Kamus Bahasa Melayu-Inggeris

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A

abad century berabad-abad: for centuries

abadi eternal; immortal keabadian: immortality mengabadikan: perpetuate; immortalize

abah father

abah-abah harness

abai neglect mengabaikan: to disregard; to neglect

abang elder brother abang angkat: foster brother abang ipar: brother-in-law abang tiri: stepbrother

abdi slave

mengabdikan: to enslave pengabdian: slavery; enslavement

abjad alphabet

abu ash mengabui: to cheat; to deceive

abuk dust

abung pomelo

acah tease mengacah-acah: to tease

acapkali often

acar pickle

acara event; item in a programme mengacarakan: to compere or host a programme pengacara: master of ceremonies; compere

aci shaft

acu

to direct weapon at target mengacukan: to aim weapon at target mengacu: to test; to try on acuan: a mould

acuh

to care for; to heed mengacuhkan: to care for; to heed acuh tak acuh: to show indifference

acum

provoke or instigate mengacum: to provoke or instigate acuman: provocation pengacum: instigator pengacuman: agitation

ada

have; possess; contain adakala: sometimes adakalanya: sometimes adalah: is; are; am; was; were adapun: with regard to berada: (1) rich (2) to be diadakan: to be held keadaan: condition; situation; circumstances mengada-ngada: to boast; to pretend mengada-ngadakan: to concoct an excuse mengadakan: to hold or conduct; to convene

adab

politeness; good manners; courtesy beradab: courteous; polite peradaban: civilization; culture

adang

obstruct; block

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mengadang: to obstruct or block

adas fennel (yellow-flowered fragrant herb)

adat custom; social tradition or practice beradat: polite; customary; ceremonious mengadatkan: to make it a practice or custom teradat: has become a custom

adegan scene

adib well-mannered

adik younger brother or sister adik-beradik: brothers and sisters beradik: having siblings

adikung assistant officer

adil fair; just keadilan: justice mengadili: to judge mengadilkan: to judge; to evaluate pengadil: judge; referee pengadilan: judgement

adinda younger brother or sister (esp. in letter-writing)

adu (1)complain (2)compete beradu: (1)to report (2)to compete aduan: complaint mengadu: to report; to accuse pengadu: complainant pengaduan: complaint peraduan: a contest or competition

aduh exclamation of pain mengaduh: to groan; to wail

aduhai exclamation of sorrow

aduk mix; stir mengaduk: to mix or stir

adun knead (dough) adunan: dough mengadunkan: to mix together

afiat healthy mengafiatkan: to restore to good health

afrit goblin; mischievous elf or spirit

agah

murmuring sound mengagah: (1)to gurgle (2)to confront

agak

guess agak-agak: (1)to guess (2)approximately agaknya: perhaps; maybe beragak: not sure mengagak: to guess; to estimate teragak-agak: to hesitate; to be undecided

agam

immeasurable; immense

agama

religion beragama: having a religion keagamaan: religious

agar

so that

agar-agar

jelly

agas

gnat; sandfly

agih

distribute diagihkan: distributed mengagihkan: to distribute pengagihan: distribution

aguk


pendant

agung supreme keagungan: supremacy mengagungkan: to honour; to revere

ah exclamation of surprise

aha exclamation of triumph

Ahad Sunday

ahli (1)member (2)expert keahlian: membership

ahmak stupid

aib (1)disreputable; shameful (2)blemish; flaw; defect keaiban: shame mengaibkan: shameful

air water air batu: ice berair: watery mengairi: irrigate pengairan: irrigation

ais ice aiskrim: ice-cream

ajaib baffling; inscrutable; miraculous keajaiban: miracle mengajaibkan: miraculous

ajak invite mengajak: to invite ajakan: invitation

ajal doom; death

ajar teach kurang ajar: disrespectful ajaran: teaching belajar: to learn berajar: educated; courteous mempelajari: to learn in greater detail mengajar: to teach mengajarkan: to teach pelajar: student pelajaran: lesson: education pengajar: teacher pengajaran: something serving as a lesson or warning terpelajar: educated; learned

aju moot; bring up for discussion; propose mengajukan: to propose; to put forward for discussion

ajuk

imitate mockingly; tease mengajuk: to imitate mockingly; to tease ajukan: mockery; ridicule; teasing

akad

contract; promise mengakad-nikahkan: to promise marriage

akaid

religious dogma

akal

ability to think and reason akal budi: common sense akal-akal: to pretend or feign berakal: intelligent; smart mengakali: to outwit; to deceive mengakalkan: to think up a plan

akan

will; shall akan tetapi: but akan-akan: as if seakan-akan: like; similar; as though

akar

root berakar: having roots

akhbar

newspaper

akhir

final; conclusive; at the end; last


akhir-akhir: lately; recently akhiran: suffix akhirnya: finally berakhir: ended mengakhiri: to end pengakhiran: process of ending terakhir: last one

akhirat eternity; the next world; life after death

akhlak behaviour; character; morals

akibat consequence; result akibatnya: as a result berakibat: resulted in mengakibatkan: to cause; to result in

akidah belief; faith; confidence

akikah head-shaving of an infant

akil clever akil baligh: grown up; adolescent

akrab intimate in relationship

akta act; law passed by legislative body

aku me; I akuan: confession; acceptance memperakui: to certify memperakukan: to certify; to recommend mengaku: to confess; to admit mengakui: to admit: to accept; to acknowledge pengakuan: acknowledgement; confession; admission perakuan: recommendatory

akur agree; consent; approve mengakuri: to agree; to consent; to approve keakuran: agreement; approval

akusaksi attest

alabangka crowbar

alah (1)allergic (2)lose; defeated alahan: allergy beralah: to surrender mengalah: to surrender mengalahkan: to defeat

alam (1)nature; world; universe (2)experience berpengalaman: experienced mengalami: to experience pengalaman: experience sealam: having the same nature

alamat

address; sign beralamat: addressed to mengalamatkan: to address to

alang

(1)crossbeam (2)of little account alangan: obstacle alangkah: how mengalangi: to obstruct mengalangkan: to put crosswise

alas

foundation; basis; framework; underlayer alasan: excuse; reason; explanation beralasan: well-founded beralaskan: to base on; to line with mengalaskan: to base on; to place an underlayer

alat

appliance; instrument; tool alat ganti: spare part alat kelamin: genital organs alatulis: stationery alatan: various tools peralatan: various tools beralatkan: to equip memperalatkan: use as a tool

algojo

hangman; executioner

alih

displace; oust; shift; change beralih: altered; shifted mengalih: to shift; to alter; to change; to displace pengalihan: displacement peralihan: transition; alteration

alim


learned; pious; religious

alir flow aliran: current or flow; trend of opinion mengalir: to flow mengalirkan: to direct or channel the flow pengaliran: process of channelling the flow of

alis eyebrow

aliterasi alliteration

alkisah the story is that

Allah Muslim name for God

allahyarham the late; the deceased

almarhum the late (for male royalty)

almarhumah the late (for female royalty)

almari cupboard

alpa negligent kealpaan: negligence mengalpakan: to neglect

alpukat avocado

alu pounder (rice) mengalu-alukan: to welcome or greet ceremoniously dialu-alukan: welcome or accepted

alun billow; great wave alunan: act of billowing or rolling beralun-alun: wavy; billowy mengalunkan: to billow; to rise and roll like big waves

alur groove; furrow

am general (not detailed or specific); common

amah female housekeeper; maid

amal practice; good deed amalan: practice; good deed beramal: to do good work; to perform good deeds mengamalkan: to practise pengamal: practitioner pengamalan: performance

aman

peaceful keamanan: peace mengamankan: to pacify pengamanan: act of creating peace pengaman: peace-maker

amanah

trust mengamanahkan: to entrust pengamanah: trustee

amanat

commendation

amar

command; order mengamarkan: to order

amaran

warning

amat

very; extremely mengamati: to scrutinize pengamat: controller pengamatan: observation; scrutiny

ambang

(1)threshold; lintel (2)bob; float ambang pintu: doorway; doorstep mengambang: to hover in the air

ambil

take; obtain; fetch


mengambil: to take; to obtain; to fetch ambilan: derivation from pengambilan: act of taking or fetching

amboi oh!

ambul bounce; rebound mengambul: to bounce or rebound mengambulkan: to cause to rebound

ambung back-basket

amin amen; so be it

amir emir (Muslim ruler or commander)

ampai (1)hang (2)tall and slim ampai-ampai: jellyfish mengampaikan: to hang clothes out to dry terampai: hung to air or dry ampaian: clothes-line

ampu ingratiate; bring oneself into a person's favour mengampu: to ingratiate pengampu: sycophant; supporter

ampun pardon; forgiveness; amnesty

keampunan: forgiveness; pardon mengampunkan: to forgive; to pardon pengampun: one who forgives or pardons pengampunan: amnesty or pardon

amuk amuck; violently out of control; state of murderous frenzy mengamuk: attack without thinking pengamuk: person who runs amuck

anai, anai-anai termite

anak child anak angkat: adopted child anak bulan: new moon anak dara: virgin anak merah: newborn anak-beranak: together with the children anak-anak: many children; still a child anak-anakan: doll; puppet anakanda: son or daughter (in letter-writing) beranak: to bear a child; to give birth keanak-anakan: childish peranakan: native

anasir an element; a distinct social group anasir jahat: bad social element

ancam menace; threaten mengancam: to threaten ancaman: a threat terancam: threatened

anda you

andai

if; suppose andainya: suppose andaian: assumption berandai: to discuss; to debate mengandaikan: suppose

andam

beautician who does the make-up for the bride and bridegroom mengandam: to make-up the bride and bridegroom

andas

anvil; chopping block

anduh

suspend by means of a sling

aneh

bizarre; odd; unconventional; funny; strange

aneka

multifarious; varied; all sorts of aneka ragam: variety show beraneka: having a variety of anekarama: concert

angan

imagination angan-angan: imagination; a day-dream berangan-angan: to day-dream mengangan-angankan: to wish for; to day-dream about terangan-angan: to constantly wish for

angau


lovesick

anggap assume; deem menganggap: to assume; to regard as anggapan: assumption; opinion beranggapan: of the opinion

anggar estimate anggaran: estimation; budget menganggarkan: to estimate

anggerik orchid

anggota (1)limb (2)member beranggota: (1)having limbs (2)having members anggota badan: part of the body keanggotaan: membership menganggotai: to be a member of

angguk nod anggukan: act of nodding mengangguk: to nod terangguk-angguk: to keep nodding

anggur (1) grape (2) jobless menganggur: unemployed penganggur: one who is unemployed pengangguran: unemployment

angin

wind berangin: windy; breezy mengangin: to winnow menganginkan: to put in a windy place peranginan: holiday resort

angka numerical figure perangkaan: statistics

angkara bad or nasty behaviour

angkasa space (beyond earth's atmosphere) angkasawan: astronaut

angkat lift; raise angkatan: troops; armed forces berangkat: to depart; to leave keberangkatan: departure; act of leaving

angkuh haughty; arrogant; proud keangkuhan: arrogance

angkup callipers; pincers; forceps

angkut convey; transport; transmit mengangkut: to transport berangkut: to transport several times pengangkutan: transportation; means of transport

angsa

goose

aniaya

maltreatment; abuse; injustice; tyranny menganiayai: to oppress; to do injustice penganiaya: oppressor penganiayaan: oppression; tyranny; abuse

anjak

shift position slightly beranjak: to shift position slightly menganjakkan: to change the position of

anjal

elastic; flexible keanjalan: flexibility; elasticity menganjal: to be elastic or flexible

anjing

dog

anjung

projecting facade (of a building)

anjungan

bridge (platform on a ship)

anjur

to jut out menganjur: to jut out anjuran: proposal; sponsored by menganjurkan: to propose; to advocate penganjur: organizer; sponsor; promoter


ansur progress or move in stages beransur: to progress in stages ansuran: instalment mengansurkan: to pay by instalments

antah rice grains left unhusked after pounding

antan pestle

antara among; between mengantarai: to mediate; to separate perantara: mediator perantaraan: mediation; medium

antarabangsa international

antero whole; totally seantero: the whole; totally

anti opposed to; counteracting; against

anting pendulum anting-anting: ear-ring

anu so and so

anugerah award; honour; grace menganugerahi: to bestow an award; to confer an award menganugerahkan: to bestow; to confer penganugerahan: bestowal

anut embrace; accept; profess; adopt (religion) menganut: to follow or profess (a religion) anutan: adherence (to a religion) penganut: follower or convert (religion)

anyam weave; plait menganyam: to weave; to plait anyaman: product of plaiting or weaving; act of plaiting or weaving

apa what apa-apa: whatever; anything apakah: what apalagi: above all apabila: when apakala: when; if berapa: how much; how many mengapa: why mengapa-apakan: to harm

api fire berapi: on fire berapi-api: fiery mengapikan: to provoke; to instigate

apit

squeezed between two surfaces berapit: wedged in between; closely situated mengapit: to squeeze between two surfaces pengapit: best man (at wedding); maid of honour

April

April

apung

float; drift berapungan: floating or drifting in great numbers mengapungkan: to allow to float terapung: floating or drifting about

ara

fig

arah

direction arahan: command; order; instruction; direction berarah: having a direction mengarah: to direct mengarahkan: to direct towards pengarah: director searah: in the same direction

arak

(1)liquor (2)procession berarak: to walk or march in procession mengarak: to walk in procession pengarak: participant in a procession perarakan: procession arak-arakan: cortege; procession; pageant

aral

obstacle; hinderance; difficulty


arang charcoal batu arang: coal

aras a level

arca image; picture

ari abdomen ari-ari: abdomen

arif learned; wise kearifan: cleverness

arkib archives

arloji clock; watch

arnab rabbit

arus current (flow) of water, air or electricity

arwah late (no longer living)

asa hope

asah sharpen; grind; whet mengasah: to sharpen asahan: act of sharpening pengasah: sharpener; grinder pengasahan: act of sharpening or grinding berasah: whetted

asak pack; cram berasak-asak: packed; crammed mengasak: to pack; to stuff asakan: crowd; jam; cramming

asal origin; source asalkan: provided that asalnya: originally berasal: originated

asam sour asam jawa: tamarind mengasamkan: to preserve in vinegar or tamarind (as pickle) asam-asaman: sour fruits preserved in salt

asap smoke berasap: emitting smoke mengasap: to become smoke; to vapourize mengasapi: to fumigate pengasapan: fumigation perasap: censer

asar

afternoon

asas

foundation for a theory; basis; principle asasnya: in principle berasas: founded or based on mengasaskan: to base on pengasas: founder

asasi

basic; fundamental

asin

salty mengasinkan: to preserve in salt

asing

foreign; separate asing-asing: separately berasingan: separate mengasingkan: to separate terasing: isolated; separated pengasingan: segregation; exile

askar

soldier

asli

indigenous; native; natural; original keaslian: originality

asmara

love; passion


berasmara: to be in love; to make love

asrama hostel

astaka pavilion

asuh bring up (a child); educate mengasuh: to bring up (a child); to educate; to nurse (an infant)asuhan: up-bringing; care (of a child) pengasuh: baby-sitter

asyik besotted; infatuated; in love; engrossed asyik maksyuk: infatuated; besotted mengasyikkan: engrossing; occupying one's attention fully

atap roof beratap: having a roof beratapkan: to have as a roof mengatapi: to roof

atas above; up; upon atasan: superior or upper class mengatasi: to overcome teratas: the highest

atau or ataupun: or

atuk grandfather

atur arrange mengatur: to arrange atur cara: programme aturan: regulation; arrangement; rules; procedure; order beratur: arranged: to queue up beraturan: orderly mengaturkan: to arrange peraturan: regulations teratur: orderly; arranged

aum roar mengaum: to roar

aur bamboo

aurat parts of the body that should not be exposed according to Islamic belief

auta bluff; deceit

awak you perawakan: personality; posture

awal early; beginning

awalan: grammatical prefix berawalan: having a prefix

awam

civil; public; common; general

awan

cloud berawan: cloudy merawan: to be high in the clouds

awas

caution mengawasi: to supervise; to watch closely berawas-awas: to be cautious pengawas: supervisor; monitor pengawasan: supervision

awet

conserve; preserve; embalm mengawet: to preserve pengawet: preservative pengawetan: preservation

ayah

father berayah: having a father ayahanda: father (in letter-writing)

ayak

sieve mengayak: to sieve pengayak: a sieve; a person who sieves pengayakan: act of sieving

ayak-ayak


crane-fly

ayam chicken; fowl ayam belanda: turkey ayam denak: jungle fowl ayam sabung: fighting cock

ayan tin; corrugated iron

ayat sentence (set of words)

ayatullah senior Muslim religious leader

ayu pretty

ayun oscillate; swing berayun-ayun: to swing mengayunkan: to swing

azab suffering mengazab: to torture keazaban: sufferings

azali from time immemorial

azam determination; firmness of purpose

berazam: to be determined keazaman: determination

azan a Muslim call to prayer

azimat talisman

B

bab chapter

babad chronicle

babak act or scene(of a play); episode; section of a long piece of music

babas drift; sweep away terbabas: driven out of its course; driven away from from one's goal or principle

babi pig

babit embroil; involve (in argument or quarrel) membabitkan: to involve; to implicate pembabitan: involvement

baca

read membaca: to read bacaan: act of reading; material to be read membacakan: to read for pembaca: reader pembacaan: act of reading

bacul

cowardly; timid kebaculan: cowardice

badai

hurricane

badak

rhinoceros

badam

almond

badan

(1)body (2)organization berbadan: having a body berbadan dua: pregnant memperbadankan: to corporatize perbadanan: corporation; institution

badik

dagger

badut

clown; comedian


Badui Bedouin

bagai as if; like bagaikan: as if berbagai-bagai: of various types kepelbagaian: variety pelbagai: various

bagaimana how bagaimanapun: however; no matter how or what sebagaimana: as; like

bagasi baggage; cargo

baghal mule

bagi (1)for (2)give membagi: to give

baginda His or Her Majesty

bagur large and clumsy

bagus nice; pleasant; good

bah deluge; flood

bahagi allot; distribute; divide bahagian: division; part; portion; section membahagi: to divide membahagi-bahagikan: to distribute; to give away membahagikan: to divide; to distribute pembahagi: divider pembahagian: allotment terbahagi: divided

bahagia blissful; lucky; blessed berbahagia: fortunate; blissful kebahagiaan: bliss; happiness membahagiakan: to cause to be happy

bahak guffaw terbahak-bahak: to laugh loud and long

baham gobble membaham: to gobble

bahan substance; matter; material bahan api: fuel

bahana loud noise or sound

bahang

heat membahang: to heat

bahantara

medium (environment)

bahari

ancient

baharu

new membaharui: to renew pembaharuan: renewal

bahas

debate or discussion berbahas: to debate; to discuss membahaskan: to discuss; to debate; to criticize pembahas: debater perbahasan: a debate or discussion

bahasa

language berbahasa: courteous; cultured; using a language perbahasaan: speech; customary etiquette

bahawa

that

bahaya

danger berbahaya: dangerous membahayakan: to endanger


bahkan moreover

bahlul inane; silly

bahu shoulder

baiduri opal

baik good; all right; fine baik-baik: carefully berbaik: to be on good terms kebaikan: goodness; benefit membaiki: to repair memperbaiki: to repair pembaikan: correction; improvement sebaik-baik: as good as; just sebaiknya: better; as it should be terbaik: the best

bait a poem with two lines; couplet

baitulmal treasury

baja fertilizer membaja: to fertilize

bajak a plough

membajak: to plough

baji a wedge membaji: to split using a wedge

bajik welfare kebajikan: welfare

bajingan scoundrel; rascal

baju clothes; dress berbaju: dressed membajui: to put on clothes

bak like; similar

baka heredity kebakaan: hereditary

bakal future (adj.); aspirant; destined to become

bakar burn kebakaran: a fire membakar: to burn terbakar: on fire; burnt pembakaran: act of burning

bakat

talent; flair; aptitude berbakat: talented

bakau

mangrove

bakawali

a medicinal herbal plant

bakhil

stingy; miserly

baki

balance; remainder berbaki: having a balance or surplus

bakti

devotion; dedication berbakti: to be devoted or dedicated membaktikan: to dedicate

baku

standard membakukan: to standardize pembakuan: standardization

bakul

basket

bakung

amaryllis (lily-like plant)


bala disaster; calamity

balada ballad

balah bicker berbalah: to bicker or quarrel membalah: to oppose or defy

balai hall; station balai raya: community hall

balak log (timber) membalak: to log pembalakan: logging

balam spotted-neck dove berbalam: unclear; vague; hazy

balang flagon (vessel with lid, lip and handle for serving wine)

balar albino

balas reciprocate; reply; avenge

membalas: to reciprocate balasan: reciprocation; response; reply; revenge berbalas-balasan: exchange

baldi pail; bucket

baldu velvet

baligh puberty

balik (1)return (2)behind berbalik: to turn back; to return kebalikan: contrary to membalik-balik: to flip over membalikkan: to invert; to reverse to position menterbalikkan: to turn upside down pembalikan: act of turning upside down; act of returning sebaliknya: on the contrary terbalik: upside down; reversed

baling throw; fling membaling: to throw; to fling

baling-baling propeller; wind-vane

balu widow

baluarti bulwark; stone wall of defence

balung

comb (of fowl)

balut

wrap; envelop; bandage balutan: wrapping; bandage berbalut: bandaged membalut: to wrap; to bandage membaluti: to wrap pembalut: wrapping; bandage

banci

census bancian: census

bancuh

mix; stir membancuh: to mix; to stir bancuhan: mixture pembancuhan: act of mixing or stirring

bandar

town bandaran: municipal perbandaran: municipality bandaraya: city

bandela

bale; large bundle

banding

compare membandingkan: to compare berbanding: compared with perbandingan: comparison


sebanding: comparable

banduan convict; prisoner

bandul pendulum membandul: to swing like a pendulum

bangang duff; stupid

bangat fast; quick

bangau stork; flamingo

bangga elated; proud berbangga: feeling proud kebanggaan: pride membanggakan: to arouse a feeling of pride

banggul hillock; mound

bangkai carcass

bangkang oppose membangkang: to oppose bangkangan: protest; objection; opposition

pembangkang: the opposition; one who is opposing

bangkit evoke; bring to one's mind; get up berbangkit: to get up kebangkitan: awakening; resurgence; emergence membangkitkan: to evoke; to awaken; to raise; to arouse a feeling in one's mind

bangku bench; stool

bangsa race; nation of people kebangsaan: national sebangsa: of the same race

bangsal barn; shed

bangsat vagrant; scoundrel

bangsawan high class or rank; nobility; Malay opera

bangsi bamboo flute

bangun stand; get up; wake up bangunan: building membangun: to get up; to rise; to develop membangunkan: to awaken someone; to develop; to constructpembangunan: development; construction

banjar

row; range banjaran: range of mountains berbanjar: forming a line or row membanjarkan: arrange in a row

banjir

flood membanjiri: to flood

bantah

protest; disobey; oppose membantah: to protest; to oppose bantahan: a protest pembantah: opposer

bantai

slaughter; beat up membantai: to slaughter; to beat up; to thrash pembantaian: act of slaughtering pembantai: butcher

bantal

pillow berbantalkan: to use as a pillow bantal golek: bolster bantal peluk: bolster

banteras

fight against; eradicate; exterminate membanteras: to fight against; to eradicate pembanterasan: eradication

banting


lambaste; reprimand severely membanting: to beat; to lambaste; to thrash membanting tulang: to work hard

bantu help; assist; back; aid membantu: to help; to assist bantuan: assistance pembantu: assistant; helper

bantut stunt; hinder; stop membantutkan: to stunt; to hinder; to stop terbantut: stunted

banyak much; many banyak-banyak: in large quantities banyaknya: amount; a large number of kebanyakan: most of; majority of membanyakkan: to increase sebanyak: as much as; as many as sebanyak-banyaknya: at the most terbanyak: the most

bapa father bapa saudara: uncle berbapa: having a father sebapa: having the same father

bara embers membara: furious; smouldering

barah cancer

berbarah: having cancer membarah: cancerous

baran grumpy; ill-tempered

barang goods; things barangan: goods; commodity sebarang: whatever; any sembarangan: whatever; any

barangkali perhaps; maybe

barat west kebaratan: westernized kebarat-baratan: westernized pembaratan: westernization

baring lie down berbaring: to lie down; to recline membaringkan: to place in a recumbent position terbaring: in a recumbent position

baris line; row barisan: line; front; troops berbaris: to line up membariskan: to arrange in rows pembaris: ruler perbarisan: parade

baru new

baru-baru: recently membarui: to renew memperbarui: to renew pembaruan: renovations; reforms

barut

diaper; dressing; bandage

basah

wet basah kuyup: drenched basahan: daily used items or clothes membasahi: to wet membasahkan: to wet

basi

stale; mouldy (of food)

basmi

eradicate; destroy membasmi: to eradicate pembasmian: eradication

basuh

wash basuhan: something that is washed membasuh: to wash

bata

brick

batal

invalid; null; cancelled membatalkan: to cancel pembatalan: cancellation


batang bar; strip; long solid piece; numerical coefficient for cylindrical objects batang hidung: bridge of the nose

batas (1) limits; confines; boundaries (2) vegetable bed membatasi: to limit pembatasan: limitation perbatasan: border area; frontier area terbatas: limited; restricted berbatas: having a border

batik type of textile print

batin of the inner feelings; mental tok batin: Proto-Malay tribal chief batiniah: spiritual kebatinan: inner self

batu (1) stone; rock (2) mile batu api: instigator batu asah: whetstone berbatu-batu: stony membatu: to keep silent batuan: rock

batuk cough terbatuk-batuk: to cough uncontrollably

bau

smell; aroma; odour bau-bauan: scent; fragrance; perfume berbau: to emit an odour terbau: got the smell

bauk sideburns; whiskers

baur mix berbaur: mixed (with) bauran: mixture; hotchpotch

bawa bring; carry membawa: to bring; to carry membawakan: to bring something for someone terbawa: taken unintentionally terbawa-bawa: to be involved; to be influenced pembawa: bearer; carrier pembawaan: talent

bawah below; under bawahan: subordinate; of lower rank or position; inferior terbawah: lowest terkebawah: lowest

bawal ponfret

bawang onion bawang merah: shallot bawang putih: garlic

baya age sebaya: same age group

bayam

spinach

bayang

shadow; reflection bayang-bayang: shadow; reflection; imagination bayangan: shadow; image berbayang: shadowy; to cast a shadow membayangi: to form an image; to follow and spy on membayangkan: to suggest; to imply terbayang: reflected; pictured terbayangkan: imagined; reflected

bayar

pay membayar: to pay bayaran: payment membayarkan: to pay pembayar: payer pembayaran: payment

bayi

baby

bayu

breeze

bazir

waste membazirkan: to waste pembaziran: wastage

bebal


imbecile; idiotic; silly; foolish; stupid

beban burden; responsibility bebanan: burden; responsibility membebani: to burden someone membebankan: to burden someone

bebas free; independent kebebasan: freedom membebaskan: to liberate; to release

bebat bandage; dressing membebat: to apply a dressing to a wound

bebawang bulb (of plant)

bebel incomprehensible utterings membebel: to utter incoherently

beberapa several

bebibir flange; projecting rim

beca trishaw; rickshaw

becak muddy

becok fond of chatting; talkative

bedah operate; dissect membedah: to operate pembedahan: surgical operation

bedak powder bedak sejuk: powder made from rice berbedak: powdered membedaki: to powder

bedal whip; beat membedal: to whip; to beat

bedek aim at membedek: to take aim at

bedil gunpowder; gun bedilan: shooting; firing membedil: to shoot

beduk big drum used in the mosque

begar

headstrong; hard; firm

begini

like this

begitu

like that; so

beguk

mumps

bejana

canister

bekal

cater; supply food bekalan: provisions; stock; supply; ration berbekal: having a supply of membekalkan: to supply; to provide; to furnish pembekal: supplier pembekalan: that which is supplied

bekam

seize; grip membekam: to draw blood from

bekas

(1) former; ex- (2) container (3) traces bekas darah: blood stain bekas luka: scar berbekas: having marks or traces

bekat

full


beku frozen; hardened; solidified otak beku: stupid person membekukan: to cause to freeze or solidify membeku: to coagulate or clot pembekuan: coagulation

bekuan hot

bela (1) advocate; defend; avenge (2) rear or breed membela: to defend; to avenge; to look after pembelaan: defence; protection belaan: that which is taken care of

belacan shrimp paste

belacu calico

belah to split; to bisect; to cut in half belahan: cleft; cleavage berbelah bagi: half-hearted membelah: to split menyebelahi: to take sides; to side with sebelah: half; beside; towards sebelah-menyebelah: on both sides bersebelahan: side by side; near terbelah: apart; separated

belai cherish; coaxing; caress belaian: coaxing; caress membelai: to cherish; to caress membelai-belai: to cherish; to caress

belak mottled

belaka altogether; entirely; quite

belakang back; rear; behind belakangan: recently membelakangi: to ignore; to disregard membelakangkan: to ignore; to disregard; to place at the backterkebelakang: out-of-date; far behind

belalai elephant's trunk; proboscis

belalang grasshopper

Belanda Dutch

belang stripe berbelang: striped

belanga clay cooking pot

belangkas king-crab

belanja

expenses; expenditure belanjawan: budget berbelanja: to spend membelanjakan: to spend perbelanjaan: expenditure

belantan

club; bludgeon; truncheon

belantara

forest

belas

(1) compassion; pity; mercy (2) numerals from eleven to nineteen belasan: teenager; numerals from eleven to nineteen kesebelasan: eleventh berbelas: having sympathy or pity

belasah

flog; whip membelasah: to flog; to whip

belat

fish-trap

belati

European

belau

shimmering belauan: diffraction of light


belebas ledge; lath

belek scrutinise membelek: to scrutinise

belengas sticky

belenggu manacle; handcuff; shackle membelenggu: to handcuff; to shackle terbelenggu: handcuffed; shackled

belerang sulphur

beli buy membeli: to buy belian: the purchase membeli-belah: shopping membelikan: to buy for pembeli: purchaser pembelian: the purchase terbeli: able to buy

belia youth

beliak dilated; wide open (of eyes) terbeliak: wide open membeliakkan: to dilate

beliau he or she

belikat shoulder-blade

belimbing starfruit

belit circumlocutary; twisting; twining membelit: to coil or twine around belitan: a coil berbelit-belit: coiled; twined; twisted membelitkan: to entwine pembelit: swindler; deceiver terbelit: coiled; twined

beliung hatchet; small axe; adze

belok turn (in direction) membelok: to turn (in direction) membelokkan: to change the course or direction belokan: a bend or curve; a change of direction

belot betray membelot: to betray pembelot: traitor pembelotan: betrayal; treason

belukar bush; shrub; secondary forest

belulang

hide; untanned leather; patch of hardened skin

belum

not yet sebelum: before

belut

eel

bembam

roast in hot embers membembam: to roast in hot embers

benak

silly; stupid

benam

embed; immerse in water terbenam: immersed in water; embedded membenamkan: to immerse; to embed

benang

thread

benar

genuine; true; real; correct benar-benar: really; truly; very kebenaran: truth; permission; approval membenarkan: to allow; to permit sebenarnya: in fact

bencana

(1) harmful; very unpleasant (2) disaster


benci hate; detest kebencian: hatred membenci: to hate; to loathe pembenci: one who hates

benda thing kebendaan: materialism

bendahara chief minister of a Malay State perbendaharaan: treasury

bendahari treasurer; bursar

bendalir fluid

bendang wet rice-fields

bendar ditch or moat

bendela bale; package

bendera flag

bendi lady's finger

bendul cross-beam

bendung barrier; dyke membendung: to barricade; to dam

bengal temporarily deaf; stubborn

bengang buzzing or ringing in the ears

bengis cruel; harsh membengis: to act cruelly

bengkak (1) swollen; bloated (2) swelling membengkak: to swell

bengkalai unfinished terbengkalai: unfinished

bengkang zig-zag bengkang-bengkok: zig-zag

bengkarung

newt

bengkel

workshop

bengkeng

cantankerous; irritable membengkengi: to scold; to irritate

bengkok

bent; crooked membengkokkan: to bend

bengkung

sash for the waist; corset; girdle

benguk

goitre

benih

seed

bening

transparent; clear; limpid

benjol

bump or swelling, esp. left by a blow

bentak

snarl; snap


membentak: to snarl; to snap

bentan relapse

bentang spread out (carpet or mat) membentang: to spread out (carpet or mat); to put forward (a proposal) membentangi: to spread out or unroll (carpet or mat) terbentang; spread out or unrolled

bentar moment sebentar: a moment sebentar-sebentar: at short intervals

bentara herald; state proclamation officer

benteng stronghold; fortress berbentengkan: use as a fort membentengi: fortify berbenteng: fortified

bentuk form; shape; appearance berbentuk: having the form of membentuk: to form; to create; to mould pembentukan: formation; creation; establishment sebentuk: numerical coefficient for curved objects terbentuk: formed; established

benua continent

bera blush; flushing of face

berahi amorous; feeling sexual love keberahian: passion memberahikan: to arouse passion

berak defecate terberak: to defecate

beranda gallery; verandah; terrace

berang disgruntled; discontented; annoyed

berangan chestnut

berangsang pep; vigour memberangsangkan: to fill with vigour; to enliven

berangus muzzle

berani brave keberanian: bravery memberanikan: to encourage

berani mati: not afraid of death

berapa

how much; how many seberapa: any amount; as much or as many as

beras

rice beras kunyit: saffron rice beras pulut: glutinous rice

berat

heavy; tough beratnya: weight keberatan: reluctant

berenga

maggot

beres

in order; settled membereskan: to settle; to arrange pemberesan: settlement; arrangement

