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English | Malay | Indonesian |
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abroad | luar negara | luar negeri |
account (bank, bills) | akaun | rekening from Dutch rekening, akun |
accountant | akauntan | akuntan |
after | selepas | setelah (also used in Malay to indicate consecutive actions) |
afternoon | petang | sore, petang less frequent |
agent | ejen | agen |
air force | tentera udara | angkatan udara |
airport | lapangan terbang | bandar udara (bandara) commercial, lapangan terbang military/private airfield |
Algeria | Algeria | Aljazair from Arabic al-Jazā'ir |
alliance | perikatan, persekutuan | aliansi influenced by Dutch alliantie, persekutuan |
apartment | pangsapuri, rumah pangsa, rumah kondo (only for 'condominium') | apartemen, rumah susun (rusun), kodominium |
archive | arkib | arsip from Dutch archief |
armed forces | tentera | angkatan bersenjata |
army | tentera darat | angkatan darat |
assembly | majlis | majelis |
assets | aset | aktiva from Dutch activa, aset |
association | persatuan | asosiasifrom Dutch associatie, perhimpunan, perkumpulan |
Athens | Athens | Athenainfluenced by Dutch Athene or from native Greek Athina |
auction | lelong | lelang |
August | Ogos | Agustusfrom Dutch Augustus |
auntie | makcik (also used in bahasa Melayu Riau in Indonesia) | tantefrom Dutch, bibi |
autobiography | autobiografi | autobiografi - otobiografi is a substandard spelling |
automatic | automatik (formerly otomatik) | otomatis derived from Dutch pronunciation of automatisch |
autonomy | autonomi | otonomi |
awkward | janggal; kekok (of gesture) | aneh, janggal; canggung, kikuk (of gesture) |
bag | beg | tas from Dutch |
basin (wash basin/sink) | besen | wastafel from Dutch |
because | kerana, sebab | karena, sebab |
bed | katil | tempat tidur, ranjang, kasur |
Belgium | Belgium | Belgia |
Belgrade | Belgrade | Beograd |
bicycle | basikal | sepeda influeced by French velocipede |
billboard | papan iklan | papan reklame from Dutch reclame (advertisement), papan iklan |
billion | bilion | miliar from Dutch miljard |
bishop | biskop, bisyop | uskup |
bonnet, hood (of a car) | bonet, bumbung, hud | kap from Dutch |
boot, trunk (of a car) | but | bagasi |
Britain | Britain | Britania |
Brussels | Brussels | Brussel influenced by Dutch |
Bucharest | Bucharest | Bukares |
bucket; pail | baldi | ember from Dutch emmer |
bus | bas | bus - bis is a substandard spelling influenced by Dutch pronunciation of bus |
bus station | stesen bas | terminal bus |
bus stop | perhentian bas | halte bus from Dutch bushalte |
Cairo | Kaherah from Arabic | Kairo |
Cambodia | Kemboja | Kamboja |
Cameroon | Cameroon | Kamerun |
campaign | kempen | kampanye from Dutch campagne (which is a French loanword) |
can (to be able) | boleh, dapat | dapat, bisa |
cancer | kanser, barah | kanker from Dutch |
car | kereta (means carriage in Indonesian, commonly used as a short hand for kereta api which means train. Malay followed English derivation of car which was a contraction of horseless carriage) | mobil |
Caribbean | Caribbean | Karibia |
card | kad | kartu from Dutch kaart |
carrot | lobak merah | wortel from Dutch |
case | kes | kasus, hal |
cash | wang tunai | uang tunai, kas |
cashier | juruwang | kasir from Dutch kassier |
census | banci | sensus |
centipede | lipan | kelabang, lipan |
chilli | cili, lada, cabai (used in the northern states of Malaysia) | cabai |
China | China | China proper name appealed by the Chinese embassy, Cina still in common use but discouraged by the Chinese embassy due to possible racist connotations, Tiongkok archaic |
Christmas | Krismas | Natal |
cinema | panggung wayang bergambar (more popularly abbreviated as pawagam), panggung wayang | bioskop from Dutch bioscoop |
civil | sivil | sipil |
city | bandar, bandaraya big city, kota | kota |
club (association) | kelab | klub, perkumpulan infrequent |
coat | kot | jas from Dutch jas |
cockroach | lipas | kecoak from the Chinese Min Nan ka chuah 蟑螂 |
Colombia | Colombia | Kolombia |
college | kolej, maktab | perguruan tinggi, kolese |
comment | komen | komentar from Dutch commentaar |
commission | suruhanjaya | komisi |
committee | jawatankuasa | komite |
commonwealth | komanwel | persemakmuran |
Comoros | Comoros | Komoro |
company | syarikat | perusahaan, firma, maskapai from Dutch maatschappij - almost exclusively used to refer to airline companies, i.e. maskapai penerbangan |
Congo | Congo | Kongo |
constitution of a country | perlembagaan | undang-undang dasar influenced by Dutch grondwet (basic law), konstitusi from Dutch constitutie |
counter | kaunter | loket from Dutch, konter/kaunter non-standard |
country | negara | negara, negeri in Malaysia, negeri only refers to a state within a federation |
court | mahkamah | pengadilan, mahkamah only refers to the institution |
Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Kosta Rika |
cracker | keropok | kerupuk |
Croatia | Croatia | Kroasia |
Cuba | Cuba | Kuba |
cupboard | almari from Portuguese armário | lemari from older term almari, which also came from Portuguese armário |
current (adjective, of time) | semasa | saat ini, kini, terkini, aktual from Dutch actueel |
current affairs | peristiwa semasa | peristiwa terkini |
curtain | langsir, tirai | tirai, gorden from Dutch gordijn |
customs (authority) | kastam | pabean refers to the administrative institution, bea dan cukai (bea-cukai) lit. tariff-and-tax, duty |
cute | comel | imut-imut, menggemaskan, manis lit. sweet |
Cyprus | Cyprus | Siprus from Dutch pronunciation of Cyprus |
Czech Republic | Republik Czech | Republik Ceko, Ceko, (Republik) Ceska substandard |
dandruff | kelemumur | ketombe |
degree (of temperature) | darjah | derajat |
delicious, tasty | lazat | lezat, enak, sedap |
democratic | demokratik | demokratis from Dutch demokratisch note: "democratic republic" (in country names) translates as republik demokratik, such as in Republik Demokratik Kongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
department | jabatan | departemen |
different - difference | beza, berbeza - perbezaan | beda, berbeda - perbedaan |
diocese | kawasan uskup, keuskupan | keuskupan |
director | pengarah | direktur from Dutch (and French) directeur, (of a film) sutradara from Sanskrit (through Javanese) |
discount | diskaun, rebat, potongan harga | diskon, rabat, potongan harga, korting from Dutch, less frequent |
driver | pemandu | sopir from French chauffeur through Dutch, pengemudi formal |
driving licence | lesen memandu | surat izin mengemudi (SIM), rebewes archaic - no longer used, from Dutch rijbewijs |
December | Disember | Desember influenced by Dutch |
Dutch East Indies | Hindia Timur Belanda | Hindia-Belanda |
duty (economics) | duti, cukai | bea, cukai |
Easter | Easter | Paskah from Portuguese Pascoa |
editor | penyunting | editor, penyunting, redaktur from French rédacteur through Dutch - refers to editors of mass media, esp. newspapers, magazines, etc. |
effectiveness | keberkesanan | efektivitas from Dutch effectiviteit |
Eid ul-Fitr | Hari Raya Aidilfitri | Idulfitri - Idul Fitri substandard spelling, but common, Lebaran colloquial - from Javanese |
eight | lapan used as colloquial abbreviation in Indonesian | delapan used in Malaysia before the spelling reform |
electricity | tenaga elektrik lit. electric energy | listrik |
emergency | kecemasan | darurat from Arabic - also used in Malaysia to express a state of emergency |
emperor | maharaja | kaisar from Dutch keizer, raja, maharaja from Sanskrit |
empire | empayar | kekaisaran, kerajaan, imperium |
engine | enjin | mesin from Dutch machine - also translates as machine in English |
Ecuador | Ecuador | Ekuador |
eraser | getah pemadam | penghapus |
Europe | Eropah | Eropa |
extinct | pupus | padam (of flame or light), punah (of species) |
export | eksport | ekspor |
factory | kilang | pabrik from Dutch fabriek |
faction (politics) | puak | fraksi from Dutch fractie |
federal | persekutuan | federal |
federation | persekutuan | federasi from Dutch federatie |
financial | kewangan | keuangan, finansial |
Finland | Finland | Finlandia |
firefighter squad | bomba | pemadam kebakaran lit. fire extinguisher, branwir from Dutch brandweer (fire defense) |
floor, level (storey) | tingkat may be used in Indonesian to express the number of storeys/levels a building has, e.g. a 5-storey building = gedung bertingkat 5 | lantai also refers to floor as ground surface in both languages |
football | bola sepak | sepak bola |
free of charge | percuma in Indonesian means "worthless" | gratis from Dutch, cuma-cuma |
furniture | perabot rumah, perkakas rumah | mebel from Dutch meubel, furnitur, perabot rumah tangga |
garrison | garison | garnisun from Dutch garnizoen |
gangster | samseng | preman from Dutch vrijman (lit. free-man), gengster from English |
general (military) | jeneral | jenderal |
ginger | halia | jahe |
golf club (stick) | kayu golf | stik golf, pemukul golf, tongkat golf |
government | kerajaan derived from raja (king) - used in Malaysia and Brunei - in Indonesian means "kingdom" | pemerintah derived from perintah (order/instruction) - used in Indonesia and also in Singapore, despite the fact that Malay is the official language |
governor | gabenor, Yang di-Pertua Negeri (in Malaysian states) | gubernur (from Dutch gouverneur |
graduate | siswazah, sarjana | lulusan, sarjana |
grandfather | datuk | kakek |
Greece | Greece | Yunani from Arabic Yūnān يونان |
hammer | tukul | palu, martil |
head office | ibu pejabat | kantor pusat "kantor" - from Dutch kantoor (office) |
headscarf, hijab | tudung | kerudung, jilbab |
healthy | sihat | sehat |
