North Africa, centred on the city of Carthage)


linier

linièr (canonical)
linèar (alternative)
linéar (alternative)

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lineair (“linear”), from French linéaire, from Latin līneāris.

having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course

(mathematics) of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form y=ax+b


asai

Borrowed from English assay, from Middle English assay (noun) and assayen (verb), from Anglo-Norman assai (noun) and Anglo-Norman assaier (verb), from Old French essai. Doublet of esai.


defensi

défènsi (canonical)
defensi-defensi (plural)

From Dutch defensie, from Middle Dutch defensie, from Latin dēfensiō.

(military) the action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury

(psychology) defense mechanism, defence mechanism: an unconscious psychological operation that functions to protect a person from anxiety-producing thoughts and feelings related to internal conflicts and outer stressors


alber

Acronym of alat berat (“heavy equipment”).


arta

From Javanese ꦲꦂꦠ (arta), from Old Javanese artha, from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha, “meaning, wealth”). Doublet of arti, erti, and harta.


formatur

formatur-formatur (plural)
formatir (alternative)

From Dutch formateur, from French formateur, from Latin formator.

(politics) formateur, chief political negotiator for formal talks that are intended to lead to the formation of a cabinet


donatur

donatur-donatur (plural)
donatir (alternative)
donator (alternative)

* Learned borrowing from Latin dōnātur, dono, from Proto-Italic *dōnāō.
* Displaced earlier Indonesian donatir, a loanword from Dutch donateur.


palem

palêm (canonical)
palem-palem (plural)
palm (alternative)
palma (alternative)

From Dutch palm, from Middle Dutch palme, from Old Dutch palma, from Latin palma.

palm: any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics


leter

From Dutch letter, from Middle Dutch lettere, from Old French lettre, from Latin littera. Doublet of daftar, difteri, and literatur.


hartal

From Malay hartal, from Classical Malay هرتل (hartal), from Sanskrit हरिताल (haritāla, “yellow orpiment”) likely through Hindi.

der

hartal:

(in extension) ochre: a somewhat dark yellowish orange colour.


hartal

From Malay hartal, from Hindi हड़ताल (haṛtāl), from Gujarati હડતાલ (haḍtāl), હડતાળ (haḍtāḷ), from Sanskrit हट्ट (haṭṭa) + तालक (tālaka).

the closure of shops and offices, typically as a strike


noda

From Portuguese nódoa (“stain”), from Latin notula (“little mark”). Doublet of notula.


administratur

From Dutch administrateur (“administrator”).

(proscribed) Alternative spelling of administrator


visitator

From Dutch visitator, from Latin vīsitātor (“visitor”).

(Catholicism) visitator, apostolic visitor


apologetis

having the character of apology; regretfully excusing

defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense


giat

From Malay giat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *giqed.

energetic, strong, powerful, forceful, zealous, aggressive


nari

(colloquial) Alternative form of menari (“to dance”)


hias

From Malay hias. Cognate with Old Javanese hyas.


qanun

nonstandard Indonesian (alternative)
Standard Malay (alternative)

From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanon and kanun.

(Islam) laws established by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the body of administrative, economic and criminal law, especially promulgated by Ottoman sultans, in contrast to sharia, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists

(law) laws established by Aceh autonomous provincial government and the regencies or cities government under it as local law which govern the both governments and society in Aceh


qanun

(music) qanun, a musical instrument similar to a zither


votum

* Learned borrowing from Latin vōtum (“promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge; determination, will, desire; prayer, devotion”).
* Semantic loan from English vote (“formalized choice”).

sl

(literally) a vow or promise made to a deity

a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute

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

(Protestantism) a public declaration of dependence on God that takes place at the beginning of a service in reformed worship


retorsi

rétorsi (canonical)
retorsi-retorsi (plural)

(trading) retorsion: an act of retaliation taken by one nation against another as a reprisal


adhesi

adhési (canonical)
adhesi-adhesi (plural)
adesi (alternative)

From Dutch adhesie, from French adhésion, from Latin stem of adhaesio, from past participle of ad- + haerere.

the ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance

(pathology) an abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process

(chemistry, physics) the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another

(rail transport) the frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.


koja

From Malay koja, from Classical Persian کوزه (kūza).


koja

alternative spelling of khoja (“merchant”)


emulsi

→ Malay: emulsi

Borrowed from Dutch emulsie (“emulsion”), from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“I milk out, extract”).