Berhad

Limited

berhala

idol; image; fetish; worshipped object

beri

give memberi: to give memberikan: to give


pemberian: gift; allowance pemberi: one who gives

beringin banyan tree

berita news berita angin: rumour berita kilat: newsflash memberitakan: to inform pemberita: reporter; journalist

beritahu inform memberitahu: to inform pemberitahuan: announcement; notification

berkas bundle memberkas: to bind; to arrest memberkaskan: to bind; to fasten

berkat boon; benefit; blessing memberkati: to bless

berlian diamond

bernas full (of grain); highly spirited (of speech); factual and convincing (of writing); fertile and productive (of cultivation)

berontak

rebel; revolt memberontak: to rebel; to revolt pemberontak: a rebel; an insurgent pemberontakan: a rebellion; a revolt

beroti batten

bersih clean kebersihan: cleanliness membersihkan: to clean pembersih: cleaner pembersihan: act of cleaning

bersin sneeze

bersut glower; scowl

bertih rice fried in the husk bertih jagung: popcorn

beruang bear

berudu tadpole

beruk monkey

berus brush memberus: to brush

besan

parents of a married couple

besar

big besar hati: proud; elated besar kepala: stubborn; conceited; big-headed besar mulut: boastful besar-besaran: grand; on a large scale berbesar hati: grateful kebesaran: greatness membesar: to grow big membesar-besarkan: to exaggerate membesarkan: to enlarge membesarkan diri: to brag memperbesar: to enlarge or expand pembesar: dignitary terbesar: largest

besi

iron (metal) besi baja: steel besi berani: magnet

besok

tomorrow

bestari

well-bred; intelligent

besut

refine metal membesut: to refine metal; to spurt (of water or blood)


beta I; me (used by king)

betah recovered; accustomed

betapa how (emphasising the degree)

betik papaya

betina female

beting sandbar; sandbank

betis calf (of leg)

betul correct; true betul-betul: truly; exactly; really kebetulan: by coincidence; by chance; incidentally membetulkan: to correct; to rectify pembetulan: correction sebetulnya: in fact

betung a large type of bamboo pembetungan: sewerage

beza

difference berbeza: to differ; to be different berbeza-beza: differently membeza-bezakan: to differentiate; to discriminate; to distinguish between membezakan: to differentiate perbezaan: difference; dissimilarity pembezaan: differentiation; discrimination; classification

biadab impolite; discourteous kebiadaban: rudeness

biak prolific; productive; fertile membiak: to multiply; to reproduce membiakkan: to breed; to rear pembiakan: breeding; reproduction

biar let; allow membiarkan: to allow; to neglect; to ignore terbiar: neglected; ignored

biara convent; monastery

bias deflect; refract biasan: refraction; diversion membiaskan: to deflect; to refract

biasa habitual; usual; ordinary biasanya: usually kebiasaan: custom; habit; practice membiasakan: to accustom; to familiarise

biasiswa

scholarship

biawak

iguana

biaya

cost; expenses dibiayai: defrayed membiayai: to defray; to subsidise pembiayaan: financing; subsidisation pembiaya: the person who pays for the expenses

bibir

lip

bicara

discussion berbicara: to discuss membicarakan: to discuss; to deliberate over; to preside over a court case pembicaraan: discussion perbicaraan: court hearing or trial

bicu

jack (for lifting heavy objects)

bidaah

heresy

bidadari

houri (beautiful woman of the Muslim paradise)

bidai


blinds; screen

bidak pawn

bidal thimble bidalan: proverb

bidan midwife

bidang domain; field or range of activity; numeral coefficient for things that are spread out and flat

bidas criticise; spring back or rebound membidas: to criticise; to spring back or rebound

bidik aim at membidik: to aim at

biduan male singer

biduanda pageboy; valet

biduanita female singer

bijak judicious; smart; wise kebijakan: intelligence; smartness

bijaksana judicious; smart; wise kebijaksanaan: wisdom; prudence

bijan sesame seed

biji seed; grain; pip; numerical coefficient for fruits and small spherical objects berbiji: having seed biji-bijian: cereals

bijih ore bijih besi: iron ore bijih timah: tin ore

bijirin cereal

bikin make membikin: to make; to manufacture bikinan: product; creation

biku edging; trimming

bila

when; if bila-bila: whenever

bilah

blade (of knife or sword); lath; numerical coefficient for weapons of sharpened metal

bilal

muezzin

bilang

calculate; count; tell; repeat bilangan: number; amount; quantity berbilang: several; numerous membilang: to count; to call out; to say sebilangan: a number of terbilang: counted; included; famous

bilas

rinse; wash; cleanse membilas: to rinse or wash bilasan: cleansing; rinsing

bilik

room

bilis

bloodshot eye

bimbang

fearful; worried; anxious; nervous kebimbangan: anxiety; worry membimbangkan: to cause anxiety


bimbing lead; guide bimbingan: guidance; tuition; advice membimbing: to lead; to guide pembimbing: a guide or leader; adviser

bimbit carry dangling in the hand membimbit: to carry dangling in the hand

bin son of

bina construct; build binaan: something built or constructed membina: to construct; to build pembina: builder pembinaan: construction

binasa destroyed; ruined membinasakan: to destroy pembinasa: destroyer pembinasaan: destruction

binatang animal kebinatangan: animalistic characteristics; bestiality

bincang discuss berbincang: to discuss; to deliberate berbincang-bincang: to discuss

membincangkan: to discuss perbincangan: discussion

bincut lump; swelling

bingal stubborn

bingit deafening membingitkan: to deafen tmporarily

bingka a type of cake made from tapioca

bingkah nugget; chunk

bingkai frame

bingung bewildered; confused

bingkas bounce; rebound membingkas: to bounce; to rebound

bingkis parcel; package bingkisan: a gift or present membingkis: to send a gift or present accompanied by a letter

bingung

bewildered; confused kebingungan: bewilderment; confusion membingungkan: to confuse; to puzzle; to perplex

bini

wife berbini: married (for a man)

bintang

star berbintang: starry sebintang: compatible membintangi: to act in a film perbintangan: astronomy; astrology

binti

daughter of

bintik

spot; dot berbintik: spotted; dotted

bintil

nodule; pimple

biola

violin

birai

blind or screen, esp. on roller, for window; balustrade


biras relationship between two brothers' wives or between two sisters' husbands

biri-biri sheep

biru blue biru lebam: blue black biru muda: light blue kebiru-biruan: bluish kebiruan: blueness

bisa venom; malice berbisa: venomous; malicious

bisik whisper bisikan: a murmur; a whisper berbisik: to whisper membisikkan: to whisper

bising noisy kebisingan: noisiness membising: to make noise

biskop bishop

bistari expert; skilled

bisu mute or dumb membisu: to remain silent

bisul boil; abscess

bius anesthesia membius: to anesthetise pembiusan: anesthetisation

bobok sleep membobok: to gurgle membobokkan: to put a child to sleep

bocor leaking; a leak kebocoran: leakage membocorkan: to cause a leak; to puncture

bodoh stupid kebodohan: stupidity memperbodohkan: to make a fool of

bogel nude; naked berbogel: nude; naked membogelkan: to undress

boh cow's moo

bohong

lie; bluff berbohong: to lie membohongi: to lie to; to deceive membohongkan: to denounce as a lie; to deny pembohong: liar pembohongan: a lie

bola

ball

bolak-balik

vacillation berbolak-balik: to vacillate; to hesitate membolak-balik: to twist and turn

boleh

can; able to; permitted to boleh jadi: maybe berkebolehan: capable; talented kebolehan: ability membolehkan: to permit; to allow seboleh-bolehnya: to the best of one's ability

bolos

pierced; penetrated; stripped off (hair, feathers, clothes, etc. membolos: to abandon; to desert

bolot

wrap up membolot: to wrap up; to bundle together; to win

bomba

fire brigade


bomoh Malay medicine-man

bonceng sponger; ride pillion membonceng: to get a lift from; to sponge on somebody memboncengkan: to give a lift to pembonceng: passenger

bonda mother

boneka doll; puppet

bonggol hump berbonggol: having a hump

bongkah block or solid piece berbongkah-bongkah: in large chunks or pieces

bongkak arrogant; boastful

bongkar unpack; unload membongkar: to unpack; to unload bongkar-bangkir: in disorder membongkar rahsia: to expose a secret membongkar sauh: to raise up the anchor terbongkar: forced open; exposed pembongkaran: disclosure; upheaval

bongkok hunchback membongkok: to stoop; to humble oneself membongkokkan: to bend; to stoop; to bow terbongkok-bongkok; doubled up

bongsu youngest (of children); lowest (of rungs of ladder or steps)

bonjol a bulge; a lump

boo exclamation of disapproval

bopeng pock-marked

bor tool for drilling

borak talk idly berborak: to talk idly

borang form (document)

borek speckled; spotted

borong wholesale memborong: to buy wholesale memborongkan: to sell wholesale pemborong: wholesaler

boros

extravagant memboroskan: to waste borosan: extravagance pemboros: spendthrift

bosan

bored kebosanan: boredom membosankan: to bore pembosan: one who is easily bored

botak

bald membotakkan: to make bald

boyak

drab; dull; uninteresting; tasteless

boyot

pot-bellied

buah

(1)fruit (2)numeral coefficient for large objects buah fikiran: opinion; thought buah hati: sweetheart buah-buahan: fruits berbuah: to bear fruit membuahkan: to produce; to yield; to cause buah pinggang: kidney


buai swing; rock; sway buaian: a cradle; a swing berbuai-buai: to swing membuai: to make something swing terbuai-buai: swinging; swaying; rocking

buak effervescence

bual converse bualan: talk; chatter; conversation berbual: to converse perbualan: conversation

buang discard; throw membuang: to throw membuangkan: to throw away; to discard terbuang: discarded buangan: something that has been discarded

buas savage; uncivilised; wild membuas: act savagely

buasir pile; haemorrhoid

buat make; do or perform membuat: to do; to make; to cause buat sementara: temporarily buatan: brand; manufactured by; product of perbuatan: deed; act pembuatan: manufacture; production buat-buatan: pretence

buaya crocodile buaya darat: thief; scoundrel

bubar disband; disperse; scatter membubarkan: to disperse; to liquidate pembubaran: liquidation; disbandment

bubu fish-trap made of bamboo and rattan

bubuh put; add; affix membubuhi: to add; to affix membubuhkan: to add; to affix

bubuk woodworm

bubul cobble; mend roughly

bubur porridge

bucu corner; angle

budak child kebudak-budakan: childish

budaya

culture budayawan: cultured person kebudayaan: culture

budi

kindness; good deed budi bahasa: good manners budi bicara: discretion; common-sense budi pekerti: disposition; character berbudi: kind; wise; sensible

budiman

wise; generous

bugar

strong and healthy

buih

foam berbuih: foaming

bujang

(1)celebate (2)unmarried man; bachelor

bujuk

persuade; coax bujukan: persuasion

bujur

oblong; oval; longitudinal membujur: to stretch out lengthwise terbujur: stretched out lengthwise


buka open membuka: to open membukakan: to expose; to open; to reveal pembukaan: opening terbuka: not covered; unlimited; public bukaan: an opening or aperture

bukan non-; not; does not bukan-bukan: absurdity; nonsense

bukit hill berbukit: hilly berbukit-bukit: hilly membukit: to pile up; to heap up

bukti evidence; proof membuktikan: to prove terbukti: proven

buku (1)book (2)loaf (of bread) (3)knot (in wood) (4)node buku lima: fist membukukan: to record; to note; to put into book form pembukuan: an entry in a book

bulan (1)moon (2)month bulan madu: honeymoon bulan purnama: full moon bulan sabit: crescent bulanan: monthly berbulan-bulan: for several months

bulang band; strip; head-dress bulangan: ribbon

bulat circular; round; spherical bulatan: (1)circle (2)traffic roundabout membulatkan: to make circular or round sebulat: unanimous

bulbul nightingale

buli-buli (1)small flask or jug (2)small gland

bulu fur; body hair; feathers berbulu: hairy; feathery bulu babi: sea-urchin bulu kambing: wool bulu kening: eyebrows

buluh bamboo

bulur hungry kebuluran: starvation

bumbung roof membumbung: to rise; to ascend

bumi

(1)earth (2)dry land mengebumikan: to bury pengebumian: burial

buncit

distended; bloated membuncitkan: to inflate

bundar

round; globular membundarkan: to make something round

bunga

(1)flower (2)interest (monetary) bunga api: sparklers bunga-bungaan: all kinds of flowers berbunga: to produce flowers berbunga-bunga: floral; flowery membungai: to decorate

bungkal

lump; weight

bungkam

quiet; speechless membungkam: to gag; to silence pembungkam: silencer

bungkus

wrap up bungkusan: parcel; package membungkus: to wrap pembungkusan: packaging


berbungkus: wrapped up pembungkus: wrapper

bunian invisible forest elf or spirit

buntak short and stout

buntal (1)bloated; pot-bellied (2)globe-fish

buntang wide open and staring (of eyes) membuntang: to stare wide-eyed

buntil cloth knapsack

bunting pregnant (of animals)

buntu blocked or closed kebuntuan: deadlock

buntut bottom or buttocks membuntuti: to trail; to follow

bunuh kill berbunuhan: killing of one another

membunuh: to kill pembunuh: killer; murderer pembunuhan: murder; killing terbunuh: killed

bunyi sound bunyi-bunyian: music berbunyi: to sound membunyikan: to produce a sound sebunyi: of the same sound

buru hunt berburu: to hunt memburu: to hunt pemburu: hunter pemburuan: a hunt perburuan: prey terburu-buru: in great haste

buruh labourer; worker perburuhan: labour

buruj constellation of stars

buruk bad; ugly buruk laku: ill-mannered buruk makan: gluttonous buruk sangka: prejudiced buruk siku: to take back what has been given keburukan: ugliness; badness; wickedness memburukkan: to worsen; to aggravate

burung bird

burut

hernia

busa

froth; foam berbusa: to froth; to foam membusa: to pant; to puff

busuk

rotten; bad; putrid membusuk: to give out a strong bad odour membusukkan: to disgrace or defame; to putrefy kebusukan: decay; badness

busung

bloated; distended

busur

bow (for shooting arrows)

busut

molehill; anthill

buta

blind buta huruf: illiterate membuta: (1)to sleep soundly (2)to act blindly

butang

button

butir

(1)item; fact; point (2)numeral coefficient for small round objects


buyung earthenware

C

cabai chilli

cabang branch bercabang: having branches bercabang-cabang: having many branches

cabar challenge cabaran: a challenge mencabar: to challenge pencabar: challenger

cabik tattered; ragged; torn mencabik: to tear or rip mencabikkan: to tear or rip

cabul indecent; disgusting mencabul: to molest mencabuli: to molest pencabulan: violation; molestation

cabut (1) to pull out (2) to flee cabut lari: to leave immediately

cabutan: a draw (as in a lottery) mencabut: to pull out; to extract by pulling mencabut nyawa: to take a life mencabut undi: to draw lots tercabut: has been pulled out

cacah tattoo bercacah: tattooed mencacah: to tattoo

cacak upright or erect (for pole) mencacak: to plant upright mencacakkan: to plant upright tercacak: upright or erect

cacar smallpox bercacar: vaccinated against smallpox pencacaran: vaccination against smallpox

cacat defective; handicapped; deformed cacat akal: mentally retarded kecacatan: a handicap or defect mencacati: to abuse; to deface; to deform

caci scorn; abuse cacian: an abusive remark bercaci-cacian: to exchange abusive remarks mencaci: to scorn; to abuse

cacing worm

cadang

intend bercadang: intend cadangan: proposal; suggestion mencadangkan: to propose; to plan; to suggest pencadang: proposer

cadar

bedsheet

caduk

lift up (e.g. snake's head about to strike) mencaduk: to lift up (e.g. snake's head about to strike)

cagar

deposit; mortgage cagaran: a deposit mencagarkan: to pawn; to mortgage; to deposit as security

cagut

peck or eat with beak mencagut: to peck or eat with beak

cahaya

light; radiance bercahaya: giving out light

cair

liquid cairan: solution; dilution mencairkan: to liquefy; to melt; to dilute pencairan: liquefaction

cakah


obtuse; blunt

cakap talk; speak bercakap: to talk; to speak bercakap-cakap: to chat percakapan: conversation; talk

cakar (1) a claw (2) claw or scratch bercakar: to argue mencakar: to scratch; to claw pencakar langit: skyscraper

cakera wheel; disc cakera padat: compact disc

cekerawala universe; firmament

cakup catch something by using hand or mouth mencakup: to catch something using hand or mouth

calar abrasion; scratch calar-balar: badly scratched bercalar: having been scratched mencalarkan: to scratch tercalar: injured by being scratched

calit smear or smudge calitkan: to smear with

mencalit: to smear or smudge mencalitkan: to smear or smudge

calon candidate mencalonkan: to nominate pencalonan: nomination

calung dipper; ladle; cup for collecting latex

cam recognise; identify mengecam: to recognise; to identify mengecamkan: to ascertain the identity of pengecaman: identification

camar seagull

cambah burgeon; begin to grow rapidly bercambah: germinate; sprout mencambahkan: to sow percambahan: germination

camca spoon

campak (1) throw; fling; hurl (2) measles mencampak: to throw; to fling mencampakkan: to throw away; to fling; to hurl; to cast away tercampak: thrown

campur mix campur tangan: interfere campuran: mixture; combination bercampur: to be involved; to associate bercampur baur: mixed (feelings) bercampur gaul: to mingle mencampur: to mix mencampuradukkan: to mix up; to muddle up mencampuri: to mix with; to associate with mencampurkan: to mix tercampur: mixed; blended

canai

grind; polish batu canai: whet-stone; grinding wheel roti canai: a flat Malaysian bread made from wheat mencanai: to roll out the dough; to grind; to polish

canang

gong mencanangkan: to announce

candat

grapnel

candu

opium

cangak

look up mencangak: to look up

canggah

(1) fork (2) dissent bercanggah: in opposition; conflicting; forked bercanggahan: in opposition; conflicting; forked percanggahan: opposition; conflict


canggih (1) sophisticated (2) excessively talkative kecanggihan: sophistication

canggung gauche; awkward; clumsy

cangkat hillock

cangkir small cup

cangkuk hook mencangkuk: to hook mencangkukkan: to attach hooks to tercangkuk: hooked

cangkul hoe mencangkul: to hoe; to dig

cangkung squat mencangkung: to squat

cantas to prune, trim or lop mencantas: to prune, trim or lop

cantik beautiful kecantikan: beauty mencantikkan: to beautify

cantum coalesce; join together; come together bercantum: to join together; to coalesce; to come together mencantumkan: to join; to merge; to bring together percantuman: merger; union tercantum: joined together

cap stamp; print; trade mark cap jari: fingerprint cap mohor: royal or official seal mengecap: to imprint; to stamp a mark or brand

capai achieve; attain; accomplish mencapai: to achieve; to attain; to accomplish pencapaian: achievement; accomplishment; attainment tercapai: achieved

capal sandals

capik lame; limping tercapik-capik: limping

cara way; means; method secara: by way of; like; resembling

cari search mencari: to search; to look for mencari-cari: to search; to look for mencarikan: to look for tercari-cari: looking for; searching pencarian: livelihood

carigali

exploration mencarigali: to explore

carik

tear or rip mencarik-carikkan: to tear into small pieces

carta

chart; map; table; diagram

caruk

gorge; eat greedily

carum

fee; subscription caruman: fee; subscription

carut

obscenity mencarut: to talk obscenely

cas

electrical charge

cat


paint bercat: painted mengecat: to paint

catat note down; jot down mencatat: to note down; to jot down catatan: a note mencatatkan: to note down; to jot down pencatat: registrar

catu ration catuan: a ration; a fixed allowance mencatukan: to ration pencatuan: rationing

catuk peck with beak mencatuk: to peck with beak

catur chess

catut pincers

cauk dimple

cawak dimple

cawan cup

cawangan branch (e.g. of office)

cawat loincloth bercawat: to wear a loincloth

cebik pout; jeer; mock mencebik: to pout; to jeer; to mock mencebikkan: to pout

cebis bit; piece cebisan: a small piece or quantity

cebok (1) water dipper (2) wash up after defaecating or urinating mencebok: to wash the lower part of the body after defaecating or urinating

cebur plunge mencebur: to plunge menceburi: to get involved in; to plunge into menceburkan: to plunge into; to get involved in

cecah dip lightly mencecah: to dip lightly mencecahkan: to touch something lightly

cecair

liquid

ceceh

bleat

cecekik

noose

cedera

injure kecederaan: injury mencederakan: to injure; to hurt tercedera: injured; wounded

cedok

scoop up mencedok: to scoop up pencedok: a scoop

cegah

deter; prevent mencegah: to deter; to prevent; to hinder pencegah: something that prevents; preventive pencegahan: prevention

cegat

stand erect or upright tercegat: stand erect or upright

cekah

to crack or split


cekak amount one can hold with thumb and finger secekak: amount one can hold with thumb and finger bercekak: with arms akimbo bercekak pinggang: standing with arms akimbo mencekak: to hold between thumb and finger

cekal resolute; firm; determined cekal hati: stout-hearted; steadfast

cekang stiff; taut; tight

cekap efficient; proficient; competent kecekapan: competence; efficiency ketidakcekapan: incompetent

cekau clutch at; grasp at mencekau: to clutch at; to grasp at

cekik choke; strangle mencekik darah: daylight robbery tercekik: choking; to be choked

cekuh hold with the hand mencekuh: to hold with the hand

cekung concave

cekup cover or catch something with the palm mencekup: to cover or catch something with the palm

cela fault; blame; flaw; misdeed celaan: criticism; rebuke mencela: to blame; to criticise; to rebuke mencelakan: to blame; to criticise; to rebuke tercela: despicable

celaan severe criticism and rebuke

celah interspace; slit; crevice; cleft mencelah: to interrupt

celak eye-liner

celaka fatal; fateful; inauspicious; damn kecelakaan: misfortune; accident mencelakakan: to cause misfortune; to ruin

celana trousers

celapak straddle mencelapak: to straddle

celaru

disorganised; disorderly bercelaru; disorganised; disorderly mencelarukan: to disorganise

celepa

metal containers for cigarettes, tobacco, etc

celik

open (eyes); wake up mencelik mata: to open the eyes mencelikkan: to open the eyes

celopar

talkative; out-spoken; very frank

celoteh

chat berceloteh: to chatter

celungap

eat greedily

celup

dip in liquid; dye mencelup: to dip; to immerse temporarily mencelupkan: to dip; to immerse temporarily pencelup: dye pencelupan: act of dipping

celur

immerse in boiling water; scald mencelur: to scald


celus penetrate or slip in mencelus: to penetrate; to slip in

cemar contaminated; impure; polluted mencemari: to contaminate; to pollute mencemarkan: to dirty; to tarnish pencemaran: pollution; contamination tercemar: contaminated; polluted

cemara wig; artificial hair

cemas dreaded; frightened; worried; desperate kecemasan: emergency; urgency mencemaskan: to cause fear

cembul container; receptacle

cembung convex

cemburu jealous

cemerlang excellent kecemerlangan: excellence; glory; glow; radiance

cemeti whip

cemik pout lips to sneer mencemik: to pout one's lips to sneer or tease mencemikkan: to pout; to sneer

cempaka a type of tree with sweet-smelling flowers

cempedak a fruit resembling the jackfruit

cemuh flout or disobey openly; ridicule mencemuhkan: to ridicule

cencaluk prawn pickle

cencang chop or mince mencencang: to chop or mince

cencorot musk-shrew or shrew-mouse

cendana sandalwood

cendawan mushroom

bercendawan: mouldy

cendekia

intellectual; learned cendekiawan: an intellectual

cendera

(1) moon (2) deity

cenderamata

souvenir

cenderawasih

bird of paradise

cenderung

inclined or sloping kecenderungan: tendency; inclination

cendol

a drink made of jelly-like strands of dough and coconut milk

cengang

amaze tercengang-cengang: amazed

cengkadak

praying mantis

cengkam

grasp or clutch tightly cengkaman: grasp; grip; clutch; stranglehold mencengkam: to grasp; to clutch


cengkeram deposit

cengkerama amuse bercengkerama: to amuse

cengkerik cricket or cicada (insect)

cengkih clove (spice)

cengkung sunken or hollow (of eyes or cheeks)

cenuram cliff

cepat quick; fast; early kecepatan: quickness; speed mempercepatkan: to quicken; to speed up secepat: as quickly as

cepiau hat with strings that tie under the chin; bonnet

cepoa abacus

cepoh club-footed

cepu small ornamental casket cepudebunga: anther

cepumas jackpot

ceracap castanets

ceracau mutter or talk nonsense menceracau: to mutter or talk nonsense; to cry in one's sleep

cerah bright; fair (light-coloured); fine (weather); promising

cerai divorce; separate; scatter ceraian: section of a written law or agreement bercerai: divorced; to part bercerai-berai: scattered; broken up menceraikan: to divorce; to separate perceraian: separation; divorce tercerai: separated; scattered

cerakin to analyse mencerakin: to analyse mencerakinkan: to analyse

ceramah

a lecture or talk berceramah: to lecture penceramah: speaker

cerana

metal box

cerang

moor

cerat

nozzle

cerca

scorn; insult mencerca: to scorn; to insult

cerdas

apt; intelligent kecerdasan: intelligence

cerdik

bright; clever; intelligent kecerdekan: intelligence

cerek

kettle

cereka

story; fiction

cerewet

fussy; fastidious


cergas energetic; alert; full of initiative kecergasan: agility; alertness

cerita story bercerita: to tell a story menceritakan: to narrate penceritaan: narration of a story

cermat careful; cautious; thrifty mencermatkan: to economise

cermin mirror cermin mata: spectacles cerminan: reflection bercermin: having a mirror mencerminkan: to reflect; to give an impression of

cerna digest mencernakan: to digest pencernaan: digestion

ceroboh (1) trespass; gatecrash; intrude (2) graceless menceroboh: to trespass penceroboh: trespasser; intruder pencerobohan: intrusion

cerobong ship's funnel; chimney

cerompong muzzle (of firearm)

cerpelai mongoose

cerpen short story cerpenis: short story writer

cerucuk pile driven into the ground

cerucup love-grass

ceruh to pound (rice) menceruh: to pound (rice)

ceruk nook; corner

cerun steep slope (at edge of plateau) kecerunan: gradient; steepness

cerut (1) cheroot (2) to tie tightly; to strangle with rope mencerut: to tie up tightly; to strangle mencerut leher: to strangle

cerutu

cigar

cetai

tattered bercetai-cetai: tattered

cetak

print cetak rompak: piracy (in printing) cetakan: edition; print (noun) mencetak: to print percetakan: printing

cetek

shallow

ceti

money lender

cetus

outburst (of feeling); outbreak cetusan: outburst; outbreak mencetuskan: to cause an outburst

cicak

lizard

cicit

great grandchild mencicit: to squeak


cicir drop or fall out berciciran: dropping scatteredly keciciran: drop-out mencicirkan: to scatter little by little tercicir: left behind; dropped out; lagged behind

Cik Miss

cikgu teacher

ciku sapodilla (fruit)