herb | herba | jamu |
hospital | hospital | rumah sakit influenced by Dutch ziekenhuis (house of the sicks) - This term is still used in Brunei, but in Malaysia, "hospital" has replaced the term completely since 1960s.) |
Hungary | Hungary | Hongaria influenced by Dutch Hongarije |
ice | ais | es |
ice cream | ais krim | es krim |
Iceland | Iceland | Islandia |
illegal drugs | dadah | narkoba an acronym for NARKotika dan OBat-obatan terlArang (narcotics and illegal drugs), NAPZA less frequent - an initialism for NArkotika, Psikotropika dan Zat-zat Adiktif (narcotics, psychotropics, and addictive chemical substances) |
image | citra, imej (of reputation), gambar (pictorial image) | citra (of reputation), gambar (pictorial image) |
immigration | imigresen | imigrasi from Dutch immigratie |
import | import | impor |
Indian Ocean | Lautan Hindi | Samudra Hindia |
impotence | mati pucuk, impotensi, lemah syahwat | impotensi from Dutch impotentie, lemah syahwat colloquial |
ink | dakwat from Arabic | tinta from Dutch tinte |
installment (payment) | ansuran | angsuran, cicilan |
insurance | insurans | asuransi from Dutch assurantie |
international | antarabangsa | internasional |
internet cafe | kafe internet, kafe cyber | warnet an acronym for "WARung interNET" (internet shop/cafe) |
Iraq | Iraq | Irak |
Ireland | Ireland | Irlandia |
Italy | Itali | Italia |
Japan | Jepun | Jepang |
Jordan | Jordan | Yordania from Dutch Jordanië |
journalist | wartawan | wartawan, jurnalis |
June | June | Juni |
July | Julai | Juli |
lane | lorong | lajur |
lawyer | peguam | pengacara, advokat from Dutch advocaat |
Lebanon | Lubnan | Lebanon |
liabilitity | liabiliti | kewajiban |
licence | lesen | izin, lisensi from Dutch licentie |
lift, elevator | lif | lift |
Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisboa from Portuguese, Lisabon influenced by Dutch Lissabon |
list | senarai | daftar |
local | tempatan | lokal, setempat |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Luksemburg influenced by Dutch/German Luxemburg |
Macau | Macau | Makau |
Macedonia, Republic of | Republik Macedonia | Republik Makedonia |
magistrate | majistret | hakim from Arabic حكم - used in Malay to refer to judges |
Maldives | Maldives | Maladewa |
male | lelaki, laki-laki, jantan (for animals, sometimes used as a derogatory term on men) | laki-laki, pria, lelaki, jantan (on animals, used on men to describe manliness) |
malfunction | kerosakan, pincang tugas | kerusakan, malfungsi |
March | Mac | Maret influenced by Dutch Maart |
mattress | tilam | kasur, matras |
mathematics | matematik, ilmu hisab | matematika |
mean (verb) | bererti | berarti |
medication | ubat | obat |
Mexico | Mexico | Meksiko |
military | tentera, militari | militer from French militaire through Dutch militair |
minibus | bas mini | minibus |
minute | minit | menit |
Mrs. | Puan | Ibu, Nyonya (Ny.) |
mobile phone, cellphone | telefon bimbit, telefon tangan | handphone (HP) (colloquial), telepon selular (ponsel), telepon genggam |
Monday | Isnin | Senin |
money | wang, duit | uang, duit (colloquial) |
Morocco | Maghribifrom Arabic | Maroko |
mortgage | gadai janji | gadai, hipotek from Dutch hypotheek |
motorcycle | motosikal | motor, sepeda motor lit. "motorized bicycle" - influenced by Dutch motorfiets |
Monaco | Monaco | Monako |
Moscow | Moscow | Moskwa, Moskow |
Mozambique | Mozambique | Mozambik |
music | muzik | musik |
naked | bogel, telanjang | telanjang, bugil (colloquial) |
natural | semulajadi | alami, natural |
navy | tentera laut | angkatan laut |
newspaper | surat khabar coined from two Arabic words: ṣūrat - صورة / صورت (form, appearance) and khabar خبر (news) | koran, surat kabar (more formal - lit. news letter) |
Nicosia | Nicosia | Nikosia |
New Zealand | New Zealand | Selandia Baru |
noisy | bising, kecoh, memekak | berisik, ribut, ramai, bising |
Norway | Norway | Norwegia influenced by Dutch Noorwegen |
number | nombor | nomor - nomer substandard spelling - from Dutch nummer |
nurse | jururawat | perawat, suster from Dutch zuster |
ocean | lautan | samudra |
Oceania | Oceania | Oseania |
office | pejabat | kantor (from Dutch kantoor) |
officer | kaki tangan (hands and leg in Indonesian) | pejabat |
official (adj.) | rasmi | resmi (from Arabo-Persian rasmi رسمي) |
orange (fruit) | oren, limau | jeruk, limau |
orange (colour) | jingga, oren | jingga, oranye (from Dutch oranje) |
order | order, perintah | orde (from Dutch), perintah |
Pacific Ocean | Lautan Pasifik, Lautan Teduh (also used in Indonesian) | Samudra Pasifik |
Palestine | Palestin | Palestina |
papaya | (buah) betik | (buah) pepaya |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Papua Nugini, Papua Guinea Baru |
parliament | parlimen | parlemen (from Franco-Dutch parlement) |
party (political) | parti | partai (from Dutch partij) |
