Australia

From English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita (“unknown southern land”), from auster (“the south wind”).

uder

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


pasir

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pasir (Jawi spelling ڤاسير, plural pasir-pasir, informal 1st possessive pasirku, 2nd possessive pasirmu, 3rd possessive pasirnya)

ڤاسير (Jawi)
pasir-pasir (plural)
pasirku (first-person informal possessive)
pasirmu (possessive second-person)
pasirnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: pasir

→ Chewong: pasir

→ Malagasy: fasika

→ Pangutaran Sama: pasil

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (“sandbank, shoal in river or sea”). Cognate with Tagalog pasig (“a river that flows into the sea; sandy bank of a river”).


barat

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barat (Jawi spelling بارت, informal 1st possessive baratku, 2nd possessive baratmu, 3rd possessive baratnya)

بارت (Jawi)
baratku (first-person informal possessive)
baratmu (possessive second-person)
baratnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: barat

→ Central Melanau: barat

→ West Coast Bajau: barat

From Proto-Malayic *barat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat.

The western world (usually written capitalized):


sial

Either from English sial or a blend of silikon (“silicon”) + aluminium (“aluminium”).


sima

Either from English sima or a blend of silikon (“silicon”) + magnesium.


laut

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laut (Jawi spelling لاٴوت, informal 1st possessive lautku, 2nd possessive lautmu, 3rd possessive lautnya)

لاٴوت (Jawi)
lautku (first-person informal possessive)
lautmu (possessive second-person)
lautnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: laut

From Proto-Malayic *laut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahud, from Proto-Austronesian *lahud. Displaced earlier *tasik (“sea”) (now tasik (“lake”)). Cognates with Minangkabau lauik (“sea”), Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦂ (lor, “north”), Balinese ᬮᭀᬢ᭄ (lot, “sea”), Ilocano laud (“west”). Doublet of lor.


benua

benua (Jawi spelling بنوا, plural benua-benua, informal 1st possessive benuaku, 2nd possessive benuamu, 3rd possessive benuanya)

بنوا (Jawi)
benua-benua (plural)
benuaku (first-person informal possessive)
benuamu (possessive second-person)
benuanya (possessive third-person)

Baba Malay: benua

Indonesian: benua

From Proto-Malayic *bənua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Cognate with Iban menua and Maori whenua.
First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (vanua).

benua Afrika

(geography) continent (each of main land-masses on earth's surface)


penara

penara (Jawi spelling ڤنارا, plural penara-penara, 3rd possessive penaranya)

ڤنارا (Jawi)
penara-penara (plural)
penaranya (possessive third-person)


berlian

berlian (Jawi spelling برليان, plural berlian-berlian, informal 1st possessive berlianku, 2nd possessive berlianmu, 3rd possessive berliannya)

برليان (Jawi)
berlian-berlian (plural)
berlianku (first-person informal possessive)
berlianmu (possessive second-person)
berliannya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: berlian

Borrowed from English brilliant, from French brillant (late 17th century), present participle of the verb briller, from Italian brillare, possibly from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”).

der

cincin berlian

A gemstone made from diamond; a diamond or brilliant.


Nusantara

نوسانتارا (Jawi)

Borrowed either from Javanese ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nusantara, “the islands”) or from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”). By surface analysis, blend of nusa + antara. Attested in a Malay Annals manuscript from 1808.

surface etymology

(geography) The Malay Archipelago; the islands comprising the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysian Borneo, Papua New Guinea, and the Phillipines.

(Indonesia, geography) The Indonesian Archipelago; the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or the geographical groups which include its islands.


tanjung

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tanjung (Jawi spelling تنجوڠ, plural tanjung-tanjung, informal 1st possessive tanjungku, 2nd possessive tanjungmu, 3rd possessive tanjungnya)

تنجوڠ (Jawi)
tanjung-tanjung (plural)
tanjungku (first-person informal possessive)
tanjungmu (possessive second-person)
tanjungnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: tanjung

→ Chinese: 丹戎 (Dānróng)

→ English: tanjung

→ Malagasy: tanjona


dulang

dulang (Jawi spelling دولڠ, plural dulang-dulang, informal 1st possessive dulangku, 2nd possessive dulangmu, 3rd possessive dulangnya)

دولڠ (Jawi)
dulang-dulang (plural)
dulangku (first-person informal possessive)
dulangmu (possessive second-person)
dulangnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: dulang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dulaŋ (“tray or low table”).


fosil

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fosil (Jawi spelling فوسيل, plural fosil-fosil, informal 1st possessive fosilku, 2nd possessive fosilmu, 3rd possessive fosilnya)