Cina Chinese

cincin ring

cinta love bercinta: in love; having feeling of love mencintai: to love pencinta: lover; fan; admirer pencinta alam: nature lover percintaan: love affair tercinta: loved

cipan (1) battle-axe (2) tapir

cipta create; invent ciptaan: creation mencipta: to create; to invent pencipta: creator; author penciptaan: the creation of tercipta: created; composed

ciri characteristic bercirikan: featured; characterised mencirikan: to characterise

cirit-birit diarrhoea

cita-cita ambition bercita-cita: ambitious citarasa: taste; flavour

cium (1) kiss (2) smell bercium: (1) to kiss (2) to smell ciuman: (1) a kiss (2) a sniff; a smell bercium-ciuman: to exchange kisses mencium: (1) to kiss (2) to smell; to sniff tercium: (1) kissed accidentally (2) sniffed; smelt

cocok suitable; agreeable; compatible secocok: suitable; agreeable; compatible; identical; similar

cogan ensign cogan kata: slogan; motto

coklat

brown; chocolate

cokmar

ceremonial mace

colek

a bit secolek: a bit mencolek: to touch; to scrape up

coli

brassiere

colok

joss-stick

comel

cute

comot

dirty; grubby

compang-camping

in rags or tatters (clothes)

condong

incline; slant kecondongan: inclination mencondongkan: to slant; to incline


congak count mentally

congkak conceited; proud

conteng doodle menconteng: to doodle on mencontengkan: to doodle

contoh example; sample; model mencontohi: to take as an example percontohan: specimen; sample

copet pickpocket mencopet: to pickpocket pencopet: a pickpocket

corak design; pattern; colour bercorak: having designs and colour mencorakkan: to design

corat-coret sketch; scrawl

corek scratch

coreng scratch or streak

coreng-moreng: full of streaks and scratches bercoreng: streaked

coret scribble or scrawl

corong funnel; chimney; microphone

corot hindmost

cota baton

cuaca weather; climate

cuai careless; negligent kecuaian: carelessness; negligence mencuaikan: to neglect; to act carelessly

cuak afraid; nervous

cuba try; attempt cubaan: an attempt; an experiment mencuba: to try; to attempt; to test percubaan: act of trying

cubit pinch

mencubit: to pinch secubit: a pinch (very small amount) cubitan: a pinch

cuci

(1)wash (2)develop (a film) mencuci: to wash cucian: laundry or washing

cucu

grandchild cucu-cicit: grandchild and great grandchild

cucuh

ignite mencucuh: to ignite mencucuhkan: to set fire to pencucuh: igniter

cucuk

prick; inject; pierce mencucuk: to prick; to inject; to poke tercucuk: pricked; pierced; stabbed

cucunda

grandchild

cucur

flow; trickle; sprinkle bercucuran: to flow; to gush mencucuri: to pour on; to sprinkle on mencucurkan: to sprinkle

cuit

beckon with finger


mencuit: to touch with the fingertips

cuka vinegar cuka getah: formic acid

cukai tax cukai pendapatan: income tax cukai pintu: assessment cukai kepala: levy cukai tanah: quit rent mencukai: to tax

cukup enough; exactly cukup bulan: end of the month cukup letih: exhausted cukup umur: having reached the required age mencukupi: enough; sufficient; adequate mencukupkan: to supplement; to make sufficient

cukur shave bercukur: to shave mencukur: to shave pencukur: shaver; person who shaves

cula horn of rhinoceros

culas lazy

culik kidnap

menculik: to kidnap penculik: kidnapper penculikan: kidnapping

cuma only; merely percuma: free (without any charge)

cumbu praise; flatter; caress; kiss cumbuan: smooch; flattery; caress; kiss bercumbu-cumbuan: smooch bercumbuan: to flirt

cungap pant tercungap: panting tercungap-cungap: panting

cungkil pick; dig out; extract mencungkil: to pick; to dig out; to extract

cupak a cubic measure

cuping ear-lobe

curah pour mencurah: to pour curahan: downpour; outpour mencurahi: to pour on mencurahkan: to pour out

curam

steep kecuraman: steepness mencuram: to steepen

curang

insincere; disloyal; dishonest kecurangan: dishonesty mencurangi: to deceive

curi

steal mencuri: to steal kecurian: stolen; theft pencuri: thief

curiga

suspicious; questionable kecurigaan: suspicion mencurigai: to suspect; to distrust mencurigakan: to arouse suspicion

curut

cigar; cheroot

cuti

leave; holiday; vacation cuti am: public holiday bercuti: to be on holiday percutian: vacation; holiday

D


dabik to beat or thump

dacing weighing scale or balance

dada chest mendada: to walk proudly; to strut

dadah drug

dadak sudden; abrupt

dadih curdle

dadu dice

daerah district kedaerahan: regionalism

daftar register berdaftar: registered mendaftar: to register or enrol mendaftarkan: to register or enrol pendaftar: registrar pendaftaran: registration

dagang foreign; alien; trade dagangan: merchandise berdagang: to trade memperdagangkan: to commercialise; to trade in something pedagang: trader; merchant perdagangan: trade; commerce

daging meat; flesh

dagu chin

dahaga thirsty mendahagakan: to cause thirst

daham hum; clear throat berdaham: to hum; to clear throat especially to attract attention

dahan branch (of plant)

dahi forehead

dahsyat horrible; awful; terrible

dahulu before; former; of the past; earlier dahulu kala: long ago mendahului: to be ahead

mendahulukan: to advance or bring forward pendahuluan: a preface; an advance (of payment, etc.) terdahulu: earlier

daif

weak; feeble; humble; lowly kedaifan: weakness; incompetence

dajal

mischievous

dakap

embrace or hug berdakap: to embrace or hug dakapan: a hug berdakap-dakapan: embracing one another mendakap: to embrace or hug

daki

(1)dirt or stain (2)climb pendakian: a climb mendaki: to climb or ascend pendaki: climber terdaki: to manage to climb

dakwa

accusation dakwaan: summons; accusation; indictment mendakwa: to accuse; to indict; to charge pendakwa: prosecutor; complainant pendakwaan: prosecution; summons

dakwah

sermon or preaching berdakwah: to preach pendakwah: preacher


dakwat ink

dakyah propaganda

dalal fee or commission

dalam (1)inside; in (2)deep dalamnya: depth; profundity mendalam: profound; detailed mendalami: to probe further mendalamkan: deepen pedalaman: hinterland; interior sedalam: as deep as sedalam-dalamnya: as thoroughly as possible

dalang mastermind mendalangi: to mastermind

dalih equivocation; pretext berdalih: to give excuses berdalih-dalihan: to blame one another mendalihkan: to feign; to pretend

dalil proof

dam draughts (board game)

damai peace; tranquility berdamai: to make peace kedamaian: peace; tranquility mendamaikan: to pacify pendamai: peacemaker; mediator perdamaian: peace

damak dart (for blow-pipe)

damar resin

dampar cast ashore; stranded terdampar: washed ashore; stranded

damping intimate (friendship) berdampingan: adjacent; adjoining; side by side; close to mendampingi: to stand next to; to flank

dan and

danau lake

dandan coiffure; hair-style dandanan: coiffure; make-up; outfit berdandan: adorned mendandan: to adorn

dangau small temporary hut (in rice-field or orchard)

dangkal

shallow; unintelligent kedangkalan: shallowness; superficiality

dansa

dance

dapat

earn; get as reward; gain as interest; can (be able to) mendapat: to receive; to obtain mendapati: to realise; to discover mendapatkan: to get; to communicate pendapat: opinion pendapatan: income sedapat-dapatnya: if possible; as far as possible terdapat: found; discovered

dapur

kitchen; stove

dara

maiden; virgin

darab

multiplication mendarabkan: to multiply pendarab: multiplier

darah

blood darah daging: blood relation darah muda: youthful darah panas: hot-headed darah tinggi: hypertension


berdarah: bloody; bleeding pendarahan: haemorrhage sedarah: of the same family line

darat land daratan: mainland mendarat: to land mendaratkan: to bring something to land pendaratan: landing

dari from (place or time)

daripada from (person)

darjah degree; standard; class

darjat status; rank berdarjat: of high rank or status sedarjat: of equal status

darurat emergency

das gun or rifle shot

dasar base; policy; underlying principle berdasarkan: based upon

datang come or arrive mendatang: to come or appear suddenly kedatangan: arrival mendatangi: to pay a visit; to attack; to invade mendatangkan: to bring about pendatang: immigrant

datar flat; even dataran: plain; area of flat land mendatar: horizontal; level or flat

datin a title of distinction for woman

datuk (1)grandfather (2)title of distinction for man and woman

daulat majesty; kingly power berdaulat: sovereign; supreme kedaulatan: sovereignty

daun leaf berdaun: having leaves

dawai wire mendawaikan: to connect wires in pendawaian: wiring

daya power; capacity; ability

memperdayakan: to cheat or deceive berdaya: to have the ability sedaya: to the extent possible terdaya: capable of terperdaya: tricked; deceived

dayang

court maiden

dayu

rumble; moan mendayu: to rumble; to moan

dayung

oar berdayung: rowing (boat) mendayung: to row pendayung: oarsman

dayus

man whose wife has committed adultery

debar

palpitation or throbbing debaran: throbbing or palpitation berdebar: to throb or palpitate mendebarkan: to cause to palpitate

debu

dust; dirt berdebu: dusty

debunga

pollen mendebungakan: to pollinate


pendebungaan: pollination

debus whistling or rustling sound

dedah divulge; expose; reveal mendedahkan: to introduce; to expose; to reveal pendedahan: revelation; exposure terdedah: exposed

dedak bran

degil stubborn; obstinate kedegilan: stubbornness

dekah guffaw; loud laughter

dekan dean

dekat near berdekatan: nearby kedekatan: proximity mendekati: to come close to berdekat: to be nearby terdekat: nearest

delapan eight

delima (1) ruby (2) pomegranate

demam fever

demi (1) for (2) when (3) one by one (4) by (for oath or vow) berdemi: to swear by the name of God

demikian thus; hence; therefore

denai spoor; track or scent left by an animal

denda fine (imposed for offence)

dendam revenge; grudge; spite berdendam: having a grudge mendendami: to have a grudge against pendendam: the person who has a grudge

dendang singing happily and for fun berdendang: to sing gaily dendangan: singing mendendangkan: to sing for someone

dengan with

dengar

hear or listen mendengar: to hear or listen kedengaran: audible mendengarkan: to listen to; to overhear memperdengarkan: to let someone hear pendengar: listener pendengaran: sense of hearing

dengki

jealousy; envy berdengki-dengkian: jealous; envious mendengki: to envy; to spite kedengkian: jealousy; envy

dengking

squeal; yelp (of a dog) berdengking: to yelp; to squeal mendengking: to yelp; to squeal

dengkur

snore berdengkur: to snore

dengung

buzzing sound berdengung: to buzz

dengus

a snort

dengut

emit a long murmur

denting


a tinkling sound

dentum an explosive sound dentuman: a loud bang berdentum: to make a loud bang

denyut beat (heart) or throb denyutan: a beat (heart); a throb; pulsation berdenyut: to pulsate; to throb; to beat (heart)

depa fathom; length measured by outstretched arms mendepakan: to stretch the arms out sideways

depan front di depan: in front ke depan: to the front berdepan: face to face mengedepankan: to bring forward; to propose terdepan: foremost terkedepan: first in line

dera punish deraan: punishment mendera: to punish; to abuse

derai crumble

deram a growl

berderam-deram: to rumble menderam: to growl

derap (1)footstep (2)pattering sound

deras rapid; quick; swift

derau sound of wind in the rain

deret row or line deretan: rows (of houses) berderet: in rows berderet-deret: lined up in rows berderetan: lined up in rows sederet: in a single row or line

derhaka disloyal; treacherous menderhaka: to betray penderhaka: traitor penderhakaan: betrayal; treachery

deria sense (e.g. sight, smell, hearing, taste, touch)

dering a chime or burr berdering: to ring (of phone); to chirp

derita suffering or distress

menderita: to suffer penderitaan: suffering

derma

donation dermawan: philanthropist menderma: to donate mendermakan: to donate something penderma: donor

dermaga

wharf or dock

deru

roar menderu: to roar deruan: a roar

desa

countryside

desak

insist or urge; jostle; press desakan: pressure; compelling force mendesak: to push; to urge terdesak: desperate

desas-desus

heresay; rumour

desing

whistle of the wind

desir

rustle of leaves; hissing or sizzling sound


desiran: rustle; hiss

destar turban

desur babbling sound

detak throbbing or thumping

detik second or moment; tick berdetik: ticking terdetik: ticking

dewa male deity or god mendewa-dewakan: to show excessive devotion

dewan hall; council Dewan Negara: Senate Dewan Rakyat: House of Representatives (Lower House of Parliament)

dewasa adult kedewasaan: adulthood

dewi female deity or goddess

di at

dia he or she; him or her; it; his

diam (1)silent or quiet (2)inhabit or live diam ubi: quiet but diligent person diam-diam: secretly; quietly kediaman: residence mendiami: to reside or inhabit mendiamkan: to silence mendiamkan diri: to become silent pendiam: quiet person terdiam: become speechless or silent

dian candle

diang bask berdiang: to bask

didih boil mendidih: to boil

didik educate or train; bring up (children); breed didikan: educational training; upbringing berpendidikan: educated mendidik: to educate; to train; to teach; to nurture pendidik: teacher; educator pendidikan: education terdidik: educated; well brought up

dif

guess

dikau

you

dikit

a few; a little berdikit-dikit: bit by bit

dinding

wall pendinding: a screen or partition berdindingkan: walled mendindingi: to enclose within a wall

dingin

cold kedinginan: coldness

dinihari

before dawn

diraja

royal

diri

(1) oneself (2) stand berdiri: to stand mendirikan: to build; to erect pendirian: standpoint terdiri: to consist of


Disember December

doa prayer berdoa: to beg; to pray mendoa: to beg; to pray mendoakan: to pray for

dobi laundry or dhobi

dodoi lullaby mendodoikan: to sing to sleep

dodol a sweet Malay delicacy

dogol bald kedogolan: baldness mendogolkan: to make bald

dompet purse; wallet

dondang swinging-cot dondang-sayang: a traditional Malay song sung alternately by two persons

dongak tilt the head upwards

mendongak: to tilt the head upwards mendongakkan: to tilt the head upwards

dongeng fable; myth dongengan: fable; myth

dorong impel; urge into being interested; motivate mendorong: to impel; to urge; to motivate dorongan: urging; motivation; encouragement pendorong: one who impels terdorong: motivated

dosa sin berdosa: to be sinful

dua two dua sejoli: lovebirds berdua: both berdua-dua: two by two berdua-duaan: the only pair kedua: second menduakan: to make two of

dubur anus

duda widower

duduk (1)to sit (2)to stay or reside

duduk-duduk: sit around duduknya: situation berpenduduk: populated bersekedudukan: to live together kedudukan: situation; position menduduki: to occupy for residence mendudukkan: to place; to seat terduduk: to flop down penduduk: inhabitant

duga

guess menduga: to guess dugaan: anticipation; conjecture; trials

duit

money

duka

sadness; grief; sorrow duka lara: sorrowful kedukaan: sorrow

dukacita

feeling sorry; sad berdukacita: to grieve mendukacitakan: to aggrieve

dukun

medicine man

dukung

carry astride the back or waist mendukung: to carry astride the back or waist berdukung: to be seated astride the back or waist pendukung: one who carries something or someone astride the back or waist


dulang tray mendulang: to pan for ores

duli your majesty; dust

dungu stupid kedunguan: stupidity

dunia world duniawi: worldly keduniaan: worldliness sedunia: the whole world

duri thorn berduri: thorny

durjana evil; wicked

dusta a lie; untrue statement berdusta: to lie mendustai: to lie to

dusun orchard

duta

envoy; ambassador kedutaan: embassy

duyun in a swarm or crowd berduyun-duyun: in a swarm or crowd

duyung mermaid

dwi dual dwibahasa: bilingual dwibulanan: bimonthly dwimata: binocular dwipihak: bipartite dwitahunan: biennial

E

edar circulate; distribute beredar: to circulate; to distribute mengedar: to circulate; to distribute edaran: cycle; circulation; rotation mengedari: to revolve around mengedarkan: to distribute; to ciculate pengedar: distributor pengedaran: distribution peredaran: circulation; rotation; revolution; orbit

eh exclamation of enquiry

ehwal matters; affairs

eja

spell mengeja: to spell ejaan: spelling

ejek

jeer; mock mengejek: to mock; to jeer ejekan: mockery

eka

one; sole

ekanada

monotone

ekar

acre

ekasuku

monosyllable

ekor

tail; numeral coefficient for animals ekoran: consequence; result berekor: having a tail mengekor: hang like a tail mengekori: to tail; to follow closely

ela

yard (measure of length)

elak


dodge; evade; avoid mengelak: to dodge; to avoid; to evade mengelakkan: to evade; to dodge; to avoid

elok beautiful; good mengelokkan: to beautify memperelokkan: to beautify seelok-eloknya: the best or most appropriate way

emak mother

emas gold keemasan: golden

embek cry of a sheep, goat or calf mengembek: to bleat

embun dew berembun: wet with dew

embut raise a fishing-line slowly

empang dam empangan: dam

empar

centrifugal; off course emparan: centrifuge

empat four berempat: group of four keempat: fourth

emper penthouse

emping flake (e.g. of snow); sweetmeat made from unripe rice fried and pounded flat

empuk soft; tender

empulur pith (of stem or fruit)

enak delicious

enam six

enapan sediment

enau kind of palm

Encik

Mr.

endah

heed; pay attention to mengendahkan: to heed

endap

ambush mengendap: to wait in ambush

endul

cradle

enggan

unwilling; reluctant keengganan: unwillingness; reluctance

enggang

hornbill

engkau

you; your

engkol

crank of a machine

engsel

hinge

engsot

move slightly and slowly


enjal cram or stuff mengenjal: to cram or stuff (as of food into the mouth)

entah don't know entah-entah: maybe

enteng light; easy keentengan: ease; lightness

epal apple

epipusat epicentre

eram brood; sit on eggs to hatch them; incubate mengerami: to sit on eggs to hatch them pengeraman: incubation

erang a groan or moan mengerang: to groan or moan erangan: a moan or groan

erat tight; firm mengeratkan: to tighten; to strengthen

Eropah Europe; of European origin

erti meaning bererti: having a meaning dimengerti: understood mengerti: to understand pengertian: understanding seerti: synonym

esa sole; only one

esak sob

esok tomorrow keesokan: the next day

F

faedah benefit; interest (on money) berfaedah: beneficial; useful

faham understand fahaman: understanding; comprehension; doctrine berfahaman: school of thought kefahaman: understanding memahami: to understand pemahaman: understanding

persefahaman: mutual understanding sefahaman: sharing the same view

faharasat

index to a book

fajar

dawn

fakir

religious beggar

falak

universe; astronomy

falsafah

philosophy

fana

ephemeral; short-lived

faraj

vagina

fardu

duty; obligation

fasal

(1)clause in a treaty, law or contract (2)about

fasih

fluent; eloquent kefasihan: fluency


Februari February

fikah law based on Muslim theology

fikir think fikiran: opinion; thought berfikir: to think berfikiran: having the ability to think and to form opinions memikirkan: to think over; to ponder pemikiran: thinking terfikir: remembered sefikiran: having the same opinion

Filipina of the Philippines

firasah hunch; intuitive feeling; premonition

firasat clairvoyance

Firaun Pharaoh

firdaus paradise; heaven

firman divine decree

fitnah libel; slander; defamation memfitnah: to slander; to libel memfitnahkan: to slander; to libel

foya revel; enjoy oneself berfoya-foya: to relax; to enjoy oneself

furak difference; dissimilarity

G

gabung join together; unite; combine gabungan: affiliation; combination; merger bergabung: to affiliate; united menggabungkan: to affiliate; to combine

gabus cork

gada club used for fighting

gada-gada pennant

gadai pawn; mortgage gadaian: a pledge bergadai: to mortgage; to pawn menggadaikan: to mortgage; to pawn

menggadaikan nyawa: to sacrifice one's life tergadai: mortgaged; pawned

gadang

(1)colossal; immense (2)large round tray used for winnowing

gading

ivory; tusk

gadis

girl; virgin kegadisan: virginity; purity

gado-gado

(1) a Malay dish made from vegetables (2) mixed up; disorderly

gaduh

(1) quarrel (2) noise; uproar bergaduh: to quarrel pergaduhan: a quarrel

gagah

gallant; brave; strong; mighty kegagahan: strength; might; bravery menggagahi: to force; to compel; to conquer

gagak

crow

gagal

failed; unsuccessful kegagalan: failure menggagalkan: to fail (another person)


gagang handle; cradle (of telephone); stem

gagap stammer; stutter tergagap: stammering

gagas to have an idea gagasan: idea; plan

gagau grope menggagau: to grope

gahara of royal descent

gaharu sandalwood

gait hook; connection gaitan: hook; connection penggait: hook; connection

gajah elephant

gaji salary; wages bergaji: salaried menggaji: to employ

gajus cashew nut

gak caw (e.g. of a rook)

gala a type of resin

galah pole bergalah: using a pole sepenggalah: a pole's length

galak encourage galakan: encouragement menggalakkan: to encourage penggalak: one who encourages

galang obstruct

galas carry on the back menggalas: to carry on a pole over the shoulder; to vend

gali dig menggali: to dig galian: mineral penggalian: act of digging; excavation

galur

furrow; groove manggalurkan: to explain

gamak

estimate menggamak: to estimate tergamak: willing; able

gamam

nervous; stunned tergamam: nervous; stunned

gamang

suffering from acrophobia (fear of heights)

gamat

noisy; unruly; chaotic

gambang

xylophone

gambar

picture; photograph; drawing; illustration gambar rajah: diagram gambaran: impression bergambar: illustrated; to be photographed menggambarkan: to illustrate; to depict; to imagine tergambar: depicted; reflected

gambus

an Arab musical instrument with six strings

gambut


peat; soft and loose (of soil)

gamelan Javanese orchestra

gamit beckon menggamit: to beckon

gampang easy

ganas ferocious; fierce; savage; violent keganasan: savagery; ferocity; violence mengganas: to terrorise; to rampage pengganas: terrorist

gancu long hooked stick

ganda double berganda: doubled berganda-ganda: many times more menggandakan: to double gandaan: multiple of a number

gandar axle menggandar: to carry

gandik (1) gold ornament on bride's forehead (2) decoration on hilt of kris

gandin mallet

ganding alongside; close beside berganding: alongside bergandingan: alongside gandingan: coupling menggandingkan: to place beside

gandum wheat

gandung bamboo or wooden outrigger on the sides of a Malay boat menggandung: to load things onto a boat using bamboo or wooden outriggers

ganggang dry over a fire

ganggu to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to disrupt mengganggu: to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to disrupt gangguan: disturbance; disruption; inconvenience; interferencemengganggu-gugat: to bother; to disturb terganggu: disturbed; mentally or emotionally unstable

gangsa bronze

ganja cannabis; hemp

ganjak

move or budge slightly berganjak: to move or budge slightly menganjak: to shift

ganjal

base; stand; wedge

ganjar

reward; gratuity ganjaran: reward; gratuity mengganjarkan: to reward

ganjil

odd; queer; strange

gantang

a cubic measure

ganti

substitute berganti: in substitution for berganti-ganti: taking turns mengganti: to replace; to compensate menggantikan: to replace; to substitute pengganti: replacement gantirugi: indemnity; compensation

gantung

hang or suspend bergantung: to depend on bergantungan: hanging in great numbers menggantung: to hang; to suspend menggantungkan: to hang up pergantungan: dependence; support tergantung: hanging


ganyar tough (not tender)

ganyang chew up; devour; destroy mengganyang: to chew up; to devour; to destroy

gapah hurriedly; hastily

gapai stretch out the hand menggapai: to reach for; to clutch at

gapura arch

garam salt menggarami: to add salt

garang fierce menggarang: to rage

garau hoarse (of voice)

gari handcuffs

garing

crisp

garis line menggaris: to draw a line menggariskan: to draw a line penggaris: ruler garisan: line

garit line; scratch menggarit: to scratch; to move; to stir

garpu fork

garu (1)a rake (2)scratch menggaru: to scratch tergaru-garu: scratching repeatedly

garuk hoarse, deep or husky (of voice)

gasak (1) strike (2) eat gluttonously menggasak: to strike; to eat gluttonously

gasal odd

gasang lecherous person

gasar

fierce and rough

gasing

a top

gatal

(1) itchy (2) lewd (of person) gatal-gatal: itching all over

gaul

mix (in society); associate bergaul: to be together in a friendly way menggaul: to mix; to blend menggauli: to associate with; to mingle with pergaulan: mingling (in society); association (with other people)

gaung

(1) deep ravine (2) echo bergaung: to echo

gawal

confused; mistaken

gawang

waving with both arms

gaya

style; manner gaya hidup: lifestyle bergaya: having style; stylish menggayakan: to show; to parade

gayat


feeling dizzy looking down from a high place

gayung water dipper

gayut hang bergayut: to hang bergayutan: to hang in large numbers menggayutkan: to hang

gebar blanket

gebu soft; delicate in texture; fluffy

gecar (1) saliva (2) watery

gedabir dewlap

gedang huge; massive

gedempol fat

gedempong very fat

gedoboh

big and loose

gedung storehouse; office; large building

gegabah wildly impulsive (person)

gegak noisy gegak-gempita: noisy; clamorous

gegancu sprocket

gegap noisy

gegar jarring; jolting; shaking gegaran: jarring movement bergegar: to shake; to rumble menggegarkan: to shake

gegas hurry bergegas-gegas: to hurry

gegat worm that lives in books

gegua cavern

gejala

symptom or sign

gejolak

big flame bergejolak: to flare up

gelabir

dewlap; wattle

geladak

(1) deck of ship (2) stray dog (3) crook; criminal

gelagat

indication; habits

gelak

laugh gelak ketawa: laughter tergelak: laugh unintentionally

gelambir

dewlap

gelang

bangle gelang-gelang: ring-shaped objects pergelangan tangan: wrist

gelanggang

arena; court


gelangsar slide; glide; slip

gelap dark; secret gelap hati: sinister gelap pekat: dark gelap-gelita: pitch dark kegelapan: darkness; caught in the dark menggelapkan: to embezzle

gelar nickname gelaran: alias; title bergelar: titled

gelatuk tremble

gelebar flapping

gelebat double blade paddle

gelecah slip

gelecek slip; lose one's balance

geledah search; ransack

menggeledah: to search; to ransack

geledak cur

geledang stretch out both arms

geleding warp

gelegak boil; seethe menggelegak: to boil; to seethe

gelegar girder

gelegata a skin condition; urticaria

gelek (1) a kind of dance (2) roll over menggelek: to roll over

gelekak peel off

gelekek chuckle

gelema

phlegm

geleman

scared; afraid

gelembung

bubble gelembung-gelembungan: bubbles

gelempang

sprawling bergelempang: sprawling

gelendong

spindle

geleng

shake the head menggeleng: to shake menggelengkan: to shake

gelentang

roll over and over

gelepai

dangling

gelepar

flounder; flutter menggelepar: to flounder; to flutter

gelepik

dangling; hanging down limply


gelepur leaping up flapping its wings

gelesek rub

geleser flap the wings; start turning (of wheels)

geletar tremble; shiver menggeletar: to tremble; to shiver

geletek tickle; incite menggeletek: to tickle

geletuk making a sound like the teeth chattering

geli amused; ticklish geli-geman: tickled geli hati: amused; tickled kegelian: amusement menggelikan: to amuse; to tickle penggeli: one who is ticklish

geliang-geliut wriggling

geliat stretch oneself

menggeliat: to stretch oneself tergeliat: sprained

geliga (1) sharp-witted; ingenious (2) bezoar bergeliga: sharp-witted; ingenious

gelimpang sprawl bergelimpangan: to sprawl tergelimpang: sprawled

gelimun covered (with blanket)

gelincat sprained; rebound

gelincir derail; slip; skid menggelincir: to slip; to skid tergelincir: slipped; skidded

gelincuh stumble

gelinjang jump about menggelinjang: to jump about

gelintar search all over

gelintir

pellet; pill segelintir: a small part; a small group

gelisah

nervous; restless; anxious; jumpy kegelisahan: restlessness; anxiety menggelisah: to worry; to be anxious

gelobor

too long or baggy (for clothes)

gelodak

arouse

gelodar

struggle

gelojak

big flame

gelojoh

greedy

gelombang

wave bergelombang: in waves

gelongsor

slide menggelongsor: to slide


gelora storm; great wave bergelora: to rise or move like waves; stormy menggelorakan: to inflame; to arouse emotionally

gelosok rub menggelosok: to rub

gelugut shiver; chatter (of teeth)

geluh loam; rich soil

gelulur slide down

gelumang dirty bergelumang: dirty

geluncur slip or slide down menggeluncur: to slip or slide down

gelung bight; loop of rope; coil; knot of hair bergelung: coiled up menggelungkan: to coil

gelupas peel

menggelupas: to peel

gelupur flutter menggelupur: to flutter

gelut struggle; wrestle bergelut: to struggle to get free pergelutan: struggle; scuffle

gema echo bergema: to resound menggema: to resound

gemal a handful; a bunch

gemala bezoar stone

gemalai swaying

gemam to hold (sweet) in mouth

gemap shocked

gemar have a liking; desire

kegemaran: hobby; favourite menggemari: to like very much penggemar: lover; fan; devotee; interested person

gemawan

fleeting of clouds

gembala

shepherd penggembala: herdsman

gembereng

cymbal

gembira

happy; pleased; cheerful bergembira: to rejoice menggembirakan: to cheer someone up

gembar-gembur

mere talk; bragging; pandemonium menggembar-gemburkan: to create an uproar

gembleng

unite menggembleng tenaga: to unite penggemblengan: unification

gembung

swollen

gembur

loose menggemburkan: to loosen


gementar tremble

gemercik splattering sound

gemerencang loud clash (e.g. of cymbals)

gemerlap iridescent; shining; glittering; shimmering bergemerlapan: to glitter gemerlapan: shining; glittering

gemilang glorious; magnificient; brilliant kegemilangan: splendour; magnificance; glory

gempa tremor; earthquake

gempal sturdy; chubby; plump

gempar pandemonium; uproar menggemparkan: to shock tergempar: urgent

gempita noisy

gempur attack in a blitz menggempur: to attack; to storm penggempur: destroyer; assault troops penggempuran: an attack; an assault

gemuk fat menggemukkan: to fatten up

gemuruh thunder bergemuruh: to thunder; thunderous

genahar crater

genang suffuse bergenang: stagnant; filled with tears

genap complete; even menggenapkan: to round up a figure segenap: all

gencat cease; stop; discontinue gencatan senjata: ceasefire

gendala obstacle; disruption

menggendalakan: to disrupt; to interrupt tergendala: disrupted; interrupted

gendak

mistress

gendang

drum

genderang

big drum

genggam

grasp in the fist genggaman: a grasp menggenggam: to grasp in the fist menggenggam erat: to grasp firmly segenggam: a fistful; a handful