passport | pasport | paspor |
pavement, sidewalk | jalan pinggir, jalur jalan untuk pejalan kaki, laluan jalan kaki, kaki lima | trotoar (from Franco-Dutch trottoir) |
penis | zakar (from Arabic ذكر "male"- this word is extremely vulgar in Indonesian), batang lelaki, konek (slang) | alat kelamin laki-laki, kemaluan lelaki, burung (vulgar), titit (children's slang like "pee-pee"), kontol (slang, vulgar) |
percent | peratus | persen, per seratus |
Persia | Parsi | Persia |
pharmacy | farmasi | apotek (from Dutch apotheek), farmasi (usually for medicine manufacturers) |
photograph | gambar, foto | foto, potret (from Dutch, means "portrait" in English) |
pickpocketnoun | penyeluk saku | copet (contraction of colong dompet- wallet thief), pencopet |
pirate (maritime) | lanun | bajak laut, perompak (means "robber" in Malay) |
pipe | paip | pipa |
platform (train) | platform | peron (from Franco-Dutch perron) |
Poland | Poland | Polandia |
police | polis | polisi (from Dutch politie) |
post code | poskod | kode pos |
Prague | Prague | Praha (also used in Malay) |
prayer (Islam) | solat, sembahyang | salat, shalat, sholat (from Arabic, 'sh' is usually pronounced as 's'), sembahyang |
prayer room (Islam) | surau | surau, musala, mushollah (from Arabic, 'sh' is usually pronounced as 's') |
pregnant | mengandung, hamil (formal, from Arabic حامل), berbadan dua | mengandung, hamil, berbadan dua, bunting (informal) |
press | media massa, surat khabar (see above) | pers (from Dutch), media massa |
Private Limited Company | Sendirian Berhad abbreviated as Sdn Bhd (suffix) | Perseroan Terbatas abbreviated as PT(prefix) |
prostitute | pelacur | pelacur, Wanita Tuna Susila (WTS) (Sanskrit, pronounced 'way-tay-es', i.e. "moral-less women"), Pekerja Seks Komersial (PSK) (formal, pronounced 'pay-es-ka' (commercial sex workers)), perek (slang) |
province | wilayah (used in Indonesian to mean 'region'), daerah | propinsi, provinsi (from Dutch provincie) |
push, to (door) | tolak (used less primarily in Indonesian to mean 'subtract', it also means 'to refuse/reject', also common meaning in Malay when used in arithmetics) | dorong (means "to push" in Malay, but often used to mean "to support") |
rabbit | arnab (from Arabic) | kelinci |
rape | rogol | perkosa |
raspberry | rasberi | frambus, frambosen (from Dutch framboos) |
receipt | resit, penerimaan | kuitansi, kwitansi (from Dutch kwitantie), struk |
refrigerator | peti sejuk (rarely used in Indonesian) | lemari es, lemari pendingin, kulkas (from Dutch koelkast) |
religion | ugama | agama |
restaurant | kedai makan, restoran | restoran, rumah makan, kedai makan (rarely used now) |
rob | rompak (Indonesian for "to commit piracy") | rampok, rampas |
Rome | Rom | Roma |
room | bilik (usually used to mean "compartment" in Indonesian), kamar(formal), also used in Indonesian | kamar (from Dutch "kamer"), ruang (Javanese, for storage areas etc.) |
roundabout (traffic) | bulatan e.g. Bulatan DBP in Kuala Lumpur pusing keliling (in Brunei) | bundaran e.g. Bundaran HI in Jakarta |
royal | diraja | kerajaan (in Malay means "kingdom" or "government") |
rubber | getah | karet |
Sanskrit | Sanskrit | Sanskerta |
sauce | sos | saos, saus (from Dutch saus ultimately from French sauce), bumbu |
salty | masin | asin |
school (Islamic) | pondok | pesantren, pondok pesantren |
science | sains | sains, ilmu (from Arabic 'ilm), iptek (an acronym for "Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi", which literally means "science and technology") |
Scotland | Scotland | Skotlandia |
secret | rahsia | rahasia |
secretary | setiausaha | sekretaris (from Dutch "secretaris") |
section | seksyen | seksi (from Dutch "sectie") |
session | sesyen | sesi (from Dutch "sessie") |
sewer | saluran najis, saluran kumbahan | selokan, parit (means 'ditch' in Malay), got, saluran air/pembuangan |
shampoo | syampu (from Anglo-Indian / Hindustani chāmpo, the imperative form of (Hindi) चाँपना chāmpnā 'to smear, knead the muscles, massage') | sampo (via Dutch) |
shirt | baju (also in Indonesian but more generally refers to clothes) | hem, kaos, kemeja (from Portuguese camisa) |
shoe | kasut | sepatu (understood but less frequently used in Malaysia, from Portuguese sapato) |
shop | kedai (less common in Indonesia) | toko |
Slovakia | Slovakia | Slowakia |
snow | salji | salju (from Arabic 'thalj') |
solar | solar, suria (from Sanskrit 'surya') | surya |
sodomy | liwath (from Arabic) | sodomi |
sour | masam | asam, masam (obsolete, usually used in connotative expression: bermuka masam: sour faced (unsatisfied/unhappy expression)) |
soya beans | kacang soya | kacang kedelai |
speak/talk | berbicara, bercakap (means 'to chat' in Indonesian), bersembang, berborak | berbicara, ngomong (Javanese ngoko, colloquial) |
Spain | Sepanyol | Spanyol |
spoon | sudu | sendok |