bor+

(chemistry) a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible

(physical chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquid


calui

From Hokkien 食鐳 /食镭 (chia̍h lui), as in 食 (chia̍h, “to eat”) + 鐳 /镭 (lui, “money”), with the latter from Malay duit, from Dutch duit.


silet

→ Ternate: silet

From English Gillette, the name of a popular company producing safety razors, named after their inventor and the company's founder, King C. Gillette. One of the earliest genericized trademarks in Indonesian, since it followed the French pronunciation of the surname (/ʒi.lɛt/) instead of modern English one (/dʒɪ.ˈlɛt/).

razor blade (a thin piece of steel with a sharp edge that can be fitted into a razor)


abdas

From Malay abdas, from Classical Malay ابدس (abdas), from Classical Persian آبدست (ābdast) of آب (āb, “water”) + دست (dast, “hand”). Cognate of Javanese ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦱ꧀ (abdas), Sundanese abdas.


abdi

From Malay abdi, from Classical Malay عبدي (abdi), from Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd). Doublet of abid.


demam

From Malay demam, probably from Sanskrit दम (dama, “temperance”) or of a native Austronesian word.

having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion

febrile:
feverish, or having a high temperature

febrile:
involving fever as a symptom or cause

exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief


demam

(medicine) a higher than normal body temperature of a person or organism


dedas

(archaic) feeling of incomplete bladder emptying


sinis

→ Malay: sinis

Borrowed from Dutch cynisch (compare Afrikaans sinies), from German zynisch, from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).


emat

From Dutch mat (“check”), from Middle Dutch mat (“checkmate”), borrowed from Old French mat, borrowed from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is dead”). Doublet of sekakmat.

der

(chess) word called out when an opponent's king or queen is threatened with voidable capture; mate


emat

From Dutch maat (“size, measure”), mate, from Middle Dutch mate, from Old Dutch *māta, from Proto-Germanic *mētō.


petis

From Javanese ꦥꦼꦠꦶꦱ꧀ (petis), probably from Old Javanese pa- + tis, tes (“drop”). Cognate of Tagalog patis.


tegar

Inherited from Malay tegar, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂guur, *t₂gar (“straight, upright”)

(systems engineering) designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage

software engineering
software engineering

(software engineering) resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions


tegas

Inherited from Malay tegas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təgas (“clear, straightforward”). Possibly a doublet of tugas (“task, assignment”).

inh

definite and certain (no hesitation, no vagueness)


apam

Inherited from Malay apam, from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam).

(cooking) appam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut


apatis

From Dutch apathisch, from German apathisch.


anget

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦔꦼꦠ꧀ (anget, “warm”), from Old Javanese hangĕt, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaŋət.


premis

prèmis (canonical)
premis-premis (plural)

From Dutch premisse, from Old French premisse (Modern French prémisse), from Medieval Latin premissa (“set before”) (premissa propositio (“the proposition set before”)), feminine past participle of Latin praemittere (“to send or put before”), from prae- (“before”) + mittere (“to send”).

der

a proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition

any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced


premis

prêmis (canonical)
premis-premis (plural)

premises: a piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts


prematur

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch prematuur, from French prématuré, ultimately from Latin praematurus.


remisi

From Dutch remissie, from French rémission, from Latin remissiō, remittō, re- + mittō.

a pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figurative) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt

a lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing

(law) a reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour

(medicine) an abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent


pergam

imperial pigeon (any bird of the genus Ducula, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae)


bibit

From Malay bibit, Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦶꦧꦶꦠ꧀ (bibit, “seed”), ꦮꦶꦮꦶꦠ꧀ (wiwit, “beginning”), from Old Javanese wwit, wwīt, wit (“origin, beginning; base, foundation; stem, tree”).

der

seedling
(botany) a young plant grown from seed

one grown in a nursery for transplanting

seedling
any young plant, especially:
a tree smaller than a sapling

(Internet, file sharing) seeder, a person connected to a peer-to-peer network who has a complete or partial copy of a given file and makes it available for downloading


karet

rubber, pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene

(sports) rubber in the table tennis racket (paddle or bat)


partitur

From Dutch partituur, from German Partitur, from Italian partitura (“partition, musical score”), from Medieval Latin partitūra, from partiō, partior (“to divide, to partition, to share”) + -ūra.