genggang

apart

genit

cute and petite

genjang

(1 )parallelogram (2) askew; awry

genjot

askew; awry

genjur

stiff


genta large bell

gentar (1) vibration (2) afraid menggentar: to quiver menggentarkan: to cause to vibrate

gentas (1) severed (2) end or finish

gentat dented

gentel pellet menggentel: to roll in the fingertips

gentian fibre

genting (1) crucial; decisive (2) pass or gap in mountains (3) roof tile genting bukit: mountain pass kegentingan: crucial

genyeh rub menggenyeh: to rub

gepok bundle

gepuh padlock

gera alarm; scare; frighten menggera: to scare; to frighten; to alarm; to give a warning signal penggera: one who causes a fright; an alarm penggera kebakaran: fire alarm

gerabak railway coach

geragai hook for catching crocodiles

geragas comb one's hair in anger

geragau a small shrimp

geraham molar

gerai stall

gerak move gerak hati: intuition gerak laku: behaviour gerak-geri: movements gerakan: action; movement

bergerak: to move menggerakkan: to cause to move penggerak: motivator tergerak: shifted; moved suddenly

geram

angry menggeram: to growl

gerangan

perhaps

gerantang

din of voices; outburst of noise

gerat

causing teeth to chatter

gerbang

gateway

gerecak

sound like water boiling

gereja

church

gerek

perforated

gerenyam

lustful


gergaji saw menggergaji: to saw

gergasi giant

gerhana eclipse

geriak swarm

gericau screeching sound

geridip glitter; sparkle

gerigi serrated

gerigis unevenly serrated

gerimis drizzle

gerimit a drill

gering sick (for king)

gerinjam (1) grindstone for teeth (2) ear scoop

gerlap sparkle menggerlap: to sparkle; to glitter

gerlip twinkle menggerlip: to twinkle; to flicker

germut swarm

gerenyut squirm; throb

gerobak coach or cart

gerobok cupboard

gerodak rattling sound

geromboi group together bergeromboi: to group together geromboian: group or gang

gerombong

group or party

geronggang

hollow

geronyot

throbbing

gersang

dry; uninteresting; dull

gertak

threat gertakan: intimidation; threat menggertak: to threaten

gerudi

a drill menggerudi: to drill penggerudian: act of drilling

gerugut

grooved

geruh

misfortune

geruk

to wrap

gerun

frightened; terrified


menggerunkan: to terrify; terrifying

gerutu rough to the touch menggerutu: rough to the touch

gesa hurry tergesa-gesa: hurried gesaan: urge menggesa: to hasten; to urge

gesek grate or scrape bergesek: to grate; to scrape gesekan: a fiddle menggesek: to play the violin

gesel rub bergesel: to rub each other geselan: a rub menggeselkan: to rub tergesel: rubbed against

geser rub; shift bergeser: to rub; to shift geseran: friction

getah rubber bergetah: sticky; having latex

getap

grit menggetap: to grit

getar tremble; vibrate getaran: vibration bergetar: to tremble; quivering menggetarkan: to cause to vibrate

getas brittle; sensitive

getil pinch menggetil: to pinch

getir bitter

ghaib disappear; vanish; mysterious mengghaibkan: to cause to vanish

ghairah strong desire or passion keghairahan: strong passion, desire or enthusiasm mengghairahkan: to arouse passion or desire

ghalib usual

giat energetic; active

bergiat: working eagerly kegiatan: activity menggiatkan: to activate; to inspire; to encourage mempergiatkan: to activate; to inspire; to encourage

gigi

tooth gigi air: edge of water meeting land gigi kacip: incisor gigi rongak: gap between teeth bergigi: toothed

gigih

determined; obstinate kegigihan: determination

gigil

tremble or shiver menggigil: to tremble; to shiver

gigit

bite gigitan: act of biting; a bite menggigit: to bite tergigit: bitten accidentally

gila

mad; insane gila angau: infatuated gila bayang: crazy about someone gila pangkat: crazy for power kegilaan: craziness; craze menggila: act like a mad person; infatuated with or crazy over someone tergila-gila: mad; crazy tergila-gilakan: driven crazy by someone or something

gilang-gemilang

bright; glittering


gilap shine brilliantly menggilap: to polish

gilas crush; run over

giling grind; roll menggiling: to grind; to roll

gilir take turns bergilir: to take turns giliran: a turn bergilir-gilir: to take turns

gilis run over by a train

gincu lipstick bergincu: wearing lipstick menggincu: to apply lipstick

ginjal kidney

girang glad; cheerful kegirangan: happiness; joy menggirangkan: to cheer up someone

giring to herd

glur voluptuous

gobek tool for crushing betel leaf, areca nut, etc mengobek: to grind or pound areca nut

gocoh haste; hurry tergocoh-gocoh: hastily; hurriedly

goda temptation godaan: temptation; lure; enticement menggoda: to tempt; to lure; enticing penggoda: seducer tergoda: seduced; enticed

godam large mace

godok base of skull

gogok a gulp

golak disturbed or confused

bergolak: to boil; disturbed or confused pergolakan: disturbance; agitation; turbulence

golek

roll bergolek: to roll

golok

machete

golong

classify menggolongkan: to classify golongan: group tergolong: relevant

gomol

wrestle bergomol: to wrestle menggomol: to hug or embrace tightly

goncang

shake bergoncang: to shake menggoncangkan: to shake something

gondok

(1)short and fat (2)goitre

gondol

(1)bald; leafless (2)carry off; win bergondol: bald; leafless menggondol: to carry off; to win; to gain


gonggong carry in the mouth menggonggong: to carry in the mouth

gonyeh munch

gonyoh scrub menggonyoh: to scrub

gopoh-gapah hastily tergopoh-gapah: in a hurry

goreng fry; fried menggoreng: to fry

gores scratch goresan: scratches bergores: scratched menggores: to scratch menggoreskan: to scratch something tergores: scratched

gosok brush; rub; polish gosokan: something that has been ironed menggosok: to brush; to rub; to polish menggosokkan: to rub something penggosok: a cleaner; an iron; a brush

gotong-royong

cooperation bergotong-royong: to cooperate

goyah loose (not firm)

goyang unsteady; shaky bergoyang: to shake; to sway menggoyangkan: to rock or jerk lightly

gua cave

guam disagree; dispute

guam disagree; conflict; dispute guaman: disagreement; conflict; quarrel perguaman: disagreement; conflict; quarrel peguam: lawyer Peguam Negara: Attorney-General

gubah arrange; compose menggubah: to arrange; to compose gubahan: (1) composition (2) garland penggubah: composer

gubal draft (legislation) menggubal: to draft (legislation) penggubal: legislator penggubalan: act of drafting; legislation

gubuk

hut

gudang

godown; warehouse

gugat

accuse; claim; criticise menggugat: to accuse; to claim; to criticise tergugat: threatened; jeopardised; to be at stake

gugup

panicky kegugupan: state of panic

gugur

drop; miscarry; abort berguguran: dropping in large numbers keguguran: miscarriage; abortion menggugurkan: to abort; to drop

gugus

bundle or bunch segugus: a bundle or bunch of gugusan: group

gula

sugar gula-gula: sweets

gulai

curry


guli marble

guling roll berguling: to roll bergulingan: rolling over and over menggulingkan: to roll something; to topple; to overthrow terguling: overthrown; toppled

gulung roll gulungan: a roll bergulung: rolled up; rolling; winding menggulung: to roll menggulung perbahasan: to conclude the debate menggulung ucapan: to conclude the speech

gumpal clod; lump gumpalan: a clod; a lump of; conglomeration bergumpal: lumpy bergumpal-gumpal: in clods or lumps; in clots

guna use; purpose guna tenaga: employment guna-guna: charms berguna: useful kegunaan: use; function menggunakan: to use; to consume pengguna: consumer; user

gundah depressed

gundik concubine

guni jute bag or sack

gunting scissors; shears menggunting: to cut with scissors or shears mengguntingkan: to cut something

guntur thunder

gunung mountain gunung berapi: volcano gunung-ganang: mountains menggunung: to soar like a mountain pergunungan: highlands; mountainous

gurau joke gurauan: the butt of a joke bergurau: to joke

gurindam a proverbial verse

guru teacher berguru: having a teacher perguruan: institute; education

guruh

thunder guruh-gemuruh: thunderous

gurun

desert

gus

simultaneously sekaligus: simultaneously

gusar

angry; worried menggusarkan: to anger; to cause worry

gusi

gum (dental)

gusti

wrestle bergusti: to wrestle

H

haba

heat

habis

finished; completed; done berhabis: to squander berhabis-habisan: to the best of one's ability and effort kehabisan: exhausted; depleted penghabisan: conclusion; last sehabis: immediately after


hablur crystal berhablur: to become crystallised menghablur: to crystallise terhablur: in a crystallised state

habuan share (e.g. of prize)

habuk dust berhabuk: dusty

had limit berhad: limited mengehadkan: to limit terhad: limited

hadam digest menghadamkan: to digest penghadaman: digestion

hadap front; direction berhadap-hadapan: face-to-face hadapan: forward part; in front berhadapan: to face menghadap: to have an audience with the king menghadapi: to face; to meet menghadapkan: to cause to meet or face terhadap: about; toward

hadas

ritual impurity

hadiah present; gift; prize menghadiahkan: to present a gift

hadir to be present kehadiran: attendance; presence menghadiri: to attend menghadirkan diri: to be present hadirin: those present

hafaz memorise menghafaz: to memorise

haid menstruation

hairan astonished; amazed; surprised kehairanan: amazement; astonishment menghairankan: to astonish; to amaze

haiwan animal

hajah a Muslim woman who has fulfilled the pilgrimage to Mecca

hajat purpose; intention; desire berhajat: to have the intention

berhajatkan: to wish for menghajati: to wish for

haji

a Muslim man who has fulfilled the pilgrimage to Mecca

hak

right; entitlement hak cipta: copyright hak milik: proprietary rights berhak: having the right; to be entitled

hakikat

truth; reality

hakiki

true; real

hakim

judge kehakiman: judicial menghakimi: to judge menghakimkan: to judge penghakiman: judgement

hakis

erode menghakis: to erode hakisan: erosion

hal

matter; situation hal-ehwal: affairs menghalkan: to talk about


hala direction menghala: in the direction of menghalakan: to aim at

halaju velocity

halal rightful; permissible; legitimate menghalalkan: permit; allow

halaman (1) compound (2) page

halang block; obstruct; hinder menghalang: to block; to obstruct; to hinder halangan: obstacle penghalang: obstacle; hindrance <BR

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chase or drive away menghalau: to chase or drive away

halia ginger

halilintar thunder

halimunan invisible

halkum larynx; Adam's apple

haloba greed; greedy

haluan (1) bow of boat (2) direction; course berhaluan: to follow a course sehaluan: following the same course

halus fine; soft; gentle; refined halus-halus: finely menghalusi: to find out in detail; to treat gently memperhalusi: to find out in detail; to treat gently

halwa fruits preserved in syrup

hama germ

hamba slave memperhamba: to enslave; to treat as a slave perhambaan: enslavement

hambar tasteless; insipid

hambat pursue or chase

menghambat: to pursue or chase

hambur

scattered berhamburan: scattered menghamburi: to fill up menghamburkan: to scatter

hambus

go away berhambus: to go away

hamil

pregnant kehamilan: pregnancy

hamis

stink

hampa

devoid; lacking; disappointed; frustrated hampa beras: husk hampa hati: frustrated; disappointed kehampaan: disappointment; frustration menghampakan: to frustrate; to disappoint

hampagas

vacuum

hampar

spread out (a carpet) menghampar: to spread out (a carpet) hamparan: carpet; mat menghampari: to cover menghamparkan: to spread out (like a carpet)


hampas dregs hampas kelapa: coconut dregs; coconut husk

hampir near; close; almost hampir-hampir: nearly; almost berhampiran: to be near; near by menghampiri: to approach menghampirkan: to bring close to

hamput scold menghamput: to scold

hamun chide; scold; abuse menghamun: to scold; to berate

hancing stinking; foul-smelling

hancur destroy; dissolve; shatter hancur luluh: destroy (of marriage, friendship); devastated kehancuran: destruction; ruin menghancurkan: to destroy; to shatter

handai friend; associate

handal reliable; strong; clever

kehandalan: cleverness

hangat hot

hangit having a burning smell

hangus burnt; scorched

hantam (1) hit or punch (2) finish all at once menghantam: to beat violently

hantar send; pass (a ball) hantaran: dowry; something that is sent menghantarkan: to send off; to bring; to escort penghantar: sender; deliverer penghantaran: delivery

hantu ghost; phantom; spectre berhantu: haunted menghantui: to haunt

hantuk bump or knock into berhantuk: to bump or knock into menghantukkan: to knock terhantuk: to knock or collide accidentally hantukan: bumping or knocking sound

hanya only hanya satu: except one; only one

hanyir

stinking; fishy

hanyut

drift; wander; carried away by a current berhanyut-hanyut: to drift menghanyutkan: to cause to drift away

hanyutan

drifting movement

hapak

musty; stale-smelling

hapus

vanish; disappear menghapuskan: to wipe out; to abolish; to eradicate penghapusan: abolition; eradication terhapus: eradicated; abolished

harafiah

literal

haram

unlawful; forbidden; illicit mengharamkan: to forbid; to ban pengharaman: banning

harap

hope


harapan: hope; expectation pengharapan: hope; expectation berharap: to hope; to wish berharapkan: to hope for mengharap: to hope; to wish; to expect mengharapkan: to hope for; to wish for

harga price; value berharga: valuable menghargai: to appreciate penghargaan: honour; appreciation

hari day haribulan: date harian: daily berhari-hari: day after day sehari: one day sehari-hari: every day sehari-harian: all day long

harimau tiger

harta property harta tanah: real estate hartawan: wealthy person; magnate berharta: having property; wealthy

haru-biru uproar; chaos mengharukan: to plague terharu: upset; grieved

harum fragrant haruman: fragrance; perfume

mengharum: fragrant mengharumi: to make fragrant mengharumkan: to make fragrant; to make famous

harung wade mengharungi: to wade

harus necessary; inevitable; must; fitting mengharuskan: to compel; to permit seharusnya: necessarily; inevitably; actually

hasad jealous; envious; malevolent

hasil product; result hasil bumi: natural resources hasil jualan: sales returns hasil negeri: state revenue hasil pertanian: agricultural products berhasil: successful; fruitful menghasilkan: produce

hasrat desire; ambition; object of desire berhasrat: to have a desire

hasta length from elbow to tip of middle finger

hasut instigate menghasut: to instigate hasutan: instigation

penghasut: instigator

hati

(1) liver (2) heart (in emotional sense) berhati binatang: cruel berhati-hati: cautious memperhatikan: to pay attention pemerhati: observer perhatian: attention sehati sejiwa: one heart and soul (togetherness)

haus

(1) thirsty (2) worn out kehausan: (1) thirst (2) abraded menghauskan: to cause thirst; to yearn for

hawa

atmosphere; air; climate

hayat

life menghayati: to appreciate; to experience penghayatan: appreciation

hebah

announce; broadcast juruhebah: announcer; broadcaster penghebah: announcer; broadcaster menghebahkan: to announce; to broadcast penghebahan: announcement

hebat

grand; great kehebatan: power; awe memperhebatkan: to intensify


heboh noisy menghebohkan: to cause an uproar; to publicise

hegeh flaunting; swagger

hela drag or haul menghela: to drag or haul

helah contrivance; trick; excuse

helai piece

helang eagle

hemah manners

hemat frugal; careful and economical berhemat: to be careful; to be thrifty menghematkan: to economise

hembus blow; exhale hembusan: a puff; a gust of wind; exhalation menghembus: to blow; to exhale menghembuskan: to blow out

hempap crushed menghempap: to crush by falling on top of menghempapkan: to cause something heavy to fall on

hempas slam; throw; lash menghempas: to slam; to throw; to lash berhempas pulas: to work very hard terhempas: thrown; tossed

hempedal gizzard

hempedu bile

hendak want; desire; need; wish berkehendak: to wish for berkehendakkan: to want; to require kehendak: a wish menghendaki: to require; to ask for sekehendak hati: according to one's wish

hendap lurk; latent; spy menghendap: to spy; to lurk terhendap-hendap: to lurk; to be latent

hening calm; clear; pure keheningan: quietness; clearness

hentak

stamp (of feet) menghentak: to stamp (of feet) hentakan: stamping of the feet menghentakkan: to stamp (of feet)

hentam

bash; strike; batter; beat menghentam: to bash; to strike; to batter; to beat hentam keromo: to finish all at once

henti

stop berhenti: to stop memberhentikan: to cause to stop menghentikan: to cause to stop pemberhentian: stoppage perhentian: a place for stopping terhenti: stopped

henyak

stamp menghenyak: to stamp menghenyakkan: to throw oneself upon terhenyak: sit down suddenly

herdik

scold; find fault herdikan: scolding mengherdik: to scold

heret

drag mengheret: to drag

herot

crooked


hias adorn; make-up; decorate menghias: to decorate menghiasi: to decorate menghiaskan: to decorate perhiasan: decoration; adornment

hiba sorrow; longing berhiba hati: sorrowful menghibakan: to arouse feelings of sorrow

hibur entertain; amuse menghibur: to entertain; to amuse; to cheer up hiburan: entertainment; amusement menghiburkan: entertaining penghibur: entertainer terhibur: entertained

hidang serve; present (food) menghidangkan: to serve; to present (food) hidangan: a dish of food

hidap suffer from (an illness) menghidap: to suffer from (an illness) menghidapi: to suffer from (an illness)

hidayat guidance

hidu smell

menghidu: to smell

hidung nose hidung tinggi: snobbish

hidup live; alive; life hidup-hidup: alive hidupan: living things kehidupan: life menghidupkan: to start; to switch on penghidupan: livelihood

hijau (1) green (2) immature kehijauan: greenish; greenery menghijau: to appear to be green; to become green

hijrah (1) Muslim era (2) migrate berhijrah: to migrate penghijrahan: migration

hikayat story; history

hikmat wisdom; magical powers

hilang lost; lose kehilangan: loss; disappearance menghilang: to disappear menghilangkan: to cause to disappear

hilir

downstream hilir-mudik: up and down menghilir: to go downstream

himpit

squeeze or crush himpitan: act of squeezing or crushing; crowd berhimpitan: pushing; pressing; squeezing; crushing menghimpit: to squeeze or crush; to press terhimpit: squeezed; crushed; pressed

himpun

assemble; collect berhimpun: to assemble; to gather himpunan: accumulation; collection menghimpunkan: to assemble; to collect perhimpunan: assembly; gathering

hina

low-down; contemptible; dishonourable; mean menghinakan: to insult penghinaan: humiliation; insult terhina: scorned

hincut

lame terhincut-hincut: limping

hindar

avoid menghindar: to avoid; to pull to the side menghindari: to avoid; to evade menghindarkan: to avoid terhindar: averted


hingar-bingar noisy

hingus mucus from nose

hingga till; until

hinggap perch menghinggapi: to perch on; to attack (by illness)

hinggut shake; sway

hirau pay attention to; feel concern for menghiraukan: to pay attention to

hiris slice; subdivide hirisan: a slice menghiris: to slice terhiris: be offended; be hurt; be touched emotionally

hiruk-pikuk clamour; uproar

hirup sip; suck menghirup: to sip; to suck

hisab calculate ilmu hisab: arithmetic

hisap suck menghisap: to suck; to smoke penghisap: smoker; sucker; drinking-straw hisapan: suction

hitam black kehitaman: very black menghitamkan: to blacken

hitung count; enumerate; consider berhitung: to count menghitung: to count memperhitungkan: to take into consideration perhitungan: consideration

hodoh ugly

honar chaos; deceit; fraud

hormat respect berhormat: respected kehormat: honourable kehormatan: honour menghormati: to respect penghormatan: honour; respect

terhormat: respected

hubung

communicate hubungan: connection; ties; link; sexual affair berhubung: regarding; in respect of berhubungan: having regards to menghubungkaitkan: to interrelate menghubungi: to contact menghubungkan: to connect perhubungan: connection; relationship

hujah

argument; debate; quarrel berhujah: to wrangle; to contend; to argue menghujahkan: to contend

hujan

rain hujan rintik-rintik: drizzle berhujan: to expose oneself to the rain kehujanan: caught in the rain menghujani: to rain upon

hujung

end; edge hujung minggu: weekend hujung tahun: end of the year penghujung: conclusion; ending

hukum

law hukuman: punishment; penalty; sentence hukuman maut: death sentence hukuman penjara: jail sentence menghukum: to sentence for punishment

hulu

(1) butt; handle (of tool or weapon) (2) upstream


hulubalang commander; warlord

hulur stretch menghulur: to stretch menghulurkan: to stretch; to release

huma dry field

humban fling; throw; hurl menghumban: to fling; to hurl; to throw

huni inhabit berhuni: inhabited berpenghuni: inhabited menghuni: to inhabit penghuni: inhabitant; dweller

hunjam bore vertically; dive; plunge down

hunus unsheathe menghunus: to unsheathe

hurai expound; elaborate; untie huraian: elaboration; explanation; description menghuraikan: to untie; to separate; to settle; to decide

huru-hara uproar; chaos menghuru-harakan: to create chaos

huruf letter of alphabet huruf besar: capital letter huruf kecil: small (lower case) letter

hurung cancel

hutan forest perhutanan: forestry

hutang debt hutang lapuk: bad debt hutang-piutang: all kinds of debts berhutang: to owe

huyung stagger terhuyung-hayang: to stagger

I

ia it; he; she beria-ia: truly; really mengiakan: to assent to seia sekata: agreeable

iaitu

namely; that is to say

ialah

is; are

iau

mew (cat's cry) mengiau: to mew

ibadat

pious duties; worship

ibarat

example; parable mengibaratkan: to liken to

iblis

dickens; deuce; Devil (in exclamation)

Ibrani

Hebrew

ibu

mother ibu ayam: pimp ibu jari: thumb ibu kota: capital city ibu negara: national capital ibu mentua: mother-in-law ibu sawat telefon: telephone exchange keibuan: motherly


idam crave; longing for idaman: desire; craving; longing mengidam: to crave; to long for mengidamkan: to crave for

igal display the feathers mengigal: to display the feathers

igau sleep-talk; nightmare mengigau: to talk in the sleep; to have a nightmare igauan: incubus (nightmare); burdensome person or thing

ihsan good deed

ijab answer to a prayer; tender for goods ijab kabul: formalisation of matrimony

ijazah degree (academic)

ijtihad study

ijuk black fibre of enau palm

ikal curly ikal mayang: long curly hair

ikan fish perikanan: fisheries

ikat tie; bind; bunch; bundle ikat jamin: bail ikatan: string; union; band; ties; restriction ikatan kasih: love ties ikatan keluarga: family ties ikatan perkahwinan: matrimonial ties mengikat: to tie; to bind; obligatory pengikat: fastener perikatan: alliance; union; confederation

ikhlas candid; unsophisticated; sincere; frank keikhlasan: honesty; sincerity

ikhtiar endeavour; attempt; effort berikhtiar: to endeavour mengikhtiarkan: to devise; to plan

ikhtisar compendium; summary; digest

ikhtisas professional

ikhwan brothers

iklan

advertisement mengiklankan: to advertise; to publicise pengiklanan: advertising periklanan: advertising

iklim

climate

ikrab

(1) inflexion (changing of the form of a word grammatically) (2) intimate

ikrar

promise; pledge berikrar: to promise; to pledge mengikrarkan: to promise

iktibar

example; teaching

iktikad

faith beriktikad: having the intention

iktiraf

recognise; acknowledge; accept mengiktiraf: to recognise; to acknowledge; to accept pengiktirafan: recognition; acknowledgement; acceptance

iktisad

economy

ikut

follow


mengikut: to follow ikut angin: moody; temperamental ikut serta: participate ikut-ikutan: follow blindly; trend berikut: next; following berikutan: following that mengikuti: to shadow; to follow pengikut: follower terikut-ikut: imitating

ilai laugh loudly; scream mengilai: to laugh loudly; to scream

ilham inspiration; sudden brilliant idea mengilhamkan: to inspire; to instil an idea into

ilmiah erudite; learned; scholarly

ilmiawan scholar

ilmu knowledge; learning berilmu: learned

imam Muslim spiritual leader who leads the congregation in prayer

iman piety

imbang balance

seimbang: equal; balanced berimbang: balanced; equal; matched; to balance keseimbangan: equilibrium imbangan: balance (noun)

imbas glimpse imbasan: a glimpse mengimbas: to glimpse

imbuh augment; increase; supplement; extra imbuhan: affix; addition; augmentation

imla dictate (words)

impi dream; have visions impian: a dream

imsak the time of commencement of fast

inai henna berinai: to have henna applied

inang nursery maid

inap lodge; reside

menginap: to lodge; to reside penginapan: lodging

incar

gimlet (a tool for boring)

inci

inch

incut

lame; crippled

indah

beautiful keindahan: beauty mengindahkan: to beautify

India

of India or Indians

indik

trample

inding

covet; desire eagerly

induk

mother (animal)

inframerah

infra-red

ingat


remember; memorise; recall ingat-ingat: be cautious; remember ingatan: memory; recollection; remembrance beringat-ingat: to be careful; to be aware mengingat: to remember; to think mengingatkan: to remind; reminiscent mengingati: to remember; to recall memperingati: to commemorate peringatan: reminder; warning seingat: as far as can be remembered teringat: being reminded teringat-ingat: recalling repeatedly; picturing in the mind

Inggeris English

ingin agog; eager; desirous; want; wish keinginan: desire; want; wish menginginkan: to wish for; to desire; to yearn for teringin: craving

ingkar disobedient mengingkari: to break a pledge; to disobey

ingus mucus from the nose beringus: having a runny nose

ini this

injak pedal menginjak: to step on; to trample

Injil Bible

insaf disabuse; realisation; repentance keinsafan: realisation menginsafi: to realise; to repent

insan mankind

insang gill (of fish)

intai peep mengintai: to peep; to spy

intan diamond

intim intimate

intip peek; peep; glance mengintip: to spy on pengintip: a spy; a secret agent pengintipan: act of spying

intisari kernel; central or important part

ipar brother- or sister-in-law ipar duai: in-laws

irama

rhythm berirama: rhythmic

iras

alike

iri

(1) catty; spiteful (2) jealousy iri hati: jealous; envious

iring

escort; accompany iringan: accompaniment beriringan: walking together; followed by mengiringi: to escort; to accompany pengiring: an escort; entourage seiring: side-by-side

iris

slice or thin broad piece

isak

sob terisak-isak: sobbing

isi

contents isi hati: feelings isi padu: volume berisi: to contain


mengisi: to fill up; to occupy mengisikan: to fill perisian: programming

isirung kernel

Islam of the Muslim religion

Isnin Monday

istana palace

isteri wife isteri muda: second wife isteri tua: first wife beristeri: to be married (of a man) memperisteri: to take a wife memperisterikan: to give in marriage

istiadat ceremony; ceremonial

istilah term (word or phrase); terminology peristilahan: terminological

istimewa special; extraordinary keistimewaan: specialty; peculiarity teristimewa: most special

istirehat rest; relax; interval

isyak evening prayer (of Muslims)

isyarat cue or signal mengisyaratkan: to signal

isytihar declare; proclaim; announce mengisytiharkan: to declare; to proclaim; to announce perisytiharan: declaration; proclamation

itik duck

itu that

izin permission; consent; authorisation keizinan: permission mengizinkan: to permit; to consent

J

jaat a kind of bean

jabal

(1) mountain (2) rob

jabang

baby

jabar

almighty (for God)

jabarut

sphere attained by the mystic

jabat

shake hands (in greeting) sejabat: colleague jabatan: department berjabat: to shake hands (in greeting) menjabat: to occupy a post pejabat: office

jabel

nab

jabhati

determination

jabil

sac; pouch; small cloth purse

jabing

prominent or large (of ears)

jabu

billowy (of dust, smoke, etc)


jabun billowy (of dense foliage)

jabung glue; resin

jabur mixed up; psalm

jadah bastard

jadam a kind of medicine

jadar a kind of plant

jadi make; happen; become; be born jadi-jadian: apparition menjadi: to become menjadikan: to make; to cause; to create kejadian: incident; happening terjadi: happened jadi-nya: so; therefore jadilah: thus

jadual programme; schedule; list; table menjadualkan: to schedule penjadualan: scheduling

jae

ginger

jaga be awake; be alert; guard; take care of jagaan: custody; care; charge; supervision berjaga: to guard berjaga-jaga: to be on guard; to be careful; to be alert menjaga: to look after penjaga: watchman; guardian; caretaker penjagaan: care; supervision terjaga: woke up jagabaya: village-police

jagal (1 )deal in small wares (2) slaughter (as a butcher) jagalan: small wares; merchandise

jagang shore

jagat (1) world; universe (2) blackhead; blemish sejagat: worldwide; universal

jagoan fighting cock; champion; candidate

jaguh champion

jagung maize; corn

jagur robust; burly

jah

respect; honour

jahanam

destroy; ruin; hell; scoundrel menjahanamkan: to wreck; to destroy; to ruin

jahang

(1) to abuse angrily (2) dark red

jahar

aloud

jaharu

low-class scoundrel; pariah

jahat

bad; evil; immoral kejahatan: badness; wickedness penjahat: villain sejahat-jahat: however bad

jahi

ginger

jahid

ascetic

jahil

ignorant; stupid; uneducated kejahilan: ignorance


jahim blazing (of hell)

jahit sew or stitch menjahit: to sew or stitch tukang jahit: tailor jahit-menjahit: needlework menjahitkan: to sew something