sport | sukan | olahraga (means "athletics" in Sanskrit and Malay) |
stadium | stadium | stadion (from Dutch "stadion") |
station | stesen | stasiun (formerly spelled "setasiun") |
stamp | setem | perangko (from Latin "franco") |
state (within a federation) | negeri | negara bagian |
stop (verb) | berhenti | stop, berhenti |
strawberry | strawberi | stroberi, arbei (from Dutch aardbei) |
stupid | bodoh, bengap, tolol, bongok (slang) | bodoh, dungu, tolol, goblok (slang), geblek (slang), bego (slang) |
Sunday | ahad (rarely used in Indonesia) | hari minggu (from Portuguese Domingo (Lord's Day) (minggu is used for week i.e. 7 days) |
Sweden | Sweden | Swedia |
Switzerland | Switzerland | Swiss |
Syria | Syria | Suriah (from Arabic) |
tapioca | ubi kayu | tapioka, tepung singkong |
tap water | air paip | air keran, air ledeng (from Dutch leiding, "ledeng" also means "plumbing") |
taxi | teksi | taksi |
teacher | cikgu, guru | guru (from Sanskrit) |
teacher (religious, Islam) | ustaz, ustad (ultimately from Persian استاد) | ustad |
telephone | telefon (formerly talipon) | telepon, telpon, telfon |
terrorist | pengganas | teroris (from Franco-Dutch terrorist) |
testicles | buah zakar, testis, buah keranjut | biji kemaluan, buah zakar (slang, vulgar), kanjut (slang, vulgar) |
traffic jam | kesesakan lalulintas, jam (slang) | macet |
turn | pusing (means to spin in Indonesian, commonly used to mean dizzy as a short form of kepala pusing), belok | belok, putar |
television | televisyen, TV | televisi (from Dutch televisie) , TV |
tofu | tauhu | tahu |
toilet | bilik air, tandas | kamar kecil, toilet, WC (pronounced 'we-se') for watercloset) |
towel | tuala (from Portuguese toalha) | handuk (from Dutch handdoek) |
The Hague | The Hague | Den Haag (from Dutch) |
Thailand | Negara Thai, Siam, Thailand | Thailand, Siam, Muangthai used in old scripts |
ticket | tiket | tiket, karcis (from Dutch kaartje) |
tyre | tayar | ban (from Dutch "[auto]band") |
train | keretapi, tren | kereta, kereta api, kereta rel listrik (KRL) (commuter train) |
transsexual | pondan, bapok, transseksual | transseksual, waria (polite), bencong, banci |
tree | pokok, pohon | pohon |
try | cuba | coba |
turkey (bird) | ayam belanda | ayam kalkun, kalkun from Dutch kalkoen |
ugly | hodoh, buruk | jelek, buruk |
Ukraine | Ukraine | Ukraina |
uncle | pakcik | paman, oom or om (derived from Dutch, pronounced and sometimes spelt as oom) |
union | kesatuan (in Indonesian means "unitary") | uni, serikat |
United Arab Emirates | Emiriah Arab Bersatu | Uni Emirat Arab |
United Nations | Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu | Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa |
United States of America (USA) also the United States (US) | Amerika Syarikat | Amerika Serikat (AS), Amrik (acronymic slang) |
university | universiti | universitas |
until | sehingga, sampai | hingga, sampai |
Vatican City | Itali | Vatikan |
vagina | faraj (from Arabic, in Indonesian means vulva), pepek/pepet (slang) | alat kelamin wanita, liang peranakan, vagina, farji, memek (slang, vulgar), pepek (slang, vulgar) |
Venice | Venice | Venesia (influenced by Dutch Venetië ) |
very | sangat, amat, sekali | sangat, amat, sekali, banget (from Javanese ngoko) |
vice president | naib presiden | wakil presiden ('wapres') |
victim | mangsa | korban |
Vienna | Vienna | Wina (influenced by Dutch Wenen) |
virgin | (anak) dara, (anak) gadis | perawan (formal), gadis, (anak) dara |
voucher | baucer | voucer |
want | mahu | mau |
warden | warden, penjaga penjara | sipir penjara (from Dutch cipier) |
Warsaw | Warsaw | Warsawa |
website | laman web | situs web |
weekend | hujung minggu | akhir pekan, akhir minggu |
well (water hole) | perigi | sumur, perigi (rarely used) |
when | bila, apabila, ketika | kapan, bilamana, bila, ketika |
window | tingkap (also used in Indonesian but less common), jendela | jendela (from Portuguese janela) |
wire | dawai, wayar | kawat (e.g. copper wire), kabel (e.g. electrical wire, cable) |
you | anda (very formal), awak, kamu, kau | Anda (everyday formal), kamu (for very familiar people only), engkau ('kau) (prose), elu/loe (very vulgar Betawi slang) |
zoo | zoo, taman haiwan (kebun binatang was also frequently used in Malaysia before the mid-1960s) | kebun binatang (derived from Dutch dierentuin (animal garden), taman margasatwa (more formal form for zoological park) |
Word | Malaysian meaning | Indonesian meaning |
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ahli | a member (of a group) (when the word is used by itself) (from Arabo-Persian "ahli" اهلی 'belonging to a group, people, indigenous or sim.'), expert in a field (from Arabo-Persian "'aqli" عقلی 'belonging to the intellect or mind, intellectual') | expert in a field |
akta (from Latino-Dutch acta) | act (= law) | act (= written legal document) |