فوسيل (Jawi)
fosil-fosil (plural)
fosilku (first-person informal possessive)
fosilmu (possessive second-person)
fosilnya (possessive third-person)


gempa bumi

gempa bumi (Jawi spelling ݢمڤا بومي, plural gempa-gempa bumi, informal 1st possessive gempa bumiku, 2nd possessive gempa bumimu, 3rd possessive gempa buminya)

ݢمڤا بومي (Jawi)
gempa-gempa bumi (plural)
gempa bumi ku (first-person informal possessive)
gempa bumi mu (possessive second-person)
gempa bumi nya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: gempa bumi

From gempa (“tremor; quake”) + bumi (“earth”), calque of English earthquake.


mesosfera

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mesosfera (Jawi spelling ميسوسفيرا, 3rd possessive mesosferanya)

ميسوسفيرا (Jawi)
mesosferanya (possessive third-person)

Learned borrowing from New Latin mesosphaera, from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”).


kuala

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kuala (Jawi spelling کوالا, plural kuala-kuala, informal 1st possessive kualaku, 2nd possessive kualamu, 3rd possessive kualanya)

کوالا (Jawi)
kuala-kuala (plural)
kualaku (first-person informal possessive)
kualamu (possessive second-person)
kualanya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: kuala

(geography) confluence (point where two rivers or streams meet)


hidrologi

hidrologi (Jawi spelling هيدرولوݢي, informal 1st possessive hidrologiku, 2nd possessive hidrologimu, 3rd possessive hidrologinya)

هيدرولوݢي (Jawi)
hidrologiku (first-person informal possessive)
hidrologimu (possessive second-person)
hidrologinya (possessive third-person)


monsun

monsun (plural monsun-monsun, informal 1st possessive monsunku, 2nd possessive monsunmu, 3rd possessive monsunnya)

monsun-monsun (plural)
monsunku (first-person informal possessive)
monsunmu (possessive second-person)
monsunnya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from English monsoon, from Dutch moesson, from French mousson, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”). Doublet of musim.


semenanjung

semenanjung (Jawi spelling سمننجوڠ, plural semenanjung-semenanjung, informal 1st possessive semenanjungku, 2nd possessive semenanjungmu, 3rd possessive semenanjungnya)

سمننجوڠ (Jawi)
semenanjung-semenanjung (plural)
semenanjungku (first-person informal possessive)
semenanjungmu (possessive second-person)
semenanjungnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: semenanjung

[səmənäɲd͡ʒʊŋ

Combination of se- + menanjung (“having an appearance similar to a cape”).

prefix

semenanjung Korea

semenanjung Malaysia

(geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)


patera

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patera (Jawi spelling ڤاترا, plural patera-patera, informal 1st possessive pateraku, 2nd possessive pateramu, 3rd possessive pateranya)

ڤاترا (Jawi)
patera-patera (plural)
pateraku (first-person informal possessive)
pateramu (possessive second-person)
pateranya (possessive third-person)


delima

delima (Jawi spelling دليما, plural delima-delima, informal 1st possessive delimaku, 2nd possessive delimamu, 3rd possessive delimanya)

دليما (Jawi)
delima-delima (plural)
delimaku (first-person informal possessive)
delimamu (possessive second-person)
delimanya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: delima

From Pali dāḷima, from Sanskrit दाडिम (dāḍima, “pomegranate tree”).


ڤاسير

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ڤاسير (Rumi spelling pasir, plural ڤاسير-ڤاسير or ڤاسير۲, informal 1st possessive ڤاسيرکو, 2nd possessive ڤاسيرمو, 3rd possessive ڤاسيرڽ)

pasir (Rumi)
ڤاسير-ڤاسير (plural)
ڤاسير۲ (plural)
ڤاسيرکو (first-person informal possessive)
ڤاسيرمو (possessive second-person)
ڤاسيرڽ (possessive third-person)


رامل

رامل (Rumi spelling ramal, plural رامل-رامل or رامل۲, informal 1st possessive راملکو, 2nd possessive راملمو, 3rd possessive راملڽ)

ramal (Rumi)
رامل-رامل (plural)
رامل۲ (plural)
راملکو (first-person informal possessive)
راملمو (possessive second-person)
راملڽ (possessive third-person)


permata

permata (Jawi spelling ڤرمات, plural permata-permata, informal 1st possessive permataku, 2nd possessive permatamu, 3rd possessive permatanya)

ڤرمات (Jawi)
permata-permata (plural)
permataku (first-person informal possessive)
permatamu (possessive second-person)
permatanya (possessive third-person)


zamrud

zamrud (Jawi spelling زمرود, plural zamrud-zamrud, informal 1st possessive zamrudku, 2nd possessive zamrudmu, 3rd possessive zamrudnya)

زمرود (Jawi)
zamrud-zamrud (plural)
zamrudku (first-person informal possessive)
zamrudmu (possessive second-person)
zamrudnya (possessive third-person)


nilam

nilam (Jawi spelling نيلم, plural nilam-nilam, informal 1st possessive nilamku, 2nd possessive nilammu, 3rd possessive nilamnya)

نيلم (Jawi)
nilam-nilam (plural)
nilamku (first-person informal possessive)
nilammu (possessive second-person)
nilamnya (possessive third-person)

From Tamil நீலம் (nīlam, “blue, sapphire”) from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark color”). Doublet of nila. Sense of plant and bird probably related to the first one.