Jahudi Jew

jail (1) rod with noose of fibre (2) sneaky; nagging

jais unreceptive; inattentive

jaiz lawful or permitted (of Muslims)

jaja hawk; peddle goods berjaja: to hawk; to peddle goods menjaja: to hawk; to peddle penjaja: hawker

jajah colonise menjajah: to colonise jajahan: colony; district penjajah: coloniser; colonialist penjajahan: colonialism

jajal try or attempt

jajan buy sweets

jajar parallel; on same level; row or line berjajar: in a row; next to each other sejajar: parallel; in line with; in alignment

jajat mimic

jaksa judicial officer; justice

jala fishing net jala-jala: hairnet menjala: to fish with cast net penjala: fisherman

jalad executioner

jalan (1) road; street; way; route (2) walk berjalan: to walk berjalan-jalan: to take a walk menjalani: to undergo menjalankan: to perform; to carry out pejalan kaki: pedestrian perjalanan: journey

jalar

creep menjalar: to creep; to crawl

jalin

plait; braid menjalin: to plait; to braid; to establish menjalinkan: to establish a relationship terjalin: woven; plaited; established

jalur

stripe; strip jaluran: stripe berjalur-jalur: striped

jam

clock; watch; hour berjam-jam: for hours

Jamadilakhir

sixth month of the Muslim calendar

Jamadilawal

fifth month of the Muslim calendar

jamah

touch; taste; eat in small amounts menjamah: to touch; to taste; to eat in small amounts

jamak

plural (in grammar)


jambak bunch of flowers; bouquet; compliment

jamban latrine; toilet; lavatory

jambang (1) sideburns (2) flowers arranged in a vase jambangan: flowers arranged in a vase

jambat bridge jambatan: bridge

jambu guava

jambul crest; tuft on head; plume on helmet

jamin guarantee; promise jaminan: a guarantee menjamin: to guarantee terjamin: guaranteed penjamin: guarantor

jampi incantation; magic spell

jampuk owl

jamu (1) herbal medicine (2) feast jamuan: a feast; party; reception berjamu: to feast menjamu: to feast; to entertain

jana life janakuasa: generator menjanakan: to generate penjana: generator penjanaan: generation of energy

janda a widow janda berhias: childless widow menjanda: to be a widow

jangan don't jangan-jangan: maybe jangankan: let alone

janggal awkward kejanggalan: awkwardness

janggus a type of tree bearing edible fruit

janggut beard berjanggut: bearded

jangka

(1) a meter (measuring device) (2) expect; anticipate (3) period of time jangka angin: anemometer jangkamasa: duration of time jangka suhu: thermometer jangkahayat: life expectancy jangkaan: expectation; anticipation menjangka: to expect; to anticipate menjangkakan: to expect; to anticipate

jangkau

reach out with the hand jangkauan: the reach of one's hand menjangkau: to reach out terjangkau: reached out

jangkit

infectious berjangkit: infectious; infected menjangkitkan: infectious; communicable (of disease) jangkitan: infection menjangkiti: to infect

jangkung

heron

janin

foetus

janji

promise janji temu: appointment berjanji: to promise menjanjikan: to promise perjanjian: agreement; contract

jantan

male kejantanan: masculinity


jantina gender; sex

jantung heart jantung hati: sweetheart

jarah pillage; plunder; rob

jarak distance berjarak: to be at a distance menjarakkan: to space out

jaram a compress or pad to stop bleeding, etc

jarang (1) seldom (2) transparent (of material) (3) thin (of hair) jarang-jarang: rarely; seldom

jari finger

jaring net penjaring: scorer (of goal)

jarum needle

jarum peniti: pin

jasa merit; service jasa baik: good offices berjasa: to fulfil one's duty

jasad body

jasmani physical jasmaniah: physical

jata blazon

jati (1) pure; genuine (2) teakwood sejati: real; true (of friends)

jatuh fall kejatuhan: a fall; a collapse menjatuhkan: to cause to fall or drop terjatuh: dropped or fell

jauh far; distant berjauhan: far apart kejauhan: afar menjauhi: to stay away from; to shun sejauh: as far as

jauhari

jeweller; expert

jawa

tamarind asam jawa: tamarind

jawab

answer; reply; respond jawapan: an answer berjawab: answered menjawab: to answer; to reply

jawat

colleague sejawat: colleague jawatan: post; appointment; job jawatankuasa: committee berjawatan: holding a post menjawat: to hold a post perjawatan: post; job

Jawi

Arabic characters

jaya

successful jayanya: successfully berjaya: to succeed; successful kejayaan: success menjayakan: to make successful

jebak

snare; trap menjebak: to trap terjebak: trapped


jeda interval

jegil stare with bulging eyes menjegilkan: to stare in horror or astonishment

jejak footstep; trail; track menjejak: to trail menjejaki: to trail

jejaka bachelor; young man

jejambat flyover

jejantas flyover

jejari radius

jejas affect menjejaskan: to affect; to act upon in an adverse manner terjejas: affected; acted upon in an adverse manner

jela trail berjela: to trail

berjela-jela: to trail

jelaga soot

jelah legible

jelajah explore menjelajah: to explore menjelajahi: to explore penjelajah: explorer penjelajahan: exploration

jelak fed up; bored

jelang eve of

jelapang granary; rice bowl

jelas clear; well-defined; evident; obvious menjelaskan: to explain; to clarify; to settle penjelasan: explanation; clarification

jelata commoner; ordinary people

jelatang nettle

jelik

ugly; bad; repulsive

jeling

ogle flirtatiously jelingan: a glance through the corner of the eye menjeling: to ogle flirtatiously; to look through the corner of the eye

jelir

stick out (tongue) menjelir: to stick out (tongue) menjelirkan: to stick out (tongue)

jelita

pretty; beautiful jelitawan: beautiful girl kejelitaan: beauty

jelma

incarnate; materialise menjelma: to incarnate; to materialise jelmaan: metamorphic; incarnation menjelmakan: to create penjelmaan: incarnation; materialisation; metamorphosis

jeluas

gory; bloody

jelujur

baste; temporary stitches

jemaah


pilgrim; assembly; congregation

jemala chump; block

jembalang gnome

jempul superfine

jemput invite menjemput: to invite jemputan: invitation sejemput: a pinch of

jemput-jemput dumpling made from mixture of flour and bananas

jemu bored; weary menjemukan: to bore

jemur sunbathe; bask berjemur: to sunbathe; to bask jemuran: clothes hung out to dry menjemur: to dry in the sun

jenak moment sejenak: a moment

jenaka banter; joke berjenaka: to joke

jenama brand; trade mark berjenama: branded

jenang window or door frame; jamb

jenayah crime penjenayah: criminal

jenazah corpse

jendela window

jengah peep; glance menjengah: to peep; to glance

jengkal span between the tips of stretched thumb and little finger sejengkal: a span between the tips of stretched thumb and little finger

jengkau reach out

menjengkau: to reach out

jengkel

annoyed; irritated menjengkelkan: to annoy; to irritate

jengket

tiptoe berjengket: to tiptoe menjengket: to tiptoe

jenguk

look with head thrust forward menjenguk: to look with head thrust forward menjengukkan: to thrust head forward

jenggul

protrude menjenggulkan: to protrude

jenis

type; sort; kind berjenis-jenis: of many types; a variety penjenisan: classification sejenis: of one type; a type of

jentera

machinery; machine

jentik

(1) snap or flick with finger (2) larva menjentik: to snap or flick with finger jentik-jentik: larva jentikan: fillip


jentolak bulldozer

jenuh satisfied; full

jera discourage; dishearten; dissuade

jeram rapids

jerami hay; straw

jeran discourage

jerang boil menjerang: to boil menjerangkan: to boil

jerangkap booby trap

jerangkung human skeleton

jerat a snare or trap

menjerat: to snare or trap

jerawat pimple

jerebu haze

jerekit cohere

jerembat fall headlong terjerembat: to fall headlong

jerempak meet by chance terjerempak: to meet by chance

jerih tired

jeriji a grate

jering a type of tree and its malodorous fruit

jerit scream menjerit: to scream terjerit-jerit: screaming jeritan: act of screaming

jerjak

trellis; lattice

jerkah

snarl; yell menjerkah: to snarl

jernih

clear; transparent; pure kejernihan: clarity; purity menjernihkan: to make clear; to purify

jeruk

pickle

jerumat

to darn

jerumus

cause to fall menjerumuskan: to cause to fall terjerumus: to fall forward

jerung

shark

jerut

constrict; tighten a knot; strangle with rope menjerut: to constrict; to tighten a knot; to strangle with rope

jidal

thimble


jihad holy war

jidar margin; border; edge

jijik distasteful; disgusting menjijikkan: revolting; loathsome; to cause disgust

jika if

jikalau if

jilat lick; lap menjilat: to lick; to lap

jilid binding; volume (of printed material) menjilid: to bind (printed material) penjilidan: binding (of printed material)

jimak copulation

jimat thrift berjimat:thrifty; prudent menjimatkan: to save

jin spirit

jinak tame; domesticated berjinak-jinak: to familiarise with kejinakan: tameness menjinakkan: to tame; to domesticate

jingga orange (colour)

jinjang long and slender (of neck)

jinjing carry light objects in the hand menjinjing: to carry light objects in the hand

jintan herb with spicy seeds jintan manis: aniseed jintan putih: cummin

jiplak copy or trace

jiran neighbour berjiran: to have as a neighbour; neighbouring; neighbourly kejiranan: neighbourhood

jirat non-Muslim grave

jirus

douse; pour water on menjirus: to douse; to pour water on

jisim

body; mass

jitu

correct; accurate; exact kejituan: accuracy menjitukan: to correct

jiwa

soul; spirit berjiwa: to be alive: to have the spirit menjiwai: to put more life or spirit into; to enliven

jodoh

marriage partner or match berjodoh: to take as a spouse menjodohkan: to marry off

joget

a Malay dance berjoget: to dance the joget

johan

champion kejohanan: championship


jolok poke or thrust menjolok: to poke; to thrust menjolok mata: shameful; unsightly

jong junk (sailing ship)

jongang protruding (of teeth)

jongkang-jongket see-saw

jongkok cringe;cower

jongkong (1) ingot; bullion (2) large dug-out canoe

joran fishing rod

joreng a small piece or shred

jorong (1) betel leaf container (2) funnel

jua also

juadah

comestibles; things to eat

juak court page

jual sell berjual: to sell berjual beli: to trade menjual: to sell penjual: seller jualan: sale

juang fight; struggle berjuang: to fight; to struggle memperjuangkan: to fight for pejuang: fighter perjuangan: a fight; a struggle; war seperjuangan: a common fight or struggle

juara champion kejuaraan: championship menjuarai: to become the champion

jubah robe; chasuble

jubin tile

judi gamble berjudi: to gamble memperjudikan: to gamble penjudi: gambler

perjudian: gamble

judul

title; subject berjudul: having a title

juga

also; too

juita

lovely; sweet

jujuh

trickle berjujuh: to trickle

jujur

honest; trustworthy kejujuran: honesty

Julai

July

julang

boost; push upwards; soar menjulang: to boost; to push upwards; to soar julangan: upward thrust

julap

laxative

juling

squint


julukan nickname; pet name; epithet

julung primary; the first julung kali: the first time

julur protrude menjulur: to protrude menjulurkan: to cause to protrude

Jumaat Friday

jumbai frill

jumlah total berjumlah: having a total of menjumlahkan: to total up sejumlah: a total of; a sum of

jumpa (1) meet (2) find ; discover berjumpa: to meet jumpaan: a finding; a discovery menjumpai: to meet; to find; to discover perjumpaan: meeting terjumpa: found

Jun June

junam dive; nosedive menjunam: to dive; to nosedive terjunam: plunged head first

junjung (1) respect deeply (2) carry on the head menjunjung: (1) to respect deeply (2) to carry on the head

juntai dangling; pendulous berjuntai: dangling; pendulous

jurang ravine; gap jurang generasi: generation gap

juru expert

juruacara master of ceremonies; compere

juruaudit auditor

juruazan muezzin

jurubahasa interpreter

jurubina

architect

jurucakap

spokesman

jurugambar

photographer

juruhebah

announcer

jurukamera

cameraman

jurukira

accountant

jurulatih

coach; trainer

jurumasak

chef

jurumudi

helmsman

juruoptik

optician

jururawat


nurse

jurusawat mechanic

juruselam diver

jurusolek beautician

jurutaip typist

juruteknik technician

jurutera engineer kejuruteraan: engineering

juruterbang air pilot

jurutrengkas stenographer

juruukur surveyor

juruulas commentator

juruwang cashier

jurus moment sejurus: a moment jurusan: department; direction; stream menjurus: in the direction of

justeru hence; for this reason

juta million jutawan: millionaire berjuta-juta: millios of

K

Kaabah cubic black stone building in the mosque in Mecca

kabisat leap year

kabu cotton tree kekabu: cotton tree

kabul fulfil; grant

mengabulkan: to fulfil; to grant terkabul: fulfilled; granted

kabung

mourn berkabung: to mourn perkabungan: mourning; expression of grief

kabur

blur; dim; unclear; vague mengaburkan: to make blur mengaburi: to make blur

kabus

mist

kabut

fog berkabut: foggy kelam-kabut: chaos; chaotic

kaca

glass

kacak

handsome; smart-looking

kacang

bean kacang bendi: lady's fingers

kacau

(1) harass; disturb (2) stir kacau-bilau: chaotic


kekacauan: disturbance mengacau: (1) to harass; to disturb (2) to stir mengacaukan: to stir; to mix pengacau: trouble-maker; one who disturbs

kacip nutcracker

kacuk cross-bred kacukan: offspring of cross-breed

kacung mantis

kadam sole of foot

kadang-kadang sometimes kadang kala: sometimes; now and then

kadar rate; ratio; proportion berkadar: proportional sekadar: just; only

kadi Muslim judge

kaduk fool (of Malay folklore)

kaedah

method; procedure

kafan shroud

kafilah caravan; convoy of travellers

kafir infidel; person with no religious faith mengkafirkan: to consider as an infidel

kaget startled mengagetkan: to startle

kagum impressive; amazing; astounding mengagumi: to amaze; to astound mengagumkan: to amaze; to astound

kahak phlegm

kahwin marry kahwin lari: elope mengahwini: to marry mengahwinkan: to marry off perkahwinan: marriage; wedding

kail fishing-rod mengail: to fish with a rod

pengail: angler; fisherman

kain

cloth

kais

scratch with the claws mengais: to scratch with the claws

kait

(1) crochet; knit (2) metal hook (3) correlate mengait: to knit; to crochet kaitan: correlation; relationship; relevance berkaitan: having a connection or correlation mengaitkan: to connect; to associate; to correlate perkaitan: connection

kajai

collar

kajang

awning; roofing (for boat or cart)

kaji

study mengkaji: to study; to do research into kajian: a study; analysis; scrutiny mengaji: to read the Koran pengajian: pursuit of knowledge; academic study pengkajian: research pengkaji: researcher

kaji bintang

astronomy

kaji bumi


geology

kaji cuaca meteorology

kaji haiwan zoology

kaji hayat biology

kaji purba archaeology

kaji selidik survey or study

kaji tumbuhan botany

kakak elder sister

kakak ipar sister-in-law

kakaktua cockatoo; parrot

kakanda elder brother or sister

kaki (1) foot; leg (2) measure of length equal to one foot (12 inches) kakisama: isosceles; having two sides equal (of triangle) kakitangan: staff; personnel; employees

kaki ayam barefoot

kaki bangku one who cannot play football

kaki bola one who loves football

kaki gaduh trouble-maker

kaki judi gambler

kaku stiff kaku lidah: tongue-tied

kala length or period of time kala jengking: scorpion berkala: periodical

kalah lose; defeated kalah mati: knock-out system (in sporting competition) kekalahan: a defeat mengalah: to concede defeat mengalahkan: to defeat

kalam

writing pen

kalang

transverse support

kalangan

circle or group with similar interests

kalau

if kalau-kalau: maybe

kalbu

heart

kaldu

broth

kali

times; multiply kali-kali: multiplication table berkali-kali: repeatedly sekali: once; at the same time; superlative sekali imbas: glance sekali-sekala: once in a while sekalipun: although sekalian: all

kalimantang

fluorescent light

kalimat

sentence; period


kalis proof; able to withstand

kalis air waterproof

kalis api fireproof

kalis karat rust-proof

kalis peluru bullet-proof

kaloi carp

kalung necklace mengalungkan: to garland kalungan: a garland

kalut muddle; confusion; disorder

kamar room

kambing goat

gembala kambing: goat-herd

kambus engulf; cover mengambus: to engulf; to cover terkambus: covered with earth

kami we; us

kamir yeast

kampit portable case; sack

kampung village berkampung: to assemble perkampungan: a group of villages

kamu you; your

kamus dictionary

kanak-kanak child

kanan (1) right (2) senior

kancil

mousedeer

kancing

buckle; fastener berkancing: to have a fastener mengancing: to fasten terkancing: fastened

kandang

cage; pen; fold mengandang: to cage

kandas

(1) run aground (2) fail terkandas: failed; stranded; aground

kandung

contain mengandung: pregnant kandungan: contents mengandungi: to contain; to consist of; filled with

kangkang

straddle; astride mengangkang: to straddle terkangkang: with legs wide apart

kanji

starch berkanji: starched; starchy menganji: to starch

kanta


lens kanta cekung: concave lens kanta cembung: convex lens kanta pembesar: magnifying lens

kantuk sleepiness; drowsiness mengantuk: sleepy; drowsy

kantung pouch; purse

kanun code of law

kapah gasp; tremble

kapai to flap the arms to stay afloat

kapak axe mengapak: to cut with an axe

kapal ship perkapalan: shipping

kapal angkasa spaceship

kapal induk

mothership

kapal korek dredge

kapal perang battleship

kapal selam submarine

kapal terbang aeroplane

kapar scattered; sprawled berkaparan: scattered terkapar: sprawled

kapas cotton

kapit flank; escort mengapit: to flank; to escort pengapit: bridesmaid terkapit: flanked

kapuk a type of cotton

kapung afloat

kapur

lime; chalk mengapuri: to white-wash

kara

all alone

karam

sink (of ship); submerge

karang

(1) coral (2) compose batu karang: coral mengarang: to compose karangan: composition pekarangan: front portion of house pengarang: author

karat

(1) rust (2) carat berkarat: rusty; to rust karatan: rustiness

karau

churn

kardus

hardboard

kari

curry

karib


intimate

karkas crabbed (of handwriting)

karung sack

karut nonsense; ridiculous karut-marut: nonsense

karya literary work; masterpiece karyawan: writer

kasa gauze

kasap craggy; rugged

kasar rough; crude; rude kekasaran: coarseness; rudeness; roughness mengasarkan: to make rough

kasi (1) give (2) castrate mengasi: to castrate

kasih affection; love

kasih sayang: affection; love; fondness kasihan: pity berkasih-kasihan: to be in love with each other kekasih: lover; sweetheart mengasihani: to pity mengasihi: to love someone pengasih: lover ubat pengasih: love spell

kasuari ostrich

kasut shoe

kata word; say kata hati: intuition katakan: tell; say; suppose katanya: he or she said berkata-kata: to chatter mengata: to gossip mengatakan: to tell memperkatakan: to talk; to discuss; about perkataan: word sekata: even

katak frog

katik small; short; stunted

katil bed katil bujang: single bed katil kelamin: double bed

katuk to knock; to tap

katung

float terkatung-katung: floating

katup

(1) closely held (2) cover berkatup: closed terkatup: shut tight

kau

you (abbreviation of 'engkau')

kaum

community; group perkauman: racial

kaus

hose

kaus kaki

footwear

kaut

scoop up

kawah

cauldron; large pan; crater

kawal

control; guard; check


berkawal: on guard mengawal: to guard; to control; to watch mengawali: to guard; to escort; to control mengawal diri: to restrain oneself pengawal: a guard; a controller kawalan: state of being under control or under guard

kawan friend; companion berkawan: to be friends; to have friends berkawan-kawan: in groups of friends mengawani: to accompany

kawasan area; region

kawat cable; wire

kawat berduri barbed wire

kaya rich; wealthy kaya anak: having many children kaya raya: very rich kekayaan: wealth memperkayakan: to enrich terkaya: richest

kayangan fairyland; very beautiful place

kayap shingles

kayu

wood kayu-kayuan: wood; timber kayu-kayan: wood; timber kayu api: firewood kayu balak: log perkayuan: logging; timber industry kayu manis: cinnamon

kayuh row; paddle; pedal berkayuh: to row; to paddle mengayuh: to row; to paddle pengayuh: an oar; a paddle; a pedal

kebal impenetrable; immune; invulnerable; exempt kekebalan: immunity

kebas numb kekebasan: numbness

kebil to blink (of eyes) terkebil-kebil: blinking (of eyes)

kebun garden; plantation berkebun: to do gardening; to do farming pekebun: gardener; farmer perkebunan: gardening; farming

kecai shattered berkecai: to shatter; shattered

kecam

criticise severely; reprimand mengecam: to criticise severely; to reprimand kecaman: criticism

kecamuk

causing to feel stunned or bewildered; furious (of combat)

kecap

taste; enjoy mengecap: to taste; to enjoy

kecapi

lute

kecewa

disappointed; frustrated kekecewaan: disappointment; frustration mengecewakan: to disappoint; to frustrate

kecil

small kecil hati: hurt (of feelings) kecil-kecilan: small scale memperkecilkan: to belittle

kecimpung

dabble; plunge in; splash; be involved; participate berkecimpung: to dabble; to plunge in; to be involved; to participate

kecoh

uproar; outcry


kekecohan: uproar; outcry

kecuali except; exempt berkecuali: neutral kekecualian: exception mengecualikan: to exclude; to exempt pengecualian: exemption

kecundang defeated; beaten

kecur mouth-watering

kecut shrink; shrivel; contract kecut hati: afraid mengecutkan: to shrink pengecut: coward

kedai shop berkedai: to be a shopkeeper pekedai: shopkeeper

kedal skin disease of hands and feet

kedang outstretched (of limb)

kedap impervious; sealed

kedap udara: airtight

kedek waddle (like a duck) terkedek-kedek: to waddle (like a duck)

kedekut stingy

kedip blink; twinkle; flicker

kedut crease; wrinkle kedutan: crease; wrinkle berkedut: wrinkled mengedutkan: to cause to be creased or wrinkled

kehel sprain terkehel: sprained

kejam cruel kekejaman: cruelty

kejang cramp; inflexible; stiff kekejangan: cramps

kejap moment sekejap: a moment

berkejap: to blink

kejar

chase mengejar: to chase berkejar-kejaran: to chase one another terkejar-kejar: in a hurry

keji

despicable; contemptible mengeji: to despise; to discredit

Kejora

Venus

keju

cheese

kejur

stiff

kejut

shock terkejut: shocked kejutan: great shock mengejut: sudden mengejutkan: to shock; to startle; to surprise

kekal

everlasting; eternal; permanent berkekalan: to be everlasting; to be permanent mengekalkan: to perpetuate

kekek

giggle; chortle


terkekek-kekek: to giggle; to chortle mengekek: to giggle

kekang bridle; means of restraint kekangan: constraint; restriction

kekok clumsy

kekuda trestle

kelabu grey

keladak dregs; sediment

keladi yam

kelah picnic berkelah: to picnic perkelahan: a picnic

kelahi quarrel berkelahi: to quarrel perkelahian: a quarrel

kelak

soon after

kelakar funny; antic; joke berkelakar: to joke; to jest

kelalang earthenware pitcher; flask

kelam dusky; gloomy; dim kelam-kabut: chaotic kekelaman: gloom

kelambu mosquito-net

kelamin couple sekelamin: a pair; a couple

kelamun daydream mengelamun: to daydream

kelana wanderer berkelana: to wander

kelangkang crotch; groin

kelapa coconut kelapa kering: copra

kelapa sawit

oil palm

kelar

(1) nick; small cut (2) segment of centipede

kelasi

sailor

kelat

bitterish in taste

kelawar

bat (animal)

keldai

ass; donkey

kelecek

dribble (in football) mengelecek: to dribble (in football)

keledek

sweet potato

kelek-kelek

armrest


kelemayar glow-worm

kelemayuh gangrene

kelemumur dandruff

kelengkeng little finger

kelenjar gland

kelentang clanking sound

kelenting clanging noise

kelentong (1) to bluff (2) hawker's rattle

kelentit clitoris

kelepet lapel

kelepur flutter mengelepur: to flutter

keletah coquettish

keli river catfish

keliar to gallivant; to prowl

kelibat double-headed paddle

kelicap sun-bird

kelikir gravel; rattan ring

keliling around berkeliling: around mengelilingi: to encircle; to surround; to go around; to encompass pekeliling: circular sekeliling: surrounding

kelim hem (of cloth); seam

kelinci hare

kelip blink; twinkle; wink berkelip-kelip: to blink; to twinkle; to wink sekelip mata: in a wink

kelip-kelip

firefly

keliru

puzzled; confused; bewildered kekeliruan: confusion; bewilderment mengelirukan: to confuse; puzzling; to bewilder terkeliru: puzzled; confused; bewildered

kelmarin

day before yesterday

kelok

crook; bend; curve berkelok: bent; curved

kelola

organise mengelola: to organise; to manage kelolaan: management mengelolakan: to organise pengelola: organiser pengelolaan: organisation; supervision

kelompok

batch; cluster; group berkelompok-kelompok: in groups; in clusters mengelompokkan: to put into groups

kelompong


part of telephone on which the receiver rests

kelonet measly; meagre

kelong fish tunnel net

kelongsong leaf or paper cone used as container or wrapper

kelontong haberdashery

kelopak sepal; calyx kelopak bunga: sepal; calyx kelopak mata: eyelid

kelu speechless

keluang flying fox

keluar go out; exit keluaran: publication; product; made in mengeluarkan: to bring out; to publish; to produce pengeluar: producer pengeluaran: production terkeluar: excluded; expressed

keluarga family

berkeluarga: having a family kekeluargaan: family; kinship

kelubung veil; hood berkelubung: veiled; hooded

keluh sigh keluhan: a sigh; a moan berkeluh-kesah: to moan mengeluh: to moan; to sigh

keluk curve; bend berkeluk-keluk: winding

keluli steel

kelumit morsel; very small amount

kelupas peel off mengelupas: to peel off; to come off

kemala bezoar

kemanakan nephew; niece

kemarau

drought

kemaruk

rapacious; ravenous; very hungry or greedy

kemas

orderly; neat; tidy kemaskini: update berkemas: to pack; to clear away mengemaskan: to arrange; to tidy up; to pack mengemaskinikan: to update

kematu

corn (hardened area of skin)

kembali

return; over again mengembalikan: to return something pengembalian: restoration

kemban

cloth tied above the bosom berkemban: to tie the cloth (sarong) above the bosom

kembang

expand; enlarge; blossom berkembang: to expand; to enlarge; to blossom mengembangkan: to develop; to cause to expand memperkembangkan: to develop; to cause to expand perkembangan: development

kembar

twin


kembara explore; wander mengembara: to explore; to wander pengembara: explorer; wanderer pengembaraan: exploration; adventure

kembiri castrate

kemboja frangipani

kembu creel; angler's basket

kembung flatulent; distended from pressure within

kemeja shirt

kemelut crucial or critical; crisis; emergency

kemenyan incense

kemik dent; dented

kemis beg mengemis: to beg pengemis: beggar

kempas-kempis inflate and deflate

kempis shrink mengempiskan: to deflate

kempunan longing for

kemudi helm; rudder mengemudikan: to steer pengemudi: helmsman

kemudian then; later; afterwards mengemudiankan: to postpone; to delay terkemudian: last

kemuncak peak; summit

kemuncup love grass

kena incur; strike; touch kena-mengena: connection; relation berkenaan: in connection with; in relation to mengenai: in connection with; regarding mengenakan: to impose terkena: affected; tricked

kenal

know; recognise kenalan: acquaintance berkenalan: having acquaintance with mengenal: to know; to recognise mengenali: to know; to recognise; to identify memperkenalkan: to introduce pengenalan: identification; introduction perkenalan: acquaintance terkenal: famous; well-known

kenan

agree; assent berkenan: to agree; to assent memperkenankan: to approve perkenan: approval; consent

kenang

recall mengenang: to recall kenang-kenangan: souvenir; reminiscence kenangan: memory; remembrance; nostalgia mengenangkan: to recall terkenang: reminiscent

kenapa

why

kencang

boisterous; strong (of wind)

kencing

urine

kencing manis

diabetes mellitus


kendali conduct; manage; operate; hold the reins mengendalikan: to manage; to conduct; to operate; to handle; to hold the reins kendalian: operation; management

kendati although

kenderaan vehicle

kendi (1) cylindrical glass or earthenware jar (2) curlew

kendong carry something in the folds of a sarong mengendong: to carry something in the folds of a sarong

kendur loose; slack; not taut mengendur: to slacken; to sag mengendurkan: to slacken; to loosen

kenduri a feast

kengkang to walk with legs wide apart

kening eyebrow

kenit tiny; midget; dwarf

kental thick (of fluid)

kentang potato

kentut flatulence terkentut: passed flatus

kenyal pliable; elastic

kenyang sated (with food) kekenyangan: fullness (of stomach) mengenyangkan: to satiate

kenyit wink; blink mengenyit: to wink; to blink

kepada to (person)

kepah mussel

kepak

wing berkepak: winged berkepak-kepak: to flap (for wings)

kepal

lump

kepalan

lump

kepala

(1) head (2) chief person kepala angin: moody mengepalai: to be the leader

kepalang

little

keparat

non-believer

kepialu

typhoid

kepil

attach

keping

piece; sheet kepingan: pieces; sheet berkeping-keping: in pieces; fragmented


kepit (1) fasten with a clip (2) a clip (3) hold under the arm mengepit: (1) to fasten with a clip (2) to hold under the arm

kepiting soft-shelled crab

kepompong chrysalis; pupa

kepuk rice barn

kepul thick puff (e.g.of smoke) kepulan: a cloud of smoke

kepung besiege berkepung: to besiege kepungan: siege; blockade mengepung: to besiege pengepungan: siege; blockade terkepung: besieged; surrounded

kera monkey

kerabat kinship; relatives

kerah call up (into the armed forces) mengerahkan: to call up (into the armed forces) kerahan: conscription

keraian festival; entertainment

kerak crust (e.g of bread)

kerakal pebble

keramat one having supernatural powers

kerambit small sickle with curved end

keran faucet; tap

kerana because; for the sake of

keranda coffin; casket

kerang cockle; shellfish

kerangka framework; chassis; carcass; draft

kerani

clerk

keranjang

crate; basket

kerap

frequent; close (of texture) kekerapan: frequency

keras

hard; firm; harsh; stiff; loud berkeras: to act harshly; stubborn kekerasan: force; power; might mengeraskan: to harden; to make loud keras hati: stubborn; indomitable

kerat

cut; incise mengerat: to cut; to incise keratan: a slice; a piece keratan akhbar: news clip

kerawang

fretwork

kerawit

pin-worm cacing kerawit: pin-worm

kerbau

buffalo kerbau pendek: pig

kerdil


(1) cretinous; dwarfish (2) cretin; dwarf

kerdip twinkle; wink

kerek apparatus for hoisting things

kerekot twisted

kerenah whim; caprice

kerengga red ant

kerepek fried chips of banana, tapioca, sweet potato, etc.