awak | you (casual) | me / I (only used in some regions in Sumatra Island), shipper |
baja | fertilizer | steel Malaysian: besi waja |
banci | census | effeminate, transvestite homosexual (negative connotation) |
bandar | city | port |
bapa | father (male parent) | specific to 'Father' (God) in religious context (Christianity) our Father which art in Heaven = Bapa kami yang di surga . Father in Indonesian is bapak (with an additional 'k' letter') |
belanja | to treat, giving something for free | to shop (note: also carries this meaning in Malay, though in a context more akin to "spend".) |
berbual | to chat | to tell a lie |
bercinta | in (the essence of) love | make love, have sexual intercourse |
beredar | From the root word "edar" which can means; to oscillate (planets only), to leave, or to distribute | distributed |
biji | seed | seed, testicles ("balls", offensive) |
bila | when | if, when (older version, almost obsolete) |
bisa | venom | can/able (same as "boleh" in Malay), venom |
bontot/buntut | buttock | tail ('ekor' as commonly used in Malay) |
budak | kid | slave |
butoh/butuh | male genitals, an offensive reference | need |
cadangan | suggestion, opinion, proposal (example: peti cadangan = suggestion box) | reserve, spare (example: ban cadangan = spare tire) |
comel | cute, pretty | (to call) someone who can not keep a secret (example: mulutnya comel= her mouth can't keep a secret) |
daripada | A preposition that carries 5 meanings; 1. from (to explain the origin of something) 2.than (to do comparison) 3.from (to protect from, to avoid from ) 4. from (to state the sender of something) 5. from (to state the differences) | than (comparison)(example: Kamus ini lebih baik daripada yang itu= This dictionary is better than that one) |
doktor | doctor (paramedic); doctorate (educational title) | doctorate (educational title) In Indonesian, the equivalent for paramedic doctor is dokter |
duduk | to sit, a place to live on (only used informally) | to sit |
electronic mail (recently changed to "emel") | enamel | |
gampang | bastard from 'anak gampang' lit. easy child | easy (non negative meaning) |
getah | rubber, plant sap | plant sap |
hemat | moral excellence | frugal, pennywise, save money or something e.g. electricity, gas or water usage |
jabatan | department | position |
jawatan | position | department |
jemput | invite, pick up | pick up |
jeruk | pickles/preserved fruits or vegetables | oranges |
jimat | frugal, pennywise, save money or something e.g. electricity | amulet (the Malaysian equivalent is azimat) |
kacak | handsome | ber-kacak pinggang (stands with hands on your hips) The Malaysian equivalent is bercekak-pinggang, a phrase to mean that a person is being bossy |
kakak | elder sister | elder sibling (either elder brother or sister) |
kakitangan | employee | subordinate (with negative meaning) |
kapan | or kafan: Muslim burial shroud (kain kafan/kapan) | when (kapan mau pulang?= when do you want to go home?) |
karya | work of art (karyawan=artists) | work (karyawan= workers) |
kerajaan | government (historical association, most Malay states were governed by monarchs, from Raja = King, now refers to any kind of government) | kingdom |
keranjang | 'bola keranjang' = basketball (no other use than for basketball) | basket |
kereta | car | train |
khidmat | service | fully concentrate |
koneksi | 'konek' = dick (slang/vulgar) | connection |
konfeksi | A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey | clothing industry, any fancy or luxurious women's clothes (Dutch: confectie. A non-standard spelling sometimes used is: "konveksi") |
lucu | funny | funny, cute (slang) |
mangsa | victim | prey for animal |
operasi | mathematic operational symbol, tactical operation | mathematic operational symbol, police operation, operation/surgery (as in Dutch) |
pajak | to mortgage, pawn | tax |
paket | packet | packet, package (normally used for promotion purposes, as in Dutch) |
pantas | speedily | appropriate, 'no wonder' |
pantat | buttock (Sabahan Malay meaning), vagina/pussy (slang/vulgar) | buttock |
pelan | plan (associated with architectural work, site map etc. only) | slow (perlahan in Malay) |
pejabat | office | high-rank officer/officials (those who hold office, Malay (pegawai)) |
pemerintah | ruler | government |
pengajian | studies | mass recitation of Qur'an |
percuma | free of charge percuma can also mean free of charge in Indonesian, but its usage has become obsolete, replaced by cuma-cuma | useless, not needed |
peti sejuk | refrigerator | cold Coffin |
piawai | standard; correct bahasa piawai = standard language | expert; skillful (on something) |
pijat | bugs (software bugs i.e. Year 2000 bug and also commonly referring to the bed bugs) | massage Javanese pijet |
pohon | tree, to plea or to beg (from basic word: "mohon") | tree |