Pycnonotus aurigaster
Pycnonotus aurigaster#Translingual

sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster).


bijih

bijih (plural bijih-bijih, informal 1st possessive bijihku, 2nd possessive bijihmu, 3rd possessive bijihnya)

bijih-bijih (plural)
bijihku (first-person informal possessive)
bijihmu (possessive second-person)
bijihnya (possessive third-person)


segenting

segenting (Jawi spelling سݢنتيڠ, plural segenting-segenting, informal 1st possessive segentingku, 2nd possessive segentingmu, 3rd possessive segentingnya)

سݢنتيڠ (Jawi)
segenting-segenting (plural)
segentingku (first-person informal possessive)
segentingmu (possessive second-person)
segentingnya (possessive third-person)

Segenting Kra


kawah

kawah (Jawi spelling کاوه, plural kawah-kawah, informal 1st possessive kawahku, 2nd possessive kawahmu, 3rd possessive kawahnya)

کاوه (Jawi)
kawah-kawah (plural)
kawahku (first-person informal possessive)
kawahmu (possessive second-person)
kawahnya (possessive third-person)

→ Cebuano: kawa

Indonesian: kawah


intan

intan (Jawi spelling اينتن, plural intan-intan, informal 1st possessive intanku, 2nd possessive intanmu, 3rd possessive intannya)

اينتن (Jawi)
intan-intan (plural)
intanku (first-person informal possessive)
intanmu (possessive second-person)
intannya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: intan

→ Urak Lawoi': อีตัด (itat)

From Old Javanese hintĕn, a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).


selan

selan (Jawi spelling سيلن, plural selan-selan, informal 1st possessive selanku, 2nd possessive selanmu, 3rd possessive selannya)

سيلن (Jawi)
selan-selan (plural)
selanku (first-person informal possessive)
selanmu (possessive second-person)
selannya (possessive third-person)

From Persian سیلان (saylān, “Ceylon”). Doublet of Sailan.


air terjun

air terjun (Jawi spelling اءير ترجون, plural air-air terjun, informal 1st possessive air terjunku, 2nd possessive air terjunmu, 3rd possessive air terjunnya)

اءير ترجون (Jawi)
air-air terjun (plural)
air terjun ku (first-person informal possessive)
air terjun mu (possessive second-person)
air terjun nya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: air terjun

Compound of air (“water”) + terjun (“to dive, to jump from a high place”). Cognate to Brunei Malay aing terajun.

compound

waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)


zon waktu

ms-noun

zon waktu (plural zon-zon waktu, informal 1st possessive zon waktuku, 2nd possessive zon waktumu, 3rd possessive zon waktunya)

zon-zon waktu (plural)
zon waktu ku (first-person informal possessive)
zon waktu mu (possessive second-person)
zon waktu nya (possessive third-person)


batuan

batuan (Jawi spelling باتوان, plural batuan-batuan, informal 1st possessive batuanku, 2nd possessive batuanmu, 3rd possessive batuannya)

باتوان (Jawi)
batuan-batuan (plural)
batuanku (first-person informal possessive)
batuanmu (possessive second-person)
batuannya (possessive third-person)


hujan asid

hujan asid (informal 1st possessive hujan asidku, 2nd possessive hujan asidmu, 3rd possessive hujan asidnya)

hujan asid ku (first-person informal possessive)
hujan asid mu (possessive second-person)
hujan asid nya (possessive third-person)

Compound of hujan (“rain”) + asid (“acid”).


tanah raya

tanah raya (plural tanah-tanah raya, informal 1st possessive tanah rayaku, 2nd possessive tanah rayamu, 3rd possessive tanah rayanya)

tanah-tanah raya (plural)
tanah raya ku (first-person informal possessive)
tanah raya mu (possessive second-person)
tanah raya nya (possessive third-person)

Compound of tanah (“land”) + raya (“great”).

Tanah raya Eropah

(geography, rare) continent (each of the main land-masses on the earth's surface)


perubahan iklim

perubahan iklim (plural perubahan-perubahan iklim, informal 1st possessive perubahan iklimku, 2nd possessive perubahan iklimmu, 3rd possessive perubahan iklimnya)

perubahan-perubahan iklim (plural)
perubahan iklim ku (first-person informal possessive)
perubahan iklim mu (possessive second-person)
perubahan iklim nya (possessive third-person)