kereta car; carriage keretapi: train kereta sorong: wheelbarrow kereta jenazah: hearse

keretek a type of cigarette containing tobacco and cloves

keria crane (bird)

kericau

chirp

kerikil pebble

kering dry kering-kontang: parched; arid kekeringan: dryness mengeringkan: to dry something pengering rambut: hair dryer

keringat sweat berkeringat: to sweat; sweating

kerinting frizzy; a perm or artificial wave in the hair

kerip nip with the front teeth

keris Malay dagger

kerisik (1) dry old banana fronds (2) rustling of dry leaves

keriting curly mengeritingkan: to curl

kerja work

kerjasama: cooperation bekerja: to work; working bekerjasama: to cooperate pekerja: worker pekerjaan: occupation; work kerjatangan: handiwork; handicraft

kerjaya

career

kerkah

crunch noisily with the teeth

kerkap

a crunching sound

kerlap

a short nap

kerling

glance sideways briefly mengerling: to glance sideways briefly kerlingan: a brief glance

kerlip

flicker; wink kerlipan: a flicker

kernyih

grin

keroncong

(1) a kind of traditional Malay music (2) rumbling sound from hungry stomach keroncongan: a type of plant


kerongkong throat kerongkongan: throat

kerongsang brooch

keropok crackers or chips (usually made from shrimps)

kersang barren; dry

kersik grit

kertak gnash or grind (one's teeth)

kertas paper

kertau mulberry

keruan certain; definite

kerubung swarm

kerudung cowl

keruh cloudy (of liquid); turbid kekeruhan: turbidity

kerumun besiege; throng; swarm berkerumun: to besiege; to throng; to swarm mengerumuni: to crowd around; to swarm; to besiege

keruping scab; crust or clotted blood on a wound

kerusi chair kerusi roda: wheelchair pengerusi: chairman mempengerusikan: to chair

kerut frown kerutan: wrinkle berkerut: wrinkled; to frown mengerutkan: to frown

kerutu rough to the touch

kesah restless

kesahan

authenticity; legality; legitimacy

kesak

move on slowly

kesal

regretable; deplorable; regret

kesan

(1) effect; impression (2) indelible (of a mark) kesan jari: fingerprint kesan sampingan: side effect berkesan: effective keberkesanan: effectiveness mengesan: to track down

kesat

(1) abusive; crude-mannered (2) coarse or rough in texture mengesat: to wipe mengesatkan: to make rough pengesat kaki: doormat

kesatria

warrior

kesot

drag berkesot: to drag mengesot: to drag

ketak

cackle (of hens)

ketam

(1) crab (2) reap or harvest (3) plane (of wood)


mengetam: (1) to reap or harvest (2) to plane (of wood)

ketap (1) clench; grit (2) plain; evident

ketar doddery; trembling

ketara conspicuous; obvious

ketat tight; taut mengetatkan: to tighten memperketatkan: to tighten; to make more strict

ketawa laugh; laughter mengetawakan: to laugh it out

ketemu meet

ketiak armpit

ketik clack (short sharp sound)

ketika juncture; point of time; moment; when seketika: a moment

keting part of the leg just above the heel

ketingting hopscotch

ketip sting of a mosquito bite; pinch

ketitir turtle-dove

ketua chief; leader; headman mengetuai: to lead; to head pengetua: principal

ketuhar oven

ketuk knock berketuk: to crow like a rooster; to rap (of engine) mengetuk: to knock; to strike ketukan: a knock

ketul a lump seketul: a lump berketul-ketul: lumpy

ketumbar coriander

ketumbit

stye

ketupat

cooked rice packed in palm leaves

khabar news khabarnya: it is said mengkhabarkan: to inform

khadam

household servant; subordinate assistant

khalayak

creature; mankind; God's creations

khalifah

caliph

khalwat

state of an unmarried couple being together in seclusion

Khamis

Thursday

khas

special

khasiat

nutrient berkhasiat: nutritious


khat hand-writing

khatam end; conclude; complete

khatan circumcision mengkhatankan: to circumcise

khatib preacher in mosque

khatulistiwa equator

khayal daydream; fantasy; imagination berkhayal: to daydream; to fantasise khayalan: daydream; fantasy; imagination mengkhayalkan: to fantasise

khazanah treasury

khemah camp; tent berkhemah: to camp perkhemahan: camping

khianat betrayal; treachery mengkhianat: to betray mengkhianati: to betray

pengkhianat: traitor pengkhianatan: betrayal; treachery

khidmat serve; work berkhidmat: to serve; to work perkhidmatan: service

khilaf blunder; mistake

khuatir worried; afraid

khunsa hermaphrodite

khusus special; specific; exclusive mengkhusus: to specialise mengkhususkan: to make special pengkhususan: specialisation

khusyuk (1) engrossed (2) humility

khutbah sermon berkhutbah: to deliver a sermon pengkhutbah: preacher

kial struggling; having difficulty terkial-kial: to struggle; to have difficulty

kiamat

doomsday; day of judgement

kiambang

water-lily

kian

this much sekian: that's all

kias

analogy mengias: to hint at mengiaskan: to make an analogy

kibar

fly (of flag) berkibar: to fly (a flag) mengibarkan: to wave or fly (a flag)

kibas

fan vigorously; flap mengibaskan: to fan vigorously; to flap

kiblat

direction of Mecca

kicap

ketchup

kicau

chirp


berkicau: to chirp kicauan: a bird's chirp

kidal left-handed

kijang deer

kikir (1) stingy (2) a file (for smoothening things)

kikis scrape off mengikis: to scrape off

kilan dissatisfied; discontented terkilan: dissatisfied; discontented

kilang (1) factory (2) gland mengilang: to manufacture; to produce perkilangan: manufacturing

kilap lustrous kilapan: lustre

kilat (1) lightning (2) brightness; shine berkilat: to shine; to flash berkilat-kilat: shining; glittering; glossy

mengilatkan: to polish; to make shiny pengilat: polishing wax

kilau glossy; sparkling; glittering berkilau-kilau: to sparkle; to glitter kilau-kamilau: glossy kilauan: gloss; luminosity; sparkle; glitter

kili-kili spool

kilir sharpener; strop mengilir: to sharpen

kimia chemistry

kimpal solid kimpalan: welding

kincir water-wheel or wind-mill; spool; reel kincir air: water-wheel kincir angin: windmill

kini now

kipas a fan mengipas: to fan

kira

(1) calculate; compute; count (2) regard as; suppose kira-kira: (1) approximately (2) arithmetic kiraan: calculation kiranya: in case; if berkira: calculated mengira: to calculate; to count; to compute mengira-ngira: to estimate pengiraan: act of counting; calculation; estimation

kirai

shake out; winnow (rice)

kiri

left

kirim

send berkirim: to send kiriman: something that is sent; consignment mengirimkan: to send pengiriman: shipment; delivery pengirim: sender

kisah

story mengisahkan: to narrate pengisahan: narration

kisar

rotate; revolve berkisar: to revolve; to rotate mengisarkan: to grind; to grate pengisaran: rotation; gyration; grinding

kismis


raisin

kita we; us

kitab book

kitar surrounding sekitar: surrounding

kitaran cycle of events

kobar ardent; full of enthusiasm; flare up berkobar: to flare up

kocak agitate; shake briskly; stir berkocak: agitated; stirred kocakan: agitation mengocak-ngocakkan: to agitate

kocek pocket

kocok to shake; to mix; to incite

kodi a score (twenty)

kodok frog

kohong fetid; stinking

kokok crow berkokok: to crow

kolah square stone or cement water tank

kolam pond

kole mug

kolek canoe

kolot old-fashioned; out-of-date

kompang shallow drum

komplot conspiracy komplotan: conspiracy

kongkong

pillory

kongsi

association; partnership berkongsi: to enter into a partnership perkongsian: partnership

konon

it is said

kontang

dry; parched

konyong

abrupt; sudden; curt sekonyong-konyong: sudden; abrupt; curt

kopak

dilapidated; in disrepair kopak-kapik: dilapidated; in disrepair mengopak: to break open

kopek

peel mengopek: to peel terkopek: peeled off

kopi

coffee

kopiah


Malay cap

korban sacrifice berkorban: to offer as sacrifice mengorbankan: to sacrifice terkorban: killed pengorbanan: a sacrifice

korek dig mengorek: to dig pengorek: excavator; spade; digger

korok a burrow

kosong empty; vacant kekosongan: emptiness; vacancy mengosongkan: to empty; to vacate

kota fort; city mengotakan: to fortify

kotak box

kotor dirty kekotoran: dirtiness mengotorkan: to dirty pengotor: a dirty person kotoran: dirt

koyak tear; torn mengoyakkan: to tear terkoyak: torn

ku I; me (abbreviation of 'aku')

kuaci dried melon seed

kuah gravy

kuak croak; bellow menguak: to croak: to bellow

kuala estuary; confluence of rivers

kuali frying-pan

kuap yawn menguap: to yawn terkuap-kuap: yawning repeatedly

kuasa power; authority; strength berkuasa: having the power or authority

menguasai: to dominate; to manage kekuasaan: power

kuat

strong kekuatan: strength; power menguatkan: to strengthen

kuatkuasa

enforce; authority berkuatkuasa: to be in effect; to be enforced menguatkuasakan: to enforce; to implement; to impose penguatkuasa: enforcement officer penguatkuasaan: enforcement

kubah

dome

kubang

mud-hole berkubang: to wallow

kubis

cabbage

kubu

fortress

kubung

lemur

kubur

grave menguburkan: to bury (the dead) perkuburan: graveyard


kucai chive (vegetable)

kucar-kacir in complete confusion

kucing cat

kucup kiss mengucup: to kiss kucupan: a kiss

kuda horse kuda lumba: race-horse kuda padi: short-legged horse for riding memperkuda: to use as a horse; to exploit

kuda belang zebra

kuda-kuda trestle; easel

kudap snack kudapan: snack

kudis skin sore

kudrat God's might

kudung maimed

kudup bud

kudus holy; sacred; blessed

kugiran musical group

kuih cake; cookie

kuil temple

kuinin quinine

kuis kick aside; shove menguiskan: to kick aside; to shove

kuit touch with the fingertips

kuku

nail; claw

kukuh

strong; firm mengukuhkan: to strengthen

kukur

grater; scraper mengukur: to grate; to scrape pengukur: grater; scraper

kukus

steam mengukus: to steam

kulai

droop; dangle terkulai: drooping; dangling

kulapuk

mildew

kulat

fungus; mushroom

kuli

unskilled labourer berkuli: to work as a labourer

kuliah

lecture


kulit skin menguliti: to peel; to skin

kulum suck (keep in the mouth) mengulum: to suck (keep in the mouth)

kulup foreskin

kumai moulding

kuman germ

kumandang echo

kumat-kamit mumble terkumat-kamit: mumbling

kumbang beetle

kumis moustache

kumparan bobbin

kumpul gather; collect; assemble berkumpul: to gather; to assemble kumpulan: group; collection mengumpulkan: to collect pengumpul: collector perkumpulan: association; union; assembly sekumpulan: a group

kumuh excrete

kumur gargle berkumur: to gargle

kunang-kunang firefly

kunci key; lock mengunci: to lock menguncikan: to lock; to fasten

kuncup close; contract menguncup: to contract menguncupkan: to close; to furl terkuncup: furled

kundang a page boy

kundur

wax-gourd

kuning

yellow kekuningan: yellowish menguning: to turn yellow; to ripen

kunjung

visit berkunjung: to visit kunjungan: a visit mengunjungi: to visit pengunjung: visitor; tourist

kuno

ancient; old-fashioned

kuntum

flower bud sekuntum: a flower

kunyah

chew mengunyah: to chew

kunyit

turmeric

kupang

an old type of coin

kupas

peel; analyse


mengupas: to peel; to analyse kupasan: analysis

kuping ear; scab

kupu-kupu butterfly

kura-kura tortoise

kurang less; insufficient; deficient kurang-kurang: less berkurangan: lacking kekurangan: shortage; lack; deficit mengurangkan: to reduce sekurang-kurangnya: at least

kurap ringworm

kurma (1) a date (fruit) (2) a spicy dish

kurnia bestow; award mengurniai: to award; to bestow mengurniakan: to award; to bestow pengurniaan: bestowal; awarding

kursus course (of study) berkursus: to attend a course

kurun century

kurung confine; imprison kurungan: (1) prison; cage; coop (2) bracket (in writing) berkurung: confined; imprisoned mengurung: to confine; to imprison

kurus thin; lean kurus kering: emaciated

kusam matt or dull (of a surface)

kusta leprosy

kusut dishevelled; ruffled; tangled; kinky kekusutan: confusion; complication mengusutkan: to entangle; to perplex; to confuse

kutak shake violently

kutang bodice; brassiere

kutip (1) pick; collect (2) cite; quote

mengutip: (1) to pick; to collect (2) to cite; to quote kutipan: citation; quotation

kutu

louse; flea

kutub

pole (of earth's axis or magnet)

kutuk

curse; condemn kutukan: anathema; a curse; condemnation mengutuk: to curse; to condemn terkutuk: cursed; damned

kuyu

dewy-eyed; sad

kuyup

drenched

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L

laba profit

labah-labah spider

labang hard of hearing

labi-labi river turtle

labu gourd

labuci sequin; spangle

labuh (1)hanging down; long (of dress) (2)to anchor

labur to invest

laci drawer

lacur indecent; obscene

lada chillies; pepper

ladam horseshoe

ladang estate; farm; plantation

laden to serve; to wait on

lading (1)a type of broad and curved chopper (2)a dug-out canoe

lafaz utterance

laga clash; collide; fight

lagak manner; conduct; behaviour; swank

lagang to begin weaving

lagi

again; still; and; also; more; additional

lagi-lagi

again and again

lagipun

moreover; besides

lagu

song

lahad

niche for the corpse in a Muslim grave

lahap

(1)gluttonous; greedy (2)to eat greedily

lahar

lava

lahir

born

laici

lychee

laidaun

blade (e.g. of grass)

lain

other; different


lain-lainnya etcetera; others

lajak fast; outspoken

laju fast

lajur column (e.g. of troops)

lakar to sketch; to outline

lakaran a sketch

laki husband

laki-laki male

laknat to damn; to curse; a curse

lakon to act (in a play or film)

lakonan an act; a play; a drama

laksa a preparation of noodles

laksamana admiral

laksana to perform; to execute; to accomplish

laku (1)to happen; to occur (2)marketable

lakur fuse; blend

lala a type of sea mollusc

lalah to gobble

lalai careless; negligent; indifferent

lalak to yell

lalang long-bladed grass

lalat a fly (insect)

lali

immune

lalu

to pass; to make way; to elapse (of time)

lalu lintas

traffic

lalu-lalang

passing back and forth

laluan

passage

lalut

disjointed (of talk)

lama

old; a long time

lama-lama

finally

lama-lamaan

in the long run

lamar

to put forward; to propose

lamaran


proposal; application

lambai to wave

lambak disorderly heap

lambang symbol; emblem;

lambat slow; late

lambat-laun sooner or later

lambuk friable

lambung (1)to lob; to toss up; to bounce up (2)bulwark

lamin bridal dais

lampai lanky; slim

lampan tin mine

lampau abysmal; extreme; excessive

lampin napkin; diaper

lampir to affix; to attach; to enclose

lampiran attachment; enclosure; appendix

lampu lamp

lampung float

lamun to day-dream

lamunan a day-dream

lanar alluvium

lanau silt

lanca rickshaw

lancang

(1)outspoken; cheeky (2)a swift-sailing yacht

lancar

fluent; smooth

lancip

tapered

lancong

to travel or tour

lancung

phoney; sham; false

lancur

to gush out

landa

to enter forcefully; to hit; to strike

landai

gently sloping

landak

porcupine; hedgehog

landas

base; foundation

landasan

rail


langah to open widely

langak to search

langau bluebottle fly

langgai the shell of leguminous seeds

langgan to subscribe

langganan subscription

langgar to collide

langit sky

langit-langit canopy

langkah a step

langkan

baluster

langkas fall of the fruit; end of fruit season

langkau to skip or omit

langkup overturned or upside-down

langsai to settle or clear (of debt)

langsing slender; slim and graceful

langsir curtain

langsuir a female vampire

langsung direct

lanjur to expand

lanjut continuous

lanjutan continuation

lantai

floor

lantak

hammer

lantang

clarion; audible; loud

lantar

to put forward

lantas

forthwith; straight away

lantik

to appoint

lantikan

appointment

lantun

to bounce; to rebound

lantur

to digress; to deviate

lanun

pirate


lanyak to trample

lap to wipe; to mop

lapah to skin; to devour

lapan eight

lapang spacious; roomy; open and wide; free (of time)

lapangan (1)field (2)sphere of interest

lapangan terbang airfield

lapar hungry

lapik underlayer; lining

lapis layered

lapisan layer; class

lapor to report

laporan a report

lapuk mouldy; stale

lara heartache; sorrow

laram stylish; showy

larang to prohibit; to forbid

larangan prohibition

laras barrel (e.g. of gun)

larat able; dragging on

lari to run

larik

to smoothen with a lathe; to carve

laris

in damand; marketable

larut

(1)dissolving; melting (2)late (of night)

lasak

durable

lasam

faded

lastik

catapult

lata

(1)to creep (2)cascade; waterfall

latah

to say or do something unconsciously out of shock or fright

latar

setting

latar belakang

background

latih

to train; to practise


latihan training; practice;

latihan asas basic training

latuk a type of large knife curved at the top

lau burung aviary

lauk a cooked dish of fish, meat, etc

lauk-pauk a variety of cooked dishes

laung to shout; to call loudly

laungan a shout; a loud cry

laut sea

lautan ocean

lawa pretty; elegant

lawak comedy

lawan opponent; opposite

lawan dalam infighting

lawat to visit

lawatan a visit

layak qualified; fit; suitable; eligible; competent

layan to serve (food); to entertain

layanan hospitality; service

layang-layang kite

layar to sail; a sail

layu wilted; withered

layur

to parch

lazat

delicious; tasty

lazim

habitual; usual

lebah

bee

lebam

bruise

lebar

wide; broad

lebarnya

width; breadth

lebat

dense (of foliage or hair); heavy (of rain)

lebih

more; extra

lebihan

excess

lebih kurang


approximately; more or less

lebih-lebih lagi especially

lebuh avenue

lebuhraya highway

lebur molten

lecah muddy; sloppy

leceh troublesome; worthless

lecek mashed

lecet footsore

lecur blistered; scalded

ledak to blow up with explosives

ledakan explosion; detonation

lega relieved (e.g. from pain, anxiety, discomfort)

legam pitch; dark; deep (of colour)

legap opaque

legar to revolve

legeh watershed

legup-legap sound of heartbeat; throbbing sound

leher neck

leka lax; slack; not strict; absorbed; carried away

lekah crack; groove; crevice (e.g. in wood)

lekang not adhering; cracking (from heat)

lekap

to cuddle; to sit or lie close to; to stick to

lekar

stand for cooking pots

lekas

quickly; fast

lekat

to adhere; to stick

lekit

sticky

lekuk

hollow; concavity; dent

lekuk-lekak

bumpy

lekung

sunken

lelabah

spider

lelah

(1)tired; exhausted (2)asthma; wheezing

lelai

droop (of branch, coconut leaf, etc)


lelaki male; man

lelangit palate

lelap asleep

lelas abrasive

lelasan abrasion

leleh to trickle; to ooze

lelong auction

lelopak chamber holding cartridges (in a gun) or slides (in a projector)

leluasa unlimited; uncontrolled; unrestrained

lelucon humour

leluhur

ancestor

lelurah gully

lemah weak; feeble; frail

lemah gemalai graceful

lemah hati soft-hearted

lemah lembut gentle; graceful

lemah semangat weak-willed

lemak fat; fatty

lemang glutinous rice and coconut milk cooked in bamboo

lemas suffocation (in smoke, gas or by drowning)

lembaga (1)board; governing body (2)embryo; foetus

lembah valley

lembap

moist; humid; damp

lembar

a strand; numeral coefficient for paper, thread

lembaran

sheet (of paper)

lembik

flaccid

lembing

javelin; spear

lembu

cow

lembung

inflatable

lembur

overtime

lembut

soft; gentle

lempang

to slap; to smack; to hit


lempar to hurl; to fling

lempeng a kind of cake; pancake

lempuk a cake made from durian or jackfruit cooked with sugar

lempung soft and light

lena sound asleep

lencana badge

lencong to divert; to detour; to deviate

lencongan a detour; a diversion; a deviation

lendap a clot

lendir mucus

lendung to sag

lendut sagging

lengah to dilly-dally; to dawdle; to idle

lengan arm; forearm

lengan baju sleeve

lengang desolate; deserted; uninhabited

lengas moist; humid; clammy

lenggang to swing the arms; to sway the head and body

lenggok gait

lengkap complete; equipped

lengkok curve; bend; arc

lengkuas

a type of root resembling ginger

lengkung

curve; arc

lengkungan

curvature

lenguh

to moo

lengung

to brood

lentam-lentum

loud sound like that of a cannon

lentik

somewhat curved

lenting

to rebound; to spring back

lentok

to incline the head

lentuk

a bend

lentur

flexible; supple


lenyak sound asleep

lenyap to disappear; to vanish

lepa plaster; mortar

lepak (1)very white; fair (2)to sit in a lazy way

lepas (1)after; past (2)to free

lepasan a graduate or school-leaver

lepat a type of cake steamed in banana leaves

leper flat-surfaced

lepuh blister

lepur to die through suffocation in mud

lerai to disengage; to break up

lereng a slope

leret too long and trailing

lesap to disappear; to vanish

leset feeling depressed

lesi looking drawn and sickly

lesu listless; drawn

lesung rice mortar

letak to place; to put; to lay

leter to nag

leteran chatter

letih tired; weary

letup

to explode

letupan

explosion

letus

to erupt

lewat

late

liang

a hole; a burrow

liar

wild; uncivilized

liat

hard; firm

libat

to involve

libur

holiday

licik

cunning; crafty; shrewd

licin


smooth

lidah tongue

lidas itchy (of tongue) after eating sour fruit

lidi vein of coconut palm frond

ligat spinning fast

lihat to look at

likat thick and sticky

liku meandering or winding course

lilin candle; wax

lilit to entwine

lilitan circumference

lima five

limau orange; lime; lemon

limau gedang grapefruit

limau nipis lime

limbang to pan (in search of gold ore)

limbungan dockyard

limpa spleen

limpah to overflow

limpap (1)in layers (2)excessive debt

linang to flow (for tears or sweat)

lincah nimble

lincir

smooth (in moving)

lindung

to take refuge or shelter

lindungan

haven; refuge

lingga

colossus

lingkar

a coil

lingkaran

a convolution; a coil

lingkung

to surround; to encircle

lingkungan

encirclement; enclosure; sphere

lingkup

cover

lintah

leech

lintang

horizontal


lintang-pukang helter-skelter

lintas to pass by; to cross

lipan centipede

lipas cockroach

lipat to fold

lipatan a fold

lipit narrow hem

lipur to comfort; to console

liput to cover; to comprise

liputan coverage; inclusion

lisan

oral; verbal

lisut shrunken; soft

litar circuit

litup covered and concealed

liuk to snake; to sway

liwat sodomy

loba grasping; greedy for money or possessions

lobak radish

lobak merah carrot

loceng bell

lodak sediment

lodeh mixed vegetables cooked to pulp

logam

metal

logamaya

mirage

loghat

dialect; slang

lohong

hole

loji

industrial plant; factory; industrial site

lok

curve of a kris

lokek

mean; miserly; stingy

lolong

a loud cry; a howl

lombong

mine for extracting metal, coal, etc

lombong bijih

tin mine


lompang vacant; empty; a vacuole; an air pocket

lompat to jump; to leap

lompatan a jump; a leap

lompat bergalah pole vault

lompat jauh long jump

lompat kijang triple jump; hop, step and jump

lompat tinggi high jump

loncat to hop

loncatan a hop

londeh to slip off or drop (as for sarong)

long a bottomless coffin

longgar loose; diffuse

longgok a heap or mass; a pile

longgokan a heap

longkah easily peeled off (e.g. flesh from the seed)

longkang drain

longlai swaying of body; weak

lonjak to gambol; to jump about playfully

lonjakan gamboling movement

lonjong oval; ovoid

lontar to throw; to hurl

lontong

a type of Malay food made of rice and gravy

lopak

puddle

lopong

agape; empty

lorek

stripe; band

lori

truck; lorry

lorong

lane; path

loteng

attic

lotong

black long-tailed monkey

loya

nausea

loyang

brass

luah

to eject; to spit out


luak decreased in quantity

luang free

luap to boil over

luar outside

luaran exterior

luar bandar rural

luar batas off limit

luar biasa extraordinary

luar dalam inside out

luar negara overseas; abroad

luar nikah out of wedlock

luas wide; broad

luat to feel nauseated; to feel disgusted; to despise

lubang hole

lubuk gulf; deep part of a river

lucah obscene; lewd

lucu funny; comical

lucut denude

ludah saliva

luhur majestic; noble

luka wound; injury

lukah fish trap

lukis

to draw

lukisan

drawing

luluh

crushed to powder

lulur

to gulp

lulus

to pass

lumang to smear

lumas

to paint

lumat

fine (powdery)

lumayan

handsome (of amount); sufficient

lumba

to race


lumba-lumba dolphin

lumpuh paralysis; paralytic

lumpur mud

lumrah normal

lumur to smear with fat during cooking

lumuran a smear

lumut moss; lichen

lunak mellow; soft

lunas (1)main point; source (2)keel

luncur to glide

lundi grub

lungkup upside down

lungsur to slide down

lunjur to stretch out the legs

luntur to discolour or fade

lupa to forget

luput expiry; termination of validity

lurah valley; groove

luru to dash

luruh to drop

lurus (1)straight (2)frank; honest

lurut to rub; to smoothen with fingers

lusa

day after tomorrow

lusuh

worn out; faded

lut

penetrative

lutcahaya

translucent

lutsinar

transparent

lutut

knee

luyu

sleepy

M

maaf

forgiveness

maafkan saya

excuse me; forgive me

mabuk

drunk


mabuk asmara love sick

mabuk laut seasick

Mac March

macam like; kind; sort; type

macang horse-mango

madah eulogy

madat opium

madrasah Islamic school

madu (1)honey (2)woman sharing the same husband

maghrib sunset

maging

carnivorous

maha great

mahaguru great teacher; professor

maha kuasa almighty

mahal expensive

mahar dowry

maharaja emperor

maharani empress; queen

mahasiswa university student

maharajalela to rampage

mahir skilful

mahkamah court of law

mahkota

royal crown

mahligai

palace

mahsul

products of a country

mahu

to want; to desire

mahupun

(1)although (2)either/or

main

to play

mainan

toy; act of playing

majal

blunt (of knife)

majalah

magazine

majikan

employer


majlis council; meeting; assembly

majmuk compound; complex

maju developed

mak mother

mak angkat adopted mother

makcik auntie

mak tiri stepmother

maka then; therefore; hence; so

makam mausoleum; tomb

makan to eat

makanan food

makbul fulfilled; answered (of prayers)

makhluk a creature

maki to abuse

makian a curse; act of hurling abuse

makin increasingly

maklum to know

maklumat information

makmal laboratory

makmur prosperous; to prosper

makna meaning

makruf

famous

maksiat

vice; immorality

maksud

meaning; purpose; intention

maktab

college

maktub

recorded in writing

malah

on the contrary; in fact; but

malahan

on the contrary; in fact; but

malaikat

angel

malam

night

malam minggu

Saturday night

malang

unfortunate; unlucky


malangnya unfortunately

malap dim

malapetaka calamity; disaster

malar constant; continuous

malas lazy

malik lord

malim expert

malu shy; ashamed; embarrassed

malung large sea eel

mamah to munch; to chew

mamak maternal uncle

mambang ghost; spirit

mampat compress

mampu able to; capable

mampus to die (unrefined expression)

mana where

mana satu which one

mana-mana anywhere; wherever

mancis matches

mancung high and sharp

mancur to spout; to squirt

mandi to bathe

mandul

barren or sterile (of female)

mandur

head of the labourers

manfaat

benefit

mangga

(1)mango (2)padlock

manggar

base of coconut palm frond

manggis

mangosteen

mangkat

to die (of royalty)

mangkin

catalyst

mangku

acting (of official post)

mangkuk

bowl

mangsa


victim; prey; casualty

mangu amazed; perplexed; bewildered

mani semen

manik bead

manikam gem

manis sweet

manisan sweet dish

manja pampered; indulgent

manjur potent; effective

mansit cuff (of sleeve)

mansuh to vanish; to disappear; to annul; to abolish

mantap established

mantera magical charm or spell; incantation

manusia human being

mara to advance

marah angry

marak to flare up

mari to come

Marikh Mars

markah mark

markas headquarters

marmar marble

marmut

marmot; guinea-pig

martabak

a kind of bread with meat fillings

martabat

prestige

maruah

pride; self-respect

masa

time; period; era

masa depan

future

masa lalu

past

masa silam

past

masak

(1)to cook (2)ripe

masakan

(1)cookery (2)how could it be

masalah

problem


masam sour

maserba omnivore

masih still

masin salty

masing-masing each and everyone

masjid mosque

mastautin to reside

masuk to enter

masuk campur interfere

masyarakat society; organized community

masyghul

depressed; sad

masyhur famous

mata eye

mata air spring (water)

mata hitam iris

mata wang currency

matahari sun

mata-mata policeman

matang mature

matarah beacon

mati to die

mati-matian with full effort

matlamat

aim; objective; target

maujud

existing

maun

herbivorous

maung

unpleasant in smell or taste

maut

death

mawar

rose

maya

illusion; delusion

mayam

unit of weight for gold

mayang

palm-blossom

mayat

corpse


mazhab religious sect or school of thought

mazmur hymn

medan field

medan perang battlefield

megah proud; conceited

Mei May

meja table

mekar to blossom or bloom

melaka a type of tree with edible fruit

melarat destitute; needy

melati jasmine

Melayu Malay

meleset not precise; not to the point; irrelevant; non-specific

melukut broken rice grains

melulu hasty

melur jasmine

memang of course; naturally

memar contusion; bruise

memerang otter; beaver

mempelai bridegroom; bride

mempelam mango

menang

to win

menantu

son-in-law; daughter-in-law

menara

tower; minaret

mendak

sediment

mendap

to settle as a sediment

mendapan

sedimentation

mendiang

the late

mendung

overcast; cloudy

mengah

breathless; dyspneic

mengkal

half-ripe

mentadak

praying mantis


mentah (1)raw; uncooked; unprocessed (2)immature; inexperienced

mentang-mentang just because

mentega butter

menteri minister

mentimun cucumber

mentua father or mother-in-law

mentul bulb

menung to ponder; to contemplate

merah red

merah jambu pink

merah lembayung magenta

merah manggis maroon

merak peacock or peahen

merana to languish; to live miserably or in ill-health

merbah thrush

merbuk turtle dove

mercu peak; summit; climax

mercun fire-crackers

merdeka independent; free

merdu melodious

mereka they; them; their

mergastua wild animals of the forest

meriah

hilarious; joyful; happy

meriam

cannon

merinyu

inspector or supervisor

merosot

in deteriorated condition

merpati

dove; pigeon

mersik

shrill; piercing (of sound)