pokok | tree | essential, basic, main kebutuhan pokok = essential necessities |
polis | police | (insurance) policy (as in Dutch) |
polisi | policy | police (as in Dutch) |
punggung | buttock | back |
pupuk | to nurture | fertilizer (also means 'to nurture' in the metaphorical sense of the word) |
pusing | to go around a place, circular in motion, to spin/rotate | dizzy, confused, headache |
putera | prince | son |
rambut | hair (for head only) | hair |
rayuan | appeal (neutral) | flattery, seduction (emotional or sexual connotation) |
tambang | fare | mine, rope, passenger, fare |
tandas | toilet | to explain, to finish |
senang | easy | happy, relax |
seronok | good, enjoyable | impolite, pornography-related gambar seronok = porn picture |
sulit | confidential, difficult | difficult |
wakil | representative | vice (for example, 'vice chancellor' and 'vice president'), representative |
English | Indonesian | Malaysian |
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Abortion | Aborsi, also used: Pengguguran kandungan | Pengguguran |
Accurate | Akurat, more commonly used:Tepat | Tepat |
Alloy | Aloi | Pancalogam |
Administration | Administrasi | Pentadbiran |
Apartment | Apartemen | Pangsapuri |
Application software | Aplikasi | Perisian penggunaan |
Architecture | Arsitektur | Seni bina |
Association | Asosiasi | Persatuan |
Assumption | Asumsi | Andaian |
Astronaut | Astronot, also used Antariksawan | Angkasawan |
Athletics (sport) | Atletik | Olahraga |
Baseband | Baseband | Jalur asas |
Basketball | Basket | Bola keranjang |
Board of directors | Dewan Direktur | Lembaga Pengarah |
Binary numeral system | Biner | Perduaan |
Business | Bisnis | Perniagaan |
Capacitor | Kapasitor | Pemuat |
Censor | Sensor | Tapisan |
Career | Karier | Kerjaya |
Chaos theory (math) | Teori Chaos | Teori kekacauan |
Cavalry | Kavaleri | Pasukan berkuda |
Census | Sensus | Banci |
Central bank | Bank sentral | Bank pusat |
Civil | Sipil | Awam |
Circuit switching | Circuit switching | Pensuisan litar |
Circuit | Sirkuit | Litar |
Claim | Klaim | Tuntutan |
Clarification | Klarifikasi | Penjernihan |
Committee | Komite | Jawatankuasa |
Commission | Komisi | Suruhanjaya |
Commissioner | Komisaris | Pesuruhjaya |
Complaint | Komplain | Aduan |
Compiler | Kompilator | Penyusun |
Confirmation | Konfirmasi | Pengesahan |
Constitution | Konstitusi, more commonly used: Undang-Undang Dasar | Perlembagaan |
Consumption | Konsumsi | Perbelanjaan |
Corporation | Korporasi | Perbadanan |
Corruption | Korupsi | Rasuah |
Conclusion | Konklusi, more commonly used:Kesimpulan | Kesimpulan |
Condensation | Kondensasi | Pemeluwapan |
Conference | Konferensi | Persidangan |
Conservation | Konservasi | Pemuliharaan |
Construction | Konstruksi | Pembinaan |
Contamination | Kontaminasi, more commonly used:Pencemaran | Pencemaran |
Continuous function | Fungsi kontinu | Fungsi selanjar |
Conversion | Konversi | Penukaran |
Criminal | Kriminal, more commonly used: Penjahat | Jenayah |
Crucial | Krusial | Genting |
Decimal | Desimal | Perpuluhan |
Department | Departemen, also used: Jurusan (for department in University) | Jabatan |
Depression (psychological) | Depresi | Kemurungan |
Detail | Detil, also used:Rinci | terperinci |
Detection | Deteksi | Pengesanan |
Deputy | Deputi, more commonly used: Wakil | Timbalan |
Design | Desain, also used:Rancangan | Reka bentuk |
Discussion | Diskusi | perbincangan |
Disinfectant | Disinfektan, also used:Sucihama | Penyahjangkit |
Efficiency | Efisiensi, also used: Kemangkusan | Kecekapan |
Elasticity (economy) | Elastisitas | Keanjalan |
Embargo (political science) | Embargo | Sekatan |
Energy | Energi, also used: Tenaga | Tenaga |
Erosion | Erosi,more commonly used: Pengikisan | Hakisan |
Escalator | Eskalator | Tangga gerak |
Estimation | Estimasi, more commonly used: Perkiraan and Dugaan | Jangkaan |
Evaluation | Evaluasi, more commonly used:Penilaian | Penilaian |
Evacuation | Evakuasi, more commonly used: Pengungsian | Pemindahan |
Excess | Ekses, more commonly used:Berlebihan | Lebihan |
Excretion | Ekskresi | Perkumuhan |
Expose | Ekspos, more commonly used:Paparan | Pendedahan |
Execution | Eksekusi | Hukuman mati |
Exploration | Eksplorasi, also used: Penjelajahan | Penjelajahan |
Facility | Fasilitas | Kemudahan |
Federation | Federasi | Persekutuan |
Fermentation | Fermentasi, also used:Peragian | Penapaian |
Financial Ratio | Rasio finansial | Nisbah kewangan |
Fungus | Fungi | Kulat |
Fusion | Fusi | Pelakuran |
Global Positioning System | Sistem Pemosisi Global | Sistem Kedudukan Sejagat |
Governor (state) | Gubernur | Yang Dipertua Negeri |
Gradation | Gradasi | Pemeringkatan |
Gross domestic product | Produk domestik bruto | Keluaran dalam negara kasar |
Group (mathematics) | Grup | Kumpulan |
Hexadecimal | Heksadesimal | Perenambelasan |