(music) full score, conductor's score, partitur


sepi

From Malay sepi, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦥꦶ (sepi, “quiet, lonely, deserted”), from Old Javanese sĕpi (“deserted, empty, still, lonely, dismal, forlorn, bereft”).


picis

From Malay picis, from Persian پشیز (pešiz, “small”).


astronomis

Borrowed from Dutch astronomisch (“astronomical”).


modis

From Dutch modisch, from German modisch.


aborsi

From English abortion, from Latin abortiō. Doublet of abortus, comparable to Afrikaans aborsie.


solis

Borrowed from Dutch solist (“soloist”), from French soliste or German Solist, from Italian solista.


agoni

(dialect, Java, agriculture) weeding as preparation of rice planting


necis

From Dutch netjes, net, from Middle Dutch net, from Old French net, from Latin nitidus.


pronomina

Borrowed from Dutch pronomina, plural form of pronomen, from Latin prōnōmen.

(grammar) pronoun: a type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective


novis

Borrowed from Dutch novice, from French novice, from Old French novice, from Late Latin novīcius, novīcia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”), from Latin novīcius, novītius (“new, newly arrived”), from novus (“new”).


pias

strip (of cloth/sail/land); pieces of a pandanus mat sewn together into a sail


humanis

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch humanist.

humanist: A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism


praktikan

(education) student who takes practicum or practical

(education) student who takes clinical education or field training


futuris

id-noun

futuris (plural futuris-futuris or para futuris)

futuris-futuris (plural)
para futuris (plural)

Internationalism (see English futurist). Contains the suffix -is.

futurist, an adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism

futurist, one who studies and predicts possible futures


ordinarium

Learned borrowing from Latin ōrdinārium, ōrdinārius (“ordinary”).

a part of the Christian liturgy that is reasonably constant without regard to the date on which the service is performed

a rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of a liturgy, especially of Mass


artis

From Dutch artiest, from Middle Dutch artiste, from Medieval Latin artista.

(informal, proscribed) Synonym of selebritas


absolutis

Affixed absolut + -is, borrowed from Dutch absolutistisch.

(politics, historical, political science) absolutist, absolutistic, absolute (pertaining to the absolute sovereignty of rulers)

(philosophy) absolutist, absolute (pertaining to metaphysical absolutes)


absolutis

Affixed absolut + -is, borrowed from Dutch absolutist.

(politics, historical, political science) absolutist (adherent of the absolute sovereignty of rulers)

(philosophy) absolutist (one believing in metaphysical absolutes)


organis

organist: a musician who plays the organ


organis

From Dutch organisch, from German organisch.


vestibula

vestibula-vestibula (plural)
vestibul (alternative)
vestibulum (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Latin vestibula, plural nominative form of vestibulum.

(architecture) a small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.

(architecture) a large entrance hall in a temple or palace.

(rail transport) an enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.

(anatomy) Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.

the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear or the parts (such as the saccule and utricle) of the membranous labyrinth that it contains.

the part of the left ventricle below the aortic orifice.

the part of the mouth outside the teeth and gums

(zootomy) a cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.

vestibulum:
(anatomy) the vestibule of the ear.


varian

From Dutch variant, from French variant or variante, from Latin variāns.

something that is slightly different from a type or norm

(Standard Malay)

(linguistics) one of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function

(genetics) a different sequence of a gene (locus)

variant:
a different sequence of a gene (locus)


Aprilia

Affrilia (alternative)
Aprillia (alternative)
Aprilya (alternative)
Apriliya (alternative)

Apriliannita "Aprilia" Putri, b. 1992

a female given name transferred from the month name


desibel

dèsibêl (canonical)
desibel-desibel (plural)

Affixed desi- + bel, from Dutch decibel, from English decibel.

(acoustics, linguistics) decibel: A common measure of sound intensity ratio that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 log₁₀(P₁ / P₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the relative powers of the sound


apem

From Javanese ꦲꦥꦼꦩ꧀ (apem, “appam”), from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam, “appam”).

(cooking) alternative spelling of apam (“appam”)


hosti

From Dutch hostie (“host”), from Latin hostia (“sacrifice, offering”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰostiyo-, from *ǵʰes- (“hand”).

(Catholicism) host, consecrated bread or wafer


putri

putri-putri (plural)
puteri (alternative nonstandard)

From Malay puteri (“princess; daughter”), from Classical Malay puteri, from Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī, “daughter”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦸꦠꦿꦶ (putri).


senar

From Dutch snaar (“string”), from Middle Dutch snaer, from Old Dutch snara, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ.


resor

* From Dutch ressort (“(judicial) district”), from French ressort (“law jurisdiction”).
* Sense of recreation place is a semantic loan from English resort.