Mesir

of Egypt

meskipun

although; in spite of

mesra

amicable; hospitable; friendly; close

mesti

must

mestika


jewel; bezoar

mesyuarat meeting

meterai official seal

mewah luxurious

mi noodles

miang itchy

milik to own; to possess

mimbar rostrum; pulpit

mimpi dream

minat interest; enthusiasm; liking

minggu week

mingguan weekly

minta to ask; to beg; to request

minum to drink

minuman a drink

minuman keras liquor; alcoholic drink

minuman ringan soft drink

minyak oil; fat; petroleum

minyak sapi ghee

minyak tanah kerosene

miring oblique; slanting; to tilt

mirip to resemble

misai

moustache

misal

example

miskin

poor

modal

capital

moga-moga

may it be

mogok

a strike

mogok lapar

hunger strike

mohon

to apply

mohor

official seal

molek

pretty; attractive; lovely

momok

ghost; evil spirit; something causing fear


mongel beautiful; attractive

montel plump and healthy

montok chubby; plump

monyet monkey

moyang great-grandparent

mu you; abbreviation of `kamu'

muafakat agreement

muak nauseated; sated

mual nausea

mualim religious teacher

muara

estuary

muat having sufficient capacity

muatan cargo; load

muazam majesty

muazin summoner to prayer

mubaligh preacher; missionary

muda young; not ripe

mudah easy; convenient

mudah-mudahan hopefully; perhaps

mudarat harmful; detrimental

mudik to go upstream

muflis bankrupt

mufti

Muslim religious expert

Muharam

first month of Muslim calendar

muhibah

goodwill

mujarab

efficacious; effective (of medicine)

mujur

luckily; fortunately

muka

face

muka depan

front page

muka-muka

insincere

muka pintu

doorway

muka selamba

poker face


muka surat page

muka tebal thick-skinned

mukah fornication

mukim district

mukjizat miracle

muktamad definitive; final

muktamar conference; congress

mula beginning; to begin

mulai to start

mula-mula at first; first of all

mulas colic

mulia noble; distinguished; honourable; respectable

mulur ductile

mulut mouth

mulut manis sweet-tongued

mulut murai chatterbox

mumbang green unripe coconut

munafik hypocrite

munasabah credible; reasonable; suitable

muncul to emerge; to appear

muncung muzzle; snout; beak; spout

mundar-mandir

walk to and fro

mundur

to retreat; to recede; backward or underdeveloped

mungil

small and cute

mungkar

to disobey; to deny; sinful

mungkin

possible; maybe; perhaps

mungkir

to breach or default

munsyi

language teacher

muntah

to vomit

murah

cheap

murah hati

generous

murai

magpie


muram gloomy; dismal; glum

murid pupil; student

murka wrathful; angry

murni clean; pure; genuine

murtad apostate

murung depressed

musafir traveller

musang civet-cat

musim season

muslihat trick; stratagem

Muslim one who believes and follows the teachings of Islam

Muslimat Muslim women

musnah to destroy; destructible

mustahak important

mustahil impossible; incredible

mustajab effective (of medicine)

musuh enemy; foe

Musytari Jupiter

mutakhir modern; the latest

mutiara pearl

mutlak absolute; complete; categorical

mutu quality

muzakarah

discussion

N

nabi

prophet

nada

tone; intonation

nadi

pulse

nafas

breath bernafas: to breathe pernafasan: respiration

nafi

deny menafikan: to deny penafian: denial

nafkah

maintenance; livelihood; subsistence; alimony

nafsu

lust; intense desire

naga

dragon


nahas mishap; misfortune; disaster

nahu grammar

naib deputy

naik ascend; rise; climb; ride naik angin: bad mood naik darah: bad temper naik gila: driven mad kenaikan: an increase; a rise menaiki: to climb on; to ride on or in menaikkan: to raise

najis excrement; faeces; filth

nak want

nakal naughty kenakalan: naughtiness

nakhoda captain

naluri instinct

nama (1) name (2) reputation nama samaran: pseudonym nama timang-timangan: nickname bernama: named menamai: to name menamakan: to name kenamaan: respectable; noble penama: person who nominates ternama: famous namaan: nominal; in name only

nampak catch sight of; see nampaknya: it seems; apparently menampakkan: to display ternampak: visible; seen

namun yet; still

nanah pus

nanas pineapple

nangka jackfruit

nanti wait; later menanti: to wait for menantikan: to wait for penantian: a state of waiting ternanti-nanti: keep waiting with hope

nasab

lineage of ancestors or descendants

nasi

cooked rice

nasib

chance; luck; fate; destiny bernasib baik: lucky

nasihat

advice menasihati: to advise menasihatkan: to advise penasihat: adviser

naskhah

copy (of a book, etc); manuscript

Nasrani

Christian; Eurasian

natijah

result; consequence; conclusion

naung

aegis; patronage naungan: protection; shade; shelter; patronage bernaung: sheltered; shaded menaungi: to shelter; to shade; to protect penaung: patron; guardian; protector

nazak


moribund

nazar vow menazarkan: to vow bernazar: to vow

nazir school inspector

negara country; kingdom negarawan: statesman memiliknegarakan: nationalise pemiliknegaraan: nationalisation

negeri country; state kenegerian: state consciousness

nekad determined

nelayan fisherman

nenek grandmother nenenda: grandmother (usually in letter-writing)

neraca a kind of weighing apparatus with hanging pans

neraka hell

nescaya certainly

nganga open the mouth wide menganga: to open the mouth wide mengangakan: to open the mouth wide ternganga: wide open

ngeri appalling; eerie; horrifying; terrible mengerikan: frightening; terrifying

ngiang buzzing sound (in the mind)

ngiau mew (of a cat) mengiau: to mew (of a cat)

ngilu gnawing pain

nguak bray like a donkey

niaga trade berniaga: to trade memperniagakan: to trade; to barter peniaga: trader perniagaan: a business or trade

niat

intention; wish berniat: to have an intention terniat: intended

nikah

marriage bernikah: married menikahi: to marry menikahkan: to give in marriage pernikahan: marriage; wedding

nikmat

enjoyment; pleasure; bliss kenikmatan: pleasure; enjoyment; comfort; delight menikmati: to enjoy

nila

blue dye; indigo

nilai

value bernilai: valued; worth menilaikan: to evaluate or assess penilaian: assessment; evaluation

nilam

sapphire

nipah

a type of palm

nipis

thin


nirinsani dehumanize

nirwana state of perfect bliss

nisan gravestone

nisbah ratio

niskala having no material or physical substance; abstract

nista insult; abuse

nobat Malay royal band

noda spot of dirt; stain menodai: to stain; to disgrace ternoda: stained

noktah full stop

nombor number

nombor ganjil: odd number nombor genap: even number bernombor: numbered

nona miss; maam buah nona: sweet-sop

nota note

November November

nujum prophet; fortune-teller

nusa motherland; fatherland

Nusantara Malay archipelago

nya his; her; its

nyah go away!; get away!

nyahcas release the electric charge of

nyahjangkit

disinfect

nyahpecutan

deceleration

nyala

flame bernyala: ignited menyala: to flare up; to ignite menyalakan: to kindle nyalaan: ignition

nyaman

fresh; pleasant (of atmosphere, food) menyamankan: to refresh; to enliven penyaman udara: air-conditioner

nyamuk

mosquito

nyanyi

singing nyanyian: singing bernyanyi: to sing menyanyi: to sing menyanyikan: to sing for penyanyi: singer

nyanyuk

dotage; senility with feeble mind

nyaring

piercing and shrill (of sound)

nyaris

almost; nearly


nyata apparent; evident; clear; concrete kenyataan: notice; statement menyatakan: to state penyata: statement; report pernyataan: explanation; statement; announcement ternyata: obvious; clear; defined

nyawa life bernyawa: alive; living; animate persenyawaan: fertilisation

nyenyak sound asleep

nyiru triangular tray made from bamboo

nyiur coconut

nyonya term used for married Chinese lady

nyunyut suck

O

obor torch

oceh talk rapidly; jabber; chatter mengoceh: to chatter ocehan: jabbering talk

ogah hookah

Ogos August

oh exclamation of delight, pain or emphasis

oi a shout for attention

Oktober October

olah attitude; manner olah-olah: playfully seolah-olah: as if; as though memperolahkan: to make fun of; to play a joke on

olahraga athletic (adj.); athletics (noun) olahragawan: male athlete olahragawati: female athlete

olakan convection; eddy

oleh

by; because of beroleh: to get; to obtain memperoleh: to obtain; to acquire; to achieve perolehan: earnings; gains

oleng

sway; rock

olok-olok

jest; joke; make fun

ombak

wave berombak: wavy

omel

grouse; grumble mengomel: to grumble

omong

chatter; empty talk

onar

commotion; uproar

onde-onde

sweet dumpling of flour and coconut

ongkos

cost; expenditure mengongkosi: to pay the expenditure; to finance


ooh exclamation of surprise, pleasure or pain

opah grandmother

orang person or people orang rumah: wife orang-orangan: puppet; scarecrow keseorangan: lonely; alone perseorangan: individual seorangan: alone seseorang: somebody

oren orange

otak brain; mind otak udang: stupid berotak: brainy; clever

otot muscle

P

pacak to erect a pointed pole in the ground

pacal I; me (when addressing royalty)

pacat

land (or jungle) leech

pacul (1)hoe (2)to appear suddenly

pada at; on; in; to; according to

padah omen; warning

padam to extinguish; to put off; to switch off; to rub off

padan matched; fitting; suited

padanan suitability;

padang field

padang pasir desert

padat compact; packed; dense

paderi priest

padi rice-plant; rice-grain with its husk

padu

(1)solid (2)united

paduka

excellency; majesty

pagar

fence

pagi

morning

pagi-pagi

early in the morning

pagut

to peck (of bird)

paha

thigh

pahala

reward; merit

pahat

chisel

pahit

bitter


pahlawan hero; warrior

pajak lease

pajak gadai pawnshop

pak father; uncle

pakcik uncle

pakai to wear; to use

pakaian clothes

pakaian seragam uniform

pakal to caulk

pakar expert; specialist

pakar runding consultant

pakat to agree; to conspire

pakatan pact; agreement; treaty; conspiracy

pakis fern

paksa to force; to compel

paksaan compulsion

paksi axis

paku nail; ferns

pala nutmeg

palam (1)grout (2)plug

palang crossbar

paling

(1)the most; extremely (2)to turn away

palit

to smear; to smudge

palsu

false

palu

to hit; to beat

paluan

a knock; a blow

palung

pool; trough

palut

wrapping; covering

pamah

lowlands

paman

uncle

pamer

to exhibit

pameran

exhibition


pampang to spread out; to stretch out

pampas compensation

pampasan compensation

panah bow (for shooting arrows)

panahan archery

panas hot; feverish

panas terik very hot; blistering; scorching

panas-panas hot

panau pityriasis versicolor (a type of skin disease)

panca five

pancalogam an alloy of five metals

pancaindera the five senses

pancang pole or stake driven into the ground

pancar to gush out; to radiate; to broadcast; to emit

pancaran spout; broadcast; emission; beam or ray

pancaragam band or orchestra

pancing fishing hook; to fish

pancit a puncture

pancung to behead

pancungan decapitation

pancur to spurt out; to spout; to flow

pancut to gush out; to spurt

pancutan

a spurt; an ejection

pandai

clever; intelligent

pandang

to look; to consider

pandangan

opinion; view

pandang-memandang

to exchange looks or glances

pandir

stupid

pandu

to guide; to drive; to pilot

panduan

guidance; directory

pandu puteri

girl guide

panggang

to roast; to toast; roasted

panggil

to call


panggilan a call; a summon; name or title

panggung theatre; stage

panggung wayang cinema

pangkah a cross; to put a cross

pangkal beginning; base

pangkalan base; jetty

pangkas to clip or cut

pangkat rank

pangkin bunk

pangku (1)to take on one's lap (2)to hold office in an acting capacity

pangkuan

the lap

panglima warrior; commander

pangsa compartment; section (of fruit)

pangsapuri apartment

panitia commission; committee

panjang long

panjang akal resourceful; intelligent

panjangnya length

panjat to climb

panji-panji bunting; streamer

pantai beach; coast

pantang prohibition; abstinence; to abstain

pantang larang

prohibition; taboo

pantas

fast; quick; swift

pantat

posterior or bottom; external genitalia

pantul

to bounce back; to bound; to spring

pantulan

reflex; rebound

pantun

quatrain

papa

very poor

papa kedana

destitute

papah

supported; to support

papan

plank


papan catur chess-board

papan hitam blackboard

papan iklan billboard

papan kenyataan notice-board

papar flat

papas (1)to take off; to strip off (2)to counteract

para prefix denoting large numbers or large amount

para-para rack; shelf

parah serious; critical (of illness or injury)

parang chopping-knife

paras face; level

parau hoarse (of voice)

pari ray; skate

pari-pari fairy

parit ditch; drain

paru-paru lung

paruh (1)bill; beak (2)half

parut (1)scar (2)to grate or scrape

pasak pin; peg; wedge

pasang (1)pair; set (2)to install; to affix; to fasten (3)to rise (of tide)

pasangan couple

pasang badan

to dress up

pasang telinga

to eavesdrop

pasar

market

pasar borong

wholesale market

pasar gelap

black market

pasar malam

night market

pasaraya

supermarket

pasir

sand

pasti

definite; certain; sure

pasu

flower-pot; vase

pasu-pasu

cheek bones


pasukan team; unit of troops

pasung pillory; handcuffs

patah (1)broken (of long objects); fracture (2)numeral coefficient for words

patah hati broken-hearted

pateri solder

pati essence; extract

patik I; me (used when talking to royal person)

patuh obedient

patuk to peck; to bite (of snake)

patung statue; dummy; doll; idol

patung-patung dragon-fly

patut fair; reasonable; right and proper; appropriate

paus whale

paut to hold on tightly; to cling on

pawagam cinema; theatre

pawah sharing of profits between tenant and landlord

pawang Malay witch doctor

paya swamp

paya bakau mangrove swamp

payah difficult

payau brackish

payung

umbrella

pecah

to break

pecahan

fraction

pecat

to dismiss

pecut

to accelerate

pedang

sword

pedap

to imbibe or absorb

pedas

hot (of chillies and curry); caustic

pedati

caravan; cart; carriage

pedih

smarting; sorrowful

pedoman

compass; guide


peduli to bother about; to mind; to care

pegaga a kind of creeping plant

pegang to hold; to control

pegangan a hold; something that is held

pegawai officer

peguam lawyer

peguambela advocate; barrister

peguamcara solicitor

pegun (1)petrified (2)silent in meditation

pejal solid; firm

pejalwapan condensation

pejam to close or shut (of eyes)

peka sensitive

pekak deaf

pekan town; marketplace

pekap to cover (mouth or ears) with the hand

pekasam fish or meat pickled in brine

pekat thick or concentrated (of liquid)

pekerti character; disposition

pekik to scream

pelamin bridal dais

pelampung float; buoy

pelana

saddle

pelanduk

mouse-deer

pelangi

rainbow

pelantar

long bench; landing on stairs

pelanting

to scatter

pelat

faulty pronunciation; dialect; accent

pelawa

to invite

pelawaan

invitation

pelbagai

assorted; variety

pelecok

to sprain

pelekat


gum; glue

pelepah rib of palm leaf; rib of feather; frond of palm tree

pelesir to gallivant

pelihara to rear; to take care of

peliharaan that which is being reared

pelik strange; queer

pelita lamp

pelopor pioneer

pelosok corner; nook (of country)

peluang chance; opportunity

peluh sweat; perspiration

peluk to embrace; to hug

pelukan a hug

peluru bullet

pena pen (writing device)

penat tired

penawar antidote

pencak self-defence; to parry

pencil to isolate

pendam to hide or conceal (of feelings, emotions, secrets)

pendaman something that is concealed

pendek short

pendekar

warrior; expert in Malay art of self-defence

pendita

great scholar

pengantin

bride; bridegroom

pengaruh

influence; authority

penggal

(1)term (2)paragraph; chapter; volume (3)to behead

penggawa

village headman

penghulu

village headman

pengsan

unconscious; to faint

pening

dizzy; giddy; feeling confused

pening-pening lalat

slightly dizzy

peniti

safety pin


penjara jail; prison

penjuru corner; angle

pentas stage

penting important

penuh full

penyek flattened

penyu turtle

pepatah saying; maxim; proverb

perabot furniture

perah to wring; to squeeze

perahan

juice; that which has been squeezed out

perahu boat

perajurit soldier

perak silver

peraka a ship's hold

peram to keep fruit till ripe

peran clown; jester

peranan role

Perancis French

perang (1)war (2)brown

peperangan war

perangai behaviour; character; nature; disposition

perangkap

trap

peranjat

startled; shocked; surprised

perap

(1)to flap (wings) (2)to lock oneself up in the house

peras

to extort; to extract

perasan

aware of; conscious of

perawan

maiden; virgin girl

perca

remnants of cloth

percaya

to believe

percik

to sprinkle

percuma

(1)free of charge (2)in vain (of time or effort)


perdana premier; principal; prime

perdu base of tree trunk

perempuan female; woman; girl

perencah something used to add taste to a dish

perenggan (1)boundary (2)paragraph

pergi to go

peri nature; manner (of feelings, situations)

peri-peri fairy

peria bitter gourd

peribadi private; personal

peribahasa proverb

peribumi native

perigi well

perigi buta disused well

perihal matters; situation

perikemanusiaan humanity; compassion

periksa to examine; to check; to investigate

perinci to describe in great detail

peringkat grade; stage

perintah command; order

perisai a shield

peristiwa

incident; event; happening

perit

painful

periuk

cooking pot

perkakas

instrument; tool; apparatus; equipment

perkara

matter

perkasa

strong; brave; powerful

perkosa

(1)brave; strong (2)to force; to rape

perkosaan

the act of forcing or raping

perlahan

slow

perli

to tease

perlu

necessary: must


permai beautiful; magnificent; wonderful

permaidani carpet

permaisuri queen

permata jewel

pernah to (ever) have

peroi friable

peronyok to crumple (of paper)

perosok to sink or slip into

persegi square

pertama first

perut stomach

perwira hero; warrior

pesan message; order

pesanan message; order

pesat quick; rapid (of development)

pesawat machine

pesisir beach; shore

pesona a spell or charm

pesong to change direction or course

pesta festival

pesuruhjaya commissioner

peta map

petah

eloquent; fluent

petai

stinking edible green pod

petak

compartment; section

petala

layer; stratum; storey

petaling

small hardwood tree

petang

afternoon; evening

peti

box; casket; case

peti sejuk

refrigerator

peti surat

post-box

petik

(1)to pluck (2)to quote

petikan


quotation

petola loofah

petir thunder

petua advice; ruling

piagam charter; constitution

piala cup

piat to twist

piatu orphan

piawai correct; precise; accurate; exact; standard

picagari syringe

picing to blink; to wink; to close the eyes

picit to press; to squeeze; to pinch

pidato speech; lecture; talk

pihak side; party

pijak to step on

pijat bed-bug

pikat to trap; to tempt; to attract

pikul (1)a unit of weight (=133lbs.) (2)to carry on the shoulder

pilin to twist or wind

pilih to choose; to select; to elect

pilihan choice; selection

pilihanraya general election

pilu

sad; sorrowful; mournful

pimpin

to lead; to guide

pimpinan

leadership

pinang

(1)areca-nut (2)to propose (for marriage)

pinar

glowing; shimmering

pincang

(1)lame (2)unbalanced (of music)

pinda

to alter; to amend; to correct

pindaan

amendment

pindah

to move or shift from one place to another

pindah milik

transfer of ownership

pindah tangan

change of hands


pindahan a transfer

pinga astounded; stunned

pingat medal

pinggan plate; dish

pinggan mangkuk crockery

pinggang waist

pinggir edge

pinggir jalan roadside

pinggir kota suburbs

pinggir laut coast

pinggul

buttocks; hip

pinjam to borrow

pinjaman loan

pinta to ask for; to request

pintal to twist; to spin

pintar cunning; sharp-witted; smart; clever

pintas to cut short; to intercept or interrupt; to cut across

pintasan short-cut

pintu door

pipi cheek

pipih thin and flat

pipis to mash or grind

pipit

sparrow

piring

saucer

piring hitam

gramophone record

pisah

to be separated

pisang

banana

pisau

knife

pita

ribbon; tape

pitam

dizziness

piutang

credit; monies receivable

plumbum

lead (metal)


pohon (1)tree (2)to apply; to beg; to request

pokok (1)tree (2)principle; capital

pondan transvestite

pondok hut; booth; shed

ponteng (1)to play truant (2)to cheat; to swindle

pontianak female vampire

porak-peranda chaotic; in disorder

potong a piece; a slice; to cut

potongan the cut (of clothes)

prakata foreword

pramugara air-steward

pramugari air-stewardess

prasangka prejudice; suspicion

prasejarah prehistorical

prestasi performance

puak group; tribe

puaka evil spirit

puan (1)lady; Mrs (2)plate for betel-leaf

puas satisfied; contented

puasa fast

pucat pale

pucuk

(1)a shoot or sprout (2)numeral coefficient for letter or gun

pudar

dim (of light); faded

puding

an ornamental shrub

puisi

poetry

puja

to worship; to adore

pujangga

author; literary person

puji

to praise

pujian

a compliment or praise

pujuk

to coax;to persuade; to entice

pujukan

persuasion; enticement

pukal

lump; block


pukang crotch

pukat dragnet (for fishing)

pukau charm used (by burglars) to make people fall asleep

pukul (1)to beat or hit (2)hour

pula again; also; yet; too

pulang to go back; to return

pulangan the act of returning

pulang kerahmatullah to die

pulas to twist; to wring

pulau (1)island (2)to boycott

pulih to recover; to restore

puluh ten

pulut glutinous rice

pun also

punah to destroy

punai pigeon; dove

punat (1)button (2)core of a boil

punca source; origin

puncak peak; summit; acme

pundi-pundi purse

pundi-pundi kencing urinary bladder

punggah to unload

pungguk

Malayan hawk owl

punggung

buttocks; back; hips

pungut

to pick; to collect; to harvest

pungutan

collection

puntal

coiled; wound up

puntung

butt (e.g. of cigarette); stump

punya

to have; to possess; to own

pupu

degree of kinship

pupuk

to manure; to nurture

pupus

extinct

pura-pura


pretending

purata average

purba ancient

purbakala ancient times

purdah veil

puri castle; palace; city

purnama full moon

pusaka heirloom; heritage

pusar to revolve

pusaran rotation

pusara cemetary; graveyard

pusat centre; navel

pusing to rotate; to revolve

pusingan rotation; a round

puspa flower

pustaka book

pustakawan librarian

putar to rotate

putaran rotation

putera prince

puteri princess

putih white; fair

putih kuning

cream-coloured

putik

newly-formed fruit; pistil

puting

nipple; teat

puting beliung

whirlwind; tornado

putus

to break off; to finish

puyu

whirlwind

puyuh

quail

Q

qada

an action performed as a replacement

qari

a male Koran reader

qariah

a female Koran reader

Quran


Koran (sacred book of Muslims)

R

raba to grope; to touch; to fondle

rabak large tear; ragged; tattered

Rabiulakhir fourth month of the Muslim calendar

Rabiulawal third month of the Muslim calendar

rabik torn; tattered; ripped

rabit torn at the edge

Rabu Wednesday

rabuk tinder

rabun poor eyesight

rabun dekat long-sightedness

rabun jauh short-sightedness

rabung ridge of a roof

racik cut into thin slices

racikan finely cut slices

racun poison

radak to stab

radang angry

radas apparatus

raden title of Javanese nobility

raga (1) basket (2) a kind of rattan ball (3) to show off

ragam

(1) manner; way (2) bad behaviour (3) melody; tune (4) united; faithful

ragi

yeast

ragu-ragu

doubtful; dubious; suspicious

ragum

pincer; clamp

ragut

to grab; to snatch

rahang

jaw

rahim

(1) womb (2) merciful (of God)

rahmat

blessing; mercy (bestowed by God)

rahmati

blessed

rahsia

secret

rai

to entertain; to celebrate


raih to buy up for resale

raja king

Raja Muda crown prince

raja sehari bridegroom

rajah diagram; chart

rajau unripe rice-stalks left at reaping

rajawali sparrow-hawk

rajin hardworking; industrious; diligent

rajuk to sulk; to bicker

rakam to record

rakaman a recording

rakan friend; companion; comrade

rakit raft

raksa mercury

raksasa giant;demon

rakus greedy

rakyat people; public; citizen

ralat mistake; error

rama-rama butterfly

Ramadan ninth month of the Muslim calendar (the fasting month)

ramah friendly; cordial; amiable

ramai many (of people)

ramal

to predict; to forecast

ramalan

prediction

ramas

to knead

rambang

random; uncertain (of feelings, aim, etc.)

rambang mata

flirtatious; having a roving eye

rambu-rambu

fringes; tassels

rambut

hair

rami

jute; hemp

rampai

mixed; various

rampas

to confiscate; to seize; to capture; to hijack

ramping

slim; slender (of waist)


rampok to burgle

ramu to collect all sorts of material

ramuan ingredients

ranap to flatten out; to level to the ground

rancak lively

rancang to plan; to prepare

rancangan a plan

randuk to wade

rang (1) a draft; a sketch (2) fallow (of land)

rang undang-undang bill (in Parliament)

rangka skeleton; outline

rangkai (1) a bunch; a bundle; a cluster (2) a unit of length

rangkak to crawl

rangkap link lines of a verse; two-fold

rangking a type of large basket with lid

rangkul to embrace

rangkum to embrace; to cuddle; to enclose; to include

rangsang stimulus

rangup brittle; crisp

ranjang iron bed-stead

ranjau mantrap; booby-trap

rantai chain; series; sequence

rantai leher

necklace

rantai tangan

bracelet

rantaian

connected series or sequence

rantau

bay; creek; region; colony

ranting

twig

ranum

over-ripe (of fruit)

rapat

close; intimate; compact

rapi

neat; orderly

rapuh

fragile; brittle; friable

rasa

(1) feeling; emotion (2) taste (3) opinion

rasi

compatible; suitable


rasmi official; formal

rasuah bribe

rasuk possessed (by evil spirits); obsessed

rasul messenger of God; prophet

rata flat; level; even

ratap to grieve; to wail

ratapan grief

ratna jewel

ratu queen

ratus hundred

raung to wail or moan aloud

raungan loud weeping or wailing

raup two handfuls; to scoop up with both hands

raut to pare

rawak at random

rawan (1) anxious (2) numeral coefficient for articles made of cord

rawat to nurse

rawatan treatment; medical care

raya large; main; principle; great

rayap to creep; to crawl

rayau to roam; to wander

rayu to appeal; to plead; to request

rayuan

an appeal; a plea

rebah

to collapse

rebak

to spread (for fire, news, epidemic)

reban

a fowl's pen

rebas

drizzle

rebung

bamboo shoot

rebus

boiled

rebut

to snatch; to seize; to grab; to scramble for something

recih

remnants; small change

recik

to sprinkle

reda

(1) to decrease in intensity; to subside (2) willing; consenting


redah to take a direct way through (e.g. a forest, desert, flood, etc.)

redaksi editorial

redup obscured; clouded; gloomy

regang taut; tight; stretched

regu team; gang; group; pair

rehat rest

reja scraps; leftovers

Rejab the seventh month of the Muslim calendar

rejam to stone to death

reka to invent; to create; to design; to compose

reka bentuk the design

rekaan invention

rekah to split or crack

rekahan a split, fissure or crack

rekat to glue together

rela willing

relau furnace

remah crumb

remaja adolescent

remang fine body hair

rembat (1) whip (2) trap

rembes secrete; ooze

rembesan

secretion

remeh-temeh

unimportant; trivial; petty

rempah

spices

rempak

(1) chipped (2) united

rempang-lempung

injured; tattered

rempuh

to storm at; to stampede

rempuhan

a stampede

remuk

to smash; to shatter

remuk hati

broken-hearted

remuk-redam

smashed; crushed

renang

to swim


rencah seasoning; condiment; flavouring

rencana article; feature; story

rencat stunted; retarded

renda lace

rendah low

rendam to soak

rendang food fried in coconut oil

renek small and short

renggang far apart

rengus grumpy; sullen

renjis sprinkle; scatter

rentak rhythm; beat

rentang to stretch tight; to spread along

rentap to pull violently; to snatch

rentas to take a short cut

rentetan sequence; series

renung to stare; to gaze; to ponder

renungan the act of staring or gazing; contemplation

renyai drizzle

renyuk to crumple

renyuk-renyik crumpled

repek to talk nonsense

reput

rotten; decayed

resah

fidgety; restless; uneasy

resam

custom; tradition

resap

to penetrate into; to seep into; to diffuse into

restu

blessing

retak

to crack

retakan

a crack

retas

to rip open

rezeki

livelihood; luck

ria

jovial; joyful; cheerful

riadah

exercise; recreation


riak (1) ripple on the water (2) vain; proud

riang happy; cheerful; merry

riba (1) hold on one's lap (2) interest on money lent

ribu thousand

ribut violent; storm

ridip dorsal fin of a fish

rimas uneasy (because of heat, etc.)

rimba forest; jungle

rimbun dense; thick (of hair, foliage, etc.)

rinci specify in details

rindu to long for; to yearn for

rindu dendam passionate longing

ringan light (in weight)

ringan mulut friendly

ringan tangan helpful person

ringan tulang hardworking

Ringgit Malaysia Malaysian currency

ringkas brief; concise

ringkasan summary

ringkasnya briefly; in short

ringkuk to bend or stoop; to crouch

rintang to block with a barricade

rintangan

barricade; obstacle

rintih

to moan; to groan (in pain)

rintihan

a groan or moan

rintik

speckle; spot

rintik-rintik

drizzle

rintis

to clear a way; to open up; to pioneer

risalah

pamphlet

risau

worried

risik

to make discreet inquiries

riuh

noisy

riwayat

story; tale


riwayat hidup biography

robek to tear or rip

roboh to collapse

roda wheel

rodok to stab

rogol to rape

roh spirit; soul

rohani spirituality

rohaniah spiritual

rojak salad of mixed vegetables taken with sauce

rokok cigarette

roma fine body hair

roman a person's looks or appearance

rombak to demolish; to reshuffle

rombakan a reshuffle

rombong (1) large basket made of palm leaves (2) to form a group

rombongan a group (of travellers)

rompak to rob

rompakan robbery

rompong damaged at the tip; mutilated (of ear, nose, etc.)