Hybrid (biology) | Hibrida | Kacukan |
Impotent | Impotensi, also used: Kemandulan | Kemandulan |
Inductor | Induktor | Peraruh |
Injection | Injeksi, more commonly used:Suntikan | Suntikan |
Instant | Instan | Segera |
Introspection | Introspeksi | Kaji diri |
Intelligent | Intelijen | Risikan |
International | Internasional | Antarabangsa |
Intervention | Intervensi, more commonly used: Campur tangan | Campur tangan |
Invasion | Invasi, more commonly used: Serangan | Penaklukan |
Investment | Investasi, also used:Penanaman modal | Pelaburan |
Irrigation | Irigasi | Pengairan |
Goal Keeper | Kiper, also used: Penjaga gawang | Penjaga gol/penjaga gawang |
Guarantee | Garansi, more commonly used:Jaminan | Jaminan |
Incineration | Insinerasi | Penunuan |
Legislative | Legislatif | Perundangan |
Liquidity (economy) | Likuiditas | Kecairan |
Local area network (LAN) | Local area network | Rangkaian kawasan setempat |
Military | Militer | Ketenteraan |
Mass | Massa, also used: Kelembaman | Jisim |
Matter | Materi | Jirim |
Manufacturing | Manufaktur | Pengilangan |
Mediation | Mediasi, more commonly used:Penengah | Pengantaraan |
Mental arithmetic | Aritmetika cepat, also used: Mencongak | Congak |
Memory card | Kartu memori | Kad ingatan |
Malpractice | Malpraktik | Penyelewengan |
Management | Manajemen | Pengurusan |
Manager | Manajer | Pengurus |
Military | Militer | Ketenteraan |
More | Lebih | Lagi |
Navigation | Navigasi | Pandu Arah |
Negotiation | Negosiasi, more commonly used:Perundingan | Perundingan |
Octal | Oktal | Perlapanan |
Option | Opsi, more commonly used:Pilihan | Pilihan |
Opposition | Oposisi | Pembangkang |
Organization | Organisasi | Pertubuhan |
Oscillation | Osilasi, also used: Ayunan | Ayunan |
Oven | Oven | Ketuhar |
Parallel port | Port paralel | Port selari |
Patient | Pasien | Pesakit |
Patrol | Patroli (for police and military), Ronda (for civilian) | Ronda |
Percent | Persen | Peratus |
Periodic table | Tabel periodik, also used: Tabel Berkala | Jadual berkala |
Pollution | Polusi, more commonly used:Pencemaran | Pencemaran |
Portion | Porsi | Sebahagian |
Potential energy | Energi potensial | Tenaga keupayaan |
Publication | Publikasi, more commonly used:Terbitan | Penerbitan |
Precipitation (meteorology) | Presipitasi (meteorologi) | Kerpasan |
Prediction | Prediksi, more commonly used:Ramalan | Ramalan |
Premature | Prematur, also used: Dini | Pramatang |
Preposition | Preposisi, also used: Kata Depan | Kata sendi nama |
Privatization | Privatisasi | Penswastaan |
Producer | Produsen | Pengeluar |
Programming | Pemrograman | Pengaturcaraan |
Property | Properti | Harta |
Propulsion | Propulsi | Perejangan |
Prostitution | Prostitusi, also used: Pelacuran | Pelacuran |
Pulse | Pulsa | Denyut |
Random-access memory (RAM) | Random access memory | Ingatan capaian rawak |
Ratio | Rasio, also used: Nisbah | Nisbah |
Real estate | Realestat | Hartanah |
Recession (economy) | Resesi | Kemelesetan |
Read-only memory (ROM) | Read only memory, also used in some textbooks: Memori Hanya Baca | Ingatan baca sahaja |
Reclamation | Reklamasi | Tebus guna |
Refraction | Refraksi, more commonly used: Pembiasan | Pembiasan |
Renovation | Renovasi, also used:Perbarui | Pengubahsuaian |
Research | Riset, more commonly used:Penelitian | Kajian |
Retailing | Ritel, also used: eceran | Peruncitan |
Resistor | Resistor | Perintang |
Ring (mathematics) | Ring, 'Gelanggang' is also used in some Mathematics textbook | Gelanggang |
Rumour | Rumor, also used: Desas-desus, Kabar angin, Kabar burung | Khabar angin |
Routing | Routing | Penghalaan |
Router | Router | Penghala |
Secretary | Sekretaris | Setiausaha |
Sensor | Sensor | Penderia |
Sexagesimal | Seksagesimal | Perenampuluhan |
Shopping mall | Mal | Pusat beli-belah |
Site | Situs, also used: Laman | Laman |
Sublimation (phase transition) | Sublimasi | Pemejalwapan |
Survey | Survei | Tinjauan |
Supervision | Supervisi, more commonly used: Pengawasan | Penyeliaan |
Supermarket | Supermarket | Pasar raya |
Solution | Solusi, also used:Pemecahan | Penyelesaian |
Specialist doctor | Dokter spesialis | Pakar perubatan |
Standard | Standar | Piawai |
Tank | Tank | Kereta kebal |
Terrorism | Terorisme | Pengganasan |
Transportation | Transportasi | Pengangkutan |
National Team | Tim Nasional (Timnas) | Pasukan Kebangsaan |
Team | Tim | Pasukan |
Tornado | Tornado | Puting beliung |
USB flash drive | USB flash drive | Pemacu kilat USB |
Verb | Verba, more commonly used:Kata Kerja | Kata kerja |
Verification | Verifikasi | Pengesahan |
Visit | Wisata | Pelancongan |
Viscosity | Viskositas | Kelikatan |
Violet (color) | Violet, also used: Ungu, Lembayung | Lembayung |
Volume (math) | Volume | Isi padu |
Volleyball | Bola Voli | Bola tampar |
Wide area network (WAN) | Wide area network | Rangkaian kawasan luas |