(law enforcement) an second-level police jurisdiction division in Indonesia at kabupaten or kota

(colloquial) resort, a place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment


memiliki

From Malay memiliki, from Classical Malay memiliki. Equivalent to
milik + meng- -i.

Aku memiliki kamus baru.


keron

From Dutch kroon (“crown”), from Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch corōna, from Latin corōna. Doublet of kerun and korona.

(colloquial, rare) Synonym of mahkota (“crown”)


sempati

head

sêmpati (active menyempati, passive disempati)

sêmpati (canonical)
menyempati (active)
disempati (passive)

(transitive) to took time (to volunteer to spend one's time for a purpose or beneficiary)


probabilitas

probabilitas-probabilitas (plural)
probabiliti (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Latin probābilitās (“probability”).

lbor

probability:
the state of being probable

(mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening


relativitas

rélativitas (canonical)
relativitas-relativitas (plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin relātīvitās.


minoritas

minoritas-minoritas (plural)
minoriti (alternative Brunei Malaysia Singapore)

Affixed minor + -itas, learned borrowing from Latin minōritās.


adipati

From Malay adipati, from Classical Malay اديڤتي (adipati, “king”), from Javanese adipati (ꦲꦢꦶꦥꦠꦶ, “king, queen; prince”), from Old Javanese adhipati (“ruler; king”), from Sanskrit अधिपति (adhipati, “ruler, king; commander”), compound of अधि (adhi) + पति (pati). Equivalent to adi- + patih.
* Semantic loan from Banjarese dipati, from the same etymology.
* Semantic loan from English duke or Dutch hertog for duke sense.

der

duke:
the male ruler of a duchy (kadipaten)

(historical) the official title of the rulers of former states in Kalimantan, such as Banjar, Sambas, and Tanjungpura

(historical) the official title of the bupatis in Dutch East Indies period


promovendus

promovéndus (canonical)
promovendus-promovendus (plural)

From Dutch promovendus (“doctoral student, doctoral candidate”), from Latin prōmovendus (“which is to be propelled, advanced”).

der

(education) doctoral student, doctoral candidate


kalkulus

(mathematics) any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules

(mathematics) differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis

(medicine) a stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ

(dentistry) deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth


kisi

inh

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

(mathematics, algebra, statistics) In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in

(mathematics) graph that can be drawn within a repeating arrangement of points

optical lattice: spatially periodic polarization pattern

(literal) a flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis

(physics, crystallography) a regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif


kisi

→ Malay: کيسي (kisi) (semantic loan)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦶꦱꦶ (kisi, “snake hatchling”, literally “bobbin, spool, reel”).


balak

Probably from Toba Batak balok (“boundary, border”), from Proto-Batak *baləg, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləj.


balak

balak-balak (plural)
balak (alternative)
balok (alternative)

From Malay balak, from Dutch balk. Doublet of balok.

(rare) log: the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches; any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc

(dominoes) double tiles, doublet tiles: a tile that has the same pips-value on each end


balak

badan pelaksana
badan pelaksana#Indonesian

(military) acronym of badan pelaksana (“executive body”).


bariton

From Dutch bariton, from Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”).

(music) baritone:
the male voice between tenor and bass

the musical range between tenor and bass

a person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass


serius

Borrowed from English serious and Dutch serieus, from Medieval Latin sēriōsus, an extension of Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).


konus

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnus (“cone”), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos).

lbor

(geometry) cone: A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line; A solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around one of its altitudes


fertilitas

Learned borrowing from Latin fertilitās.

(uncountable, medicine) the condition, or the degree, of being fertile

(countable, demography) the birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year

(countable, demography) the average number of births per woman within a population


diskon

From English discount. Doublet of diskonto.


komon

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 顧問(こもん) (komon, “adviser, counselor, consultant”). Romanised according modified Kunrei-shiki romanization.

ja-r

(historical, 1942-1945) adviser, counselor, consultant


molor

(colloquial) stretched out (of elastic material, such as rubber band)

(colloquial, figurative) extended (lasting longer than expected)


dekagram

dékagram (canonical)
dekagram-dekagram (plural)

Affixed deka- + gram, from Dutch decagram, from French décagramme.

(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹ grams. Symbol: dag


bikin

Borrowed from Betawi bikin, from békin, from early Batavian Malay baik + -in. Doublet of perbaiki and baikin.


inden

indent (a requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army)


pagu

(Standard Malay)

(finance) the maximum permitted level in a financial transaction

(Standard Malay)

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

attic: The space, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building