ronda to patrol

rongak gap (in teeth, fence)

rongga

cavity; hollow space

ronggeng

a dance (for couples)

rongkong

throat

ronta

to struggle; to resist

rosak

damaged; spoilt

rosot

decline; deteriorate; diminish

rotan

rattan; cane

roti

bread

ruam

rash

ruam panas

prickly heat

ruam saraf

shingles


ruang a space; a room

ruangan column

ruang makan dining-room

ruang waktu time frame

ruap to boil over; to bubble or foam over; to evaporate

ruas the section between two joints; internode

rugi to suffer a loss

ruji staple food; basic; main

rujuk to refer

rujukan reference

rukun pillar; basic principle

rumah house

rumah tangga household

rumbia sago-palm

Rumi Roman

rumit difficult

rumpai weed

rumpair a kind of sea plant; alga

rumpun a clump; a cluster

rumput grass

rumus formula

runcing tapered; pointed; sharp

runcit

retail

runding

to discuss; to negotiate

rundingan

discussion; negotiation

rungut

to grumble; to complain

rungutan

a complaint

runsing

worried

runtuh

to collapse

runtun

to drag; to pull violently

runtunan

series

rupa

appearance; form

rupa kata

adverb


rupa nama adjective

rupanya apparently

rupawan beautiful

rusa deer

rusa senggerik unicorn

rusuh to create trouble

rusuhan a riot; a rebellion

rusuk (1)side; flank; edge (2)rib

S

saat second (time); moment

saban every

sabar patient; calm

sabda saying; verbal expression

sabit sickle

Sabtu Saturday

sabun soap

sabung to fight (of cocks)

sabungan cock-fighting

sabung-menyabung flashing (of lighting)

sabut husk

sadai stranded; beached (of boat)

sadap to tap a palm tree for its juice

saderi

celery

sadur

metallic plating or coating

saga

a type of red seed

sagat

to grate; to scrape

sagu

sago

sah

authentic; genuine; legal

sahabat

friend

sahaja

only; merely; just

saham

a share

sahih

true; valid; sure; certain

sahsiah

personality


sahur pre-dawn meal in the Muslim fasting month

sahut to answer a call

sahutan an answer; a response

saing compete; companion bersaing: to compete; in the company of; side by side pesaing: competitor; rival saingan: competition; rivalry menyaingi: to compete with; to rival; to accompany

sajak poem

saji to serve (food)

sajian a dish

sakat to make fun of; to tease

saki-baki remainder; balance

sakit

ill; pain; painful

sakit hati annoyed

saksama just; impartial; fair

saksi witness

sakti supernatural power

saku pocket

salah (1)wrong (2)guilty; at fault

salai to roast; to dry over a fire

salak to bark

salam peace; greetings

salang a method of execution

salangkan even if

salasilah

genealogy; pedigree

salib

cross for crucifixion

salih

pious; virtuous

salin

(1)to change clothes (2)to give birth

salinan

a copy

saling

mutual

salir

to flow off; to drain away

saliran

drainage

salji

snow

salur

to lead or channel into


saluran a channel

salur darah blood vessel

salur kencing urethra

salur mani vas deferens

salur nadi artery

salut to coat; to enwrap

salut bunga calyx

sama same; together

samak tannin

samar dim; vague; obscure

sambal spicy condiment

sambar to swoop down and seize; to snatch

sambil while; simultaneously

sambilan part-time; subsidiary

sambil lalu incidentally; by the way

sambung to fasten or join together; to continue

sambungan continuation; connection; extension

sambut to welcome; to receive; to celebrate or observe

sambutan reception; welcome; response; celebration

sami Buddhist monk

sampah rubbish; garbage; litter

sampah sarap

garbage of all sorts

sampai

(1)to reach; to arrive (2)till; until

sampai hati

to have the heart to do something

sampan

small boat

samping

side; flank

sampingan

a by product

sampuk

to interfere; to interrupt; to intervene

sampul

envelope; wrapper; cover

samseng

gangster; hooligan

samudera

ocean; sea

samun

to rob


sana there

sanak saudara relatives

sandang shoulder-strap

sandar to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

sandar-menyandar to depend on one another

sandaran prop; support; maintenance

sanding near; close; adjacent

sandiwara stageplay; concert

sang honorific epithet

sangat very; extremely

sangga to support

sanggah-menyanggah to oppose; to protest against

sanggama union; confederation

sanggul coiffure; knot of hair

sanggup willing; ready; able; capable

sangka to presume; to expect; to guess

sangkaan presumption; conjecture; guess; imagination; expectation

sangkak to hinder; to obstruct; to impede

sangkal (1)to deny (2)handle (of hammer)

sangkalan denial

sangkar cage

sangkut stuck; attached

sangkut-paut involved; implicated

sangsi

to doubt; to be suspicious

sanjung

to praise; to flatter; to adulate

sanjungan

flattery; adulation

santai

relaxation

santan

coconut milk

santap

to eat and drink (of royalty); to dine

santapan

food; dishes; meal

santun

well-mannered

sanubari

heart; emotions

sapa

to greet; to speak to; to address


sapaan greeting; salutation

sapi cow or bull

sapu to wipe; to sweep; to rub gently

sapu tangan handkerchief

sara pension; allowance

sara hidup livelihood

saraf nerve

saran to suggest; to propose

saranan suggestion; proposal; propaganda

sarang nest; web

sarap to have breakfast

sarapan breakfast

sarat heavily loaded

saribunga corolla; petals

saring to filter; to refine; to sift; to sieve; to purify

saringan refinement; preliminary rounds of contest

sarjana scholar

sarjana muda bachelor's degree

sarung sarong; sheath; cover; wrapper

sasa strong; sturdy

sasar eccentric; odd; confused; crazy

sasaran target

sastera

literature

sasterawan

male scholar

sasterawati

female scholar

sasul

overshot; gone too far

satah

plane; flat; level

satu

one

satu-satu

one by one

satu-satunya

the only one

saudagar

merchant; trader

saudara

brother or sister; relative; comrade

saudara-mara

relatives in general


saudari female relative or friend

sauh anchor

saujana spacious; extensive

sauk a scoop

sawah rice-field

sawan fits; epilepsy

sawang cobweb

sawat belt

saya I; my; me

sayang love; affection

sayap wing

sayat to slice

sayu sad; melancholic

sayup very faintly visible or audible

sayup-sayup vague; indistinct

sayur vegetable

sayur-sayuran variety of vegetables

sayur-mayur variety of vegetables

se one; same; a; an

sebab reason; cause; because

sebab-musabab reason

sebak to shed tears; choked

sebal

resentful; disillusioned; dissatisfied

sebar

to spread; to

sebaran

seed

sebat

to whip; to cane; to steal

sebatan

whipping; caning

sebaya similar (of age, looks)

seberang

opposite side (of river, road); across

sebu

choked (of nose); full (of stomach)

sebut to utter; to mention; to say; to pronounce

sebutan

expression; utterance; pronunciation

sedak

to choke; to hiccup


sedang (1)to be in the process of; while (2)medium (size); average; sufficient

sedap pleasant (of taste, smell); nice (of voice); tasty; delicious

sedar conscious; aware

sedekah alms

sederhana moderate; average; medium; simple

sedia ready; prepared; willing

sediakala immemorial; old; of long past

sedih sad; sorrowful

sedu sobbing

sedu-sedan sobbing

sedut to inhale; to suck up

sedutan inhalation; suction

segak smart-looking; chic; elegant; stylish

segala all; entire; whole; every

segala-galanya everything

segan shy; bashful

segan-silu bashful

segar fresh

segar-bugar fit; like new

segera without delay; urgent; quick

segi aspect; angle; view; side; facet

segi empat square

segi tiga

triangle

segi tiga sama kaki

isosceles triangle

segi tiga sama sisi

equilateral triangle

sejahtera

peaceful

sejak

since

sejarah

history

sejat

to evaporate

sejuk

cool; cold

sekaligus

all at once

sekalipun

although

sekam

grain husk; chaff


sekarang now

sekat to block; to obstruct

sekatan obstruction

sekerap scrap

sekoi millet

sekolah school

sekongkol conspiracy

seksa to torture

seksaan suffering; torture

sekutu partner; ally

sela

interval; gap; opening

seladang wild ox

selak (1)a bolt (2)to pull out a garment

selalu always

selam to dive

selamat safe

selamat datang welcome

selamat jalan goodbye; farewell

selamat malam goodnight

selamat pagi good morning

selamba poker-faced; shameless

selang interval; pause

selaput

membrane

selaput mata

cataract

selar

branding iron

Selasa

Tuesday

selasih

a type of plant

selat

straits

selatan

south

selawat

prayer for peace and prosperity

selekeh

stain; smudge

selekoh

curve; bend; twist


selempang sash

selendang shawl

selenggara to maintain; to look after; to keep in good condition

selera appetite; zest

selerak scattered

selesa comfortable; leisure

selesai finished; settled; completed

seleweng to divert; to deviate

selia to inspect

selidik to investigate; to study; to do research

selimut blanket

selinap to sneak away

selindung to hide; to conceal; to take cover

seling alternate

selingan interlude

selirat confused

selisih difference; dispute; disagreement

selit to insert

seliuh sprained

selok intricacy

selok-belok intricacy

selongkar

to ransack; to rummage

seloroh

comical; joking; humorous

selsema

a cold (medical)

seluar

trousers; pants

seluar dalam

underpants

selubung

cover; veil

seludup

to smuggle

seluk

to put the hand in the pocket

selumbar

wooden splinter

seluruh

entire; whole

selusup

to penetrate; to infiltrate


selut mud

semadi (1)concentration (2)to bury

semai to sow; to plant seedlings

semaian nursery; seedlings

semak (1)bush; undergrowth (2)to check (3)to revise

semak-samun undergrowth of all kinds

semangat spirit; zest; enthusiasm; soul; vigour

semangka watermelon

semarak splendour; excellence

semat a pin

semayam To reside; to sit; to rest (of rulers)

sembah to worship; to idolize

sembah salam good wishes

sembahyang to worship; to pray

sembam to fall in a prone position or on one's face

sembang chatter

sembap to swell

sembarang arbitrary

sembarangan at random

sembelih to slaughter

sembelihan slaughter; bloodshed

sembelit constipation; constipated

sembilan

nine

semboyan

signal; alarm

sembuh

to recover from ill-health

sembul

to protrude

sembunyi

to hide; to conceal

sembur

to spout; to spray; to sprinkle

semenanjung

peninsula

semenjak

since

semenjak itu

ever since

sementara

temporary; while

sementara itu


meanwhile

semerbak fragrant

semesta all; entire; the whole

semesta alam the whole universe

sempadan boundary

sempang hyphen

sempat having the time; early

sempena in conjunction with; in commemoration of

sempit narrow

sempurna complete; perfect

semua all

semuanya wholly; entirely

semut ant

sen cent

senak tight; feeling stuffed

senak perut indigestion; feeling of fullness in abdomen

senam to do physical exercise

senaman physical exercise

senang easy; comfortable; free (from care)

senapang gun

senarai list

senda joke

sendat

tight; close-fitting

sendawa

to belch; to burp

sendeng

slanting; sloping; leaning; askew

sendi

joint

sendiri

alone; on one's own

sendiri-sendiri

each; individually

senduk

ladle

sengaja

purposely; intentionally

sengal

pain in the joints; rheumatism

sengat

a sting

sengau

nasal (of voice)


senget slanting; inclining

senggugut dysmenorrhoea

sengguk to nod

sengih to grin

sengihan a grin

sengit violent

sengkang a dash

sengketa a dispute

sengsara suffering; agony

seni (1)art; skill (2)fine

seni bahasa

fine language

seni bina architecture

seni lukis art of painting or drawing

seni ukir sculpture

seniman male actor

seniwati actress

senja dusk; twilight

senjakala evening

senjata weapon; arms

senjata api firearms

senjata berat artillery

senonoh proper; decent; well-behaved

sentak

to jerk; to pull suddenly

sental

to rub; to scrub; to erase

sentap

to tug; to pull sharply

senteng

short or scanty (of clothes)

sentiasa

always

sentosa

peaceful; tranquil

sentuh

to touch

sentuhan

contact

senyap

quiet; silent

senyap-senyap

quietly; without anybody's knowledge


senyum to smile

senyuman a smile

sepah (1)to chew (of betel leaf) (2)scattered

sepak (1)to slap (2)to kick

sepanduk banner; placard

separa a section only

separuh half; semi

sepatu shoe

sepatu besi horse-shoe

seperti like; such as

sepi quiet; desolate; deserted

sepit tweezers; pincers; chopsticks

sepoi-sepoi gentle; mild

sepoi-sepoi bahasa soft breeze

sepuh gilt

serabut fibre

serah to surrender

serahan something that is submitted

serai lemon-grass

serak hoarse (of voice)

seram terrifying; frightful

serambi

verandah; porch

serampang

a harpoon

serang

boatswain

serangan

an attack; an assault

serangga

insect

Serani

Eurasian

serap

to absorb

serapan

absorption

serapah

a curse

seraya

while; simultaneously

serba

all


serba aneka various; all sorts

serba-serbi various sorts

serban turban

serbu to invade; to attack

serbuan a raid; an attack

serbuk powder

serempak coming suddenly and unexpectedly

serentak simultaneously

seret to drag

sergah startling

sergahan a snarl; act of startling

sergam conspicuous

seri (1)splendour; brightness (2)royal honorific (3)a draw or tie (of a game)

Seri Paduka His Majesty

serigala wolf; jackal

serik to discourage

sering often; frequently

seringkali often; frequently

seringai a grin

serkap conical fish-trap

serkup conical coop

serlah gleaming white against dark background; exposed

serong

askew; crooked; unfaithful; insincere

seronok

enjoyable; pleasant

serpih

a chip; a fragment; a splinter

serpihan

a chip; a fragment; a splinter

serta

(1)together with; along with (2)as soon as

serta-merta

immediately

seru

to cry aloud; to exclaim; to call

seruan

an exclamation

seruling

flute

sesah

beat with a cane

sesak


congested; tight; crowded; packed

sesal regretful; repentant

sesalan repentance

sesat lost; gone astray

sesuai suitable; appropriate

sesungut feeler; antenna

seterika iron (for clothes)

seteru enemy; foe

setia loyal; faithful

setiausaha secretary

setinggan squatter

sewa rent; lease

sewaan rental

sewa beli hire purchase

sfera sphere

sia-sia useless; futile; in vain

siak mosque caretaker

sial unlucky; unfortunate

siamang a gibbon

siang (1)daytime (2)to cut up and clean (meat or fish)

siang hari daytime

siang-siang early

siap

ready; prepared; finished; completed

siap sedia

ready; well-prepared

siapa

who; whose

siar

to stroll

siaran

a broadcast

siasat

to investigate

siasatan

investigative; investigation

siat

to tear into small pieces; to shred

sibuk

busy

sibur-sibur

dragon-fly

sidai

to hang out (clothes)


sidang council; board; meeting

sifar zero

sifat characteristic; feature; quality

sifir an arithmetical table

sihat healthy

sihir magic; sorcery

sijil certificate

sikap demeanour; attitude

sikat (1)a comb (2)a bunch (of bananas)

siku elbow

siku-siku

a set-square

sila (1)please (2)to sit cross-legged

silam the past

silang a cross

silap wrong; mistaken

silau glitter; dazzle

silih alternate

silu shy; bashful; timid

simbah soaked; wet

simpan to keep; to store; to save (money)

simpanan savings

simpang junction

simpangan

cross-roads

simpang-siur

criss-crossing

simpul

a knot

simpulan

a knot; a bond

simpulan bahasa

an idiom

sinar

a ray; a beam (of light)

sinaran

a ray; a glow; a gleam; a glitter; illumination

sindir

to hint; to insinuate; to tease; to mock

sindiran

insinuation

singa

lion


singgah to stop by on the way

singgahsana throne

singgung to insult; to offend

singkap to reveal; to expose; to lay open; to lift (skirt)

singkat short; brief

singkatan abbreviation

singkir to expel; dismiss

singsing to roll up (sleeves; trousers)

sini here

sinis cynical

sipi off target

sipu shy; bashful

siput snail

siram to water

sirap slightly raised

sirat netting; mesh

sirih betel leaf

sirip fin

sisa remainder; leftovers

sisi side; edge

sisih to stay apart

sisik

scale (of fish)

sisip

to insert

sisipan

insertion

sisir

(1)to comb (2)a comb (of bananas)

siswa

undergraduate

sita

forfeited; confiscated

sitaan

confiscation; confiscated goods

situ

there

siul

to whistle

siulan

whistling

siuman

recovered consciousness; sane


soal to question

soalan a question

soal selidik questionaire

sodok to shovel

sogok a bribe

sokong to support; to back up

sokongan support; backing

solek make-up

sombong proud; conceited; snobbish

sompek chipped

sondol to butt with lowered head

songkok Malay male head-dress

songsang upside down; inverted

sopan respectful; courteous; polite

sopan santun courtesy; politeness

sorak-sorai applause; cheering

sorakan applause; cheers

sore afternoon; early evening

sorok to hide; to conceal

sorong to push forward; to shove; to urge

sorot (1)ray; beam (2)to review

sorotan (1)glow; radiation (2)reflection; review

sotong

cuttlefish

sua

to meet; to encounter; to join

suai

suitable; fit; appropriate

suai kenal

orientation

suam

lukewarm; feverish

suami

husband

suap

(1)to feed (2)to bribe

suara

voice

suara hati

conscience

suara ramai

opinion of the majority

suasana


mood; atmosphere; situation; circumstances

suatu one; a

subahat accomplice

subang ear-ring; ear-stud

subuh dawn

subur flourishing; healthy; fertile

suci chaste; pure; virtuous; holy

sudah already; finished

sudahlah that's enough

sudahnya finally

sudah-sudah past; bygone

sudi willing

sudip wooden ladle

sudu spoon

sudut corner; angle; aspect; point of view

sugul sadness; grief; sorrow

suhu temperature

sujud prostrate (in prayer)

suka like; enjoy

suka hati delighted; happy

suka ria gay; happy

sukacita glad; happy; cheerful

sukan

sport

sukar

difficult; hard

sukarela

voluntary

sukarelawan

volunteer

sukat

quantity; capacity

sukatan

measurement; assessment

suku

a quarter

suku kata

a syllable

suku bangsa

tribe

suku-sakat

family; clan

sula

to impale


sulah bald

sulam to embroider

sulaman embroidery

suling distilled

sulit (1)secret; confidential (2)difficult

sultan Muslim ruler

sultanah Muslim ruler's consort

suluh a torch

sulung the first; the eldest

sulur tendril

sumbang

(1)to donate; to contribute (2)indecent; immoral

sumbangan contribution

sumbangsih contribution; aid; alms

sumbat (1)cork; stopper (2)tight (hole)

sumber source; resource

sumbing torn; split

sumbu horn of a rhinoceros

sumpah oath; solemn promise

sumpahan curse

sumpah-sumpah chameleon

sumpit shoot with a blow-pipe

sumpitan blow-pipe

sumsum

bone marrow

sumur

a well

sunat

circumcision

sungai

river

sungguh

true; real; indeed

sungguh-sungguh

truly; really; indeed; ernestly

sungguhpun

although

sungkur

(1)to lower one's head (2)a shovel

sungut

feeler; antenna

sungut-sungut

feeler; antenna


sunti a female child

suntik to inject; to inoculate; to vaccinate

suntikan injection; inoculation; vaccination

sunting an ornament worn in the hair

suntuk short of time; overdue

sunyi quiet; lonely

supaya so that; in order to

surah a chapter of the Koran

surai (1)to disperse (2)tress; horse's mane

suram gloomy; hazy; dim

surat letter

suratkhabar newspaper

surau Muslim prayer house

suri queen

suri rumahtangga housewife

suria the sun

suruh to order or instruct

suruhan an order

suruhanjaya commission

surut to subside; to ebb; to decrease

susah (1)difficult (2)misery; worry

susah hati

worried; troubled

susah-susah

to bother; to take the trouble

susila

ethical

susu

milk

susuh

a spur (of cock)

susuk

figure; shape

susuk badan

bodily shape or figure

susul

to follow

susulan

follow-up

susun

pile; layer

susunan

arrangement


susup to enter secretly; to infiltrate

susur edge; fringe; margin; border

susut to decrease; to shrink

sutera silk

sutradara director of a play or film

swasta private (not public)

Syaaban eighth month of the Muslim calendar

syabas well done; good

syah ruler

syahbandar harbour-master

syahdan meanwhile; then; furthermore; moreover

syahid martyr

syair poem

syaitan satan; the devil

syak suspicion

syarah to lecture

syarahan a lecture

syarat condition; requirement; prerequisite

syariah Islamic law

syarikat company; corporation

Syawal tenth month of the Muslim calendar

syirik polytheism

syok

attractive; appealing; pleasant

syor

suggestion; recommendation

syukur

thanks; gratitude

syurga

heaven

T

taat

obedient; faithful; loyal

tabah

determined; persevering

tabal

to install; to inaugurate

tabiat

habit; behaviour

tabii

natural; inborn

tabik

a salute


tabir curtain; screen

tabuh a mosque drum

tabung money-box; fund; tube

tabungan savings

tabung uji test tube

tabur to scatter; to disseminate

tadah to receive with both palms

tadahan catchment

tadbir administrative

tadi just now

tadika

kindergarten

tafakur meditation

tafsir interpretation

tagak (1)durable; lasting (2)to hesitate; to dilly-dally; to defer

tagih to crave for; addictive

tahan to endure; to last; to tolerate

tahan api fireproof

tahan lasak hardy

tahan uji endurance test

tahanan detention

tahap level; stage

tahi dung

tahi arak

an alcoholic

tahi judi

a gambler

tahi mata

eye discharge

tahi telinga

ear wax

tahniah

congratulations

tahu

(1)to know (2)soya

tahu-tahu

without being aware of

tahun

year

tahunan

annual

tahyul

superstition


taja to sponsor

tajaan sponsorship

tajak a hoe

tajam sharp

tajuk title

tak no; not (abbreviation of tidak)

takabur proud; arrogant

takal pulley

takar glass or porcelain jar

takat extreme degree or limit

takdir destiny; fate

takhta throne

takik notch; indentation

takjub astonished; amazed

takkan impossible; can't; won't

taklimat briefing

takluk to subject; to subdue; to subjugate

takrif definition; description

taksir to assess; to evaluate; to appraise

taksiran assessment; estimate; evaluation

takung stagnant

takungan

reservoir

takut

afraid

takwim

almanac; calendar

takziah

condolence

takzim

high respect

tala

(1)tune; pitch (in music) (2)padlock

talak

divorce

talam

tray

tali

rope

talian

a line (of telephone)

talu

to flog; to wallop


tamadun civilization; civilized

tamak greedy

taman park; garden

tamar date (fruit)

tamat finished; ended; terminated

tambah to add; to increase

tambahan addition; an increase; additional

tambak embankment; dyke

tambang fare (for transport)

tambat to tie up; to moor

tambatan connection; mooring buoy

tampak visible

tampaknya apparently; obviously

tampal to patch; to plaster

tampalan a patch; a plaster; a poultice

tampan (1)handsome; smart-looking (2)to stop something moving

tampar to slap

tamparan a slap

tampi to winnow or sift

tampil to appear; to come forward

tampuk calyx

tampung to bear; to endure; a patch

tamsil

parable; analogy

tamsilan

comparison

tamu

guest

tanah

soil; land; ground

tanahair

motherland

tanah gambut

peat

tanah gembur

loam

tanah jajahan

colony

tanah liat

clay

tanah pamah

plains

tanah tumpah darah


motherland

tanak to cook rice

tanam to plant

tanaman plants

tanam-tanaman all kinds of plants

tanda sign; mark; symbol

tandan bunch; cluster (of bananas, etc.)

tandang visit

tandas toilet; latrine

tandatangan signature

tanding to compete

tandu stretcher

tanduan palanquin

tanduk horn

tangan hand

tangga ladder; stairs; a scale

tanggal (1)to drop off; to take off (2)date (of calendar)

tanggap to listen carefully

tanggapan response; reaction; notion; idea

tangguh postpone

tangguk a small fishing net

tanggung (1)to bear; to be responsible (2)inadequate

tanggungan

responsibility; obligation; surety

tanggungjawab

responsibility

tangis

to weep

tangisan

weeping; crying

tangkai

a stalk; a handle; a stem

tangkai jering

stingy

tangkal

an amulet; a talisman

tangkap

to catch

tangkapan

a catch; the capture

tangkas

nimble; agile

tangkis

to ward off; to repulse; to repel


tanglung lantern

tangsi barracks

tani farming

tanjak (1)head-dress (2)going obliquely upwards

tanjung cape (land jutting out into the sea)

tanpa without

tanya to ask; to enquire

tapa hermitage

tapak palm of the hand; sole of the foot; base; site

tapis to filter; to sieve; to censor

tapisan

filtrate

tara equal; par; even

taraf standard; status; level

tarah to plane wood

tari to dance

tarian a dance

tarik to pull

tarikh date (of the calendar)

taring tusk; fang

taruh (1)stake; bet (2)to put; to place

tarung to clash; to dispute; to quarrel

tasik lake

tata

system; order

tataacara

agenda

tatabahasa

grammar

tatacara

procedure

tatahukum

legal system

tatasusila

code of ethics

tatatertib

discipline

tatah

inlaid work

tatahan

inlay

tatang

to carry in the palm of the hand


tatap to observe intently; to scrutinize

tatapan scrutiny

tatih unsteady; wobbly; to toddle

tatkala when

taubat repentance; penitence

taufan typhoon

tauge bean sprout

tauhu soyabean curd

tauke Chinese business proprietor

taulan friend

tauliah letter of appointment; commission

taun cholera

Taurat Old Testament

taup united; connected; joined together

taut joined together; united (of wound)

tawa laugh

tawan to capture; to captivate; to conquer

tawanan a prisoner; a captive

tawar (1)tasteless (2)to bargain

tawaran an offer

tawar hati disheartened

tawar hambar

tasteless

tawar-menawar

to bargain; to haggle

tawarikh

history; annals

tayang

to show; to display; to screen (a film)

tayangan

a show; a display; a screening

tebal

thick; dense (of growth)

tebang

to fell (a tree); to cut down

tebar

scattered; to scatter (seeds); to cast (a net)

tebas

to clear the undergrowth

tebing

bank (of river)

tebu

sugar-cane


tebuan hornet

tebuk to pierce; to drill; to perforate

tebus to recover or redeem by payment

tebusan ransom; redemption

teduh protection or shelter

tedung cobra

tegah to forbid; to prohibit

tegahan prohibition

tegak upright; erect

tegang taut; tight; tense

tegap well-built; sturdy; firm

tegar stubborn; obstinate

tegas firm; well-defined; precise

tegasan clarification

teguh firm; secure; steady

teguk a gulp

tegun to stop suddenly

tegur to greet; to accost; to criticize

teguran criticism; greeting

teh tea

teka to guess

teka-teki a riddle

tekaan

a guess

tekad

will-power; determination

tekak

throat

tekan

(1)to press (2)to oppress; to ill-treat

tekanan

pressure; stress

tekap

(1)to trace (2)to cover

tekat

embroidery

teko

teapot

tekong

anchorman (in sports)

tekukur

large cuckoo-dove

tekun


diligent; hardworking; industrious

telaah to study; to examine

teladan example

telaga well

telagah to quarrel; to disagree

telah (1)already; have; did; has (2)to forecast; to predict

telahan prediction

telan to swallow

telangkup upside-down

telanjang nude; naked

telap permeable

telapak palm of hand; sole of foot

telatah behaviour

telekung a white praying veil used by Muslim women

telentang supine

telinga ear

telingkah to argue; to dispute; to quarrel

teliti care; close attention; accuracy; precision

teluk bay

telungkup to lie prone

telunjuk index finger

telur egg

telur dadar

omelette

telur masin

salted egg

telut

to kneel

teman

companion; friend

temasya

a show or event (cultural, musical)

tembaga

copper: brass

tembaga merah

copper

tembaga kuning

brass

tembaga perunggu

bronze

tembaga putih

pewter

tembak

to shoot


tembak-menembak a shoot-out

tembakan shooting

tembakau tobacco

tembam plump

tembelang addled (of eggs)

temberang to tell a lie; to brag

tembikai watermelon

tembikar porcelain; earthenware

tembok wall; embankment

tembolok crop, gizzard (of birds)

tembung

meet; encounter

tembuni placenta; afterbirth

tembus perforated; penetrable

tempa to weld; to forge (metals)

tempah to reserve; to book

tempahan booking

tempang lame; crippled

tempat place; location

tempatan local

tempayan large earthen water-barrel

tempel to stick; to paste; to glue

tempelak to rebuke; to reproach; to censure

tempeleng

to slap on the face

tempiar

scattered

tempik

a short loud cheer

tempikan

loud shouting

tempik-sorak

cheering

tempoh

period of time

tempoyak

preserved durian

tempua

weaver bird

tempuh

to go or pass through

tempuling

harpoon


tempur to clash

tempurung coconut shell

temu to meet; to find

temu duga an interview

temu ramah an interview

tenaga energy; power; strength

tenang calm; quiet; still; composed

tenat critically ill; exhausted

tendang to kick

tendangan a kick

tengadah to look up

tengah middle; centre

tengah hari midday

tenggala a plough

tenggara south-east

tenggek to squat; to crouch; to perch

tenggelam to sink; to set (of sun)

tengger to perch

tenggiling armadillo

tengik rancid (of oil)

tengkar to quarrel

tengking

to snarl

tengkingan

a snarl

tengkolok

head-dress

tengkorak

skull

tengku

a Malay prince or princess

tengkuk

nape of neck

tengok

to see; to consider

tentang

about; regarding

tentangan

objection; opposition; resistance

tentera

army; military; troops

tenteram

calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet


tentu sure; certain; definite

tenun to weave

tenung (1)to forecast (2)to gaze fixedly

tenungan prediction

tenusu dairy

tepak a metal box

tepat exact; precise

tepi side; edge

tepis to push aside

tepu brimful; full

tepuk to clap

tepukan gemuruh loud applause

tepung flour

tera stamp; official seal

terajang to kick and trample

teraju weighing scales

terang bright; clear

terang-benderang very bright

terang-terang clearly; frankly

terap (1)to apply (2)mould (for cakes)

teras core; essence

teratai lotus

teratai kecil

blue water-lily

teratak

a small hut

terbang

to fly

terbit

to rise; to emerge; to appear

terbitan

publication; issue; edition

teriak

a loud cry or shout

terik

tight; excessive; unbearable

terima

to receive; to accept

terima kasih

thank you

terima salah

plead guilty

terjemah


to translate

terjemahan translation

terjun to jump down; to dive

terkam to pounce on

ternak livestock

ternakan breeding; rearing

teroka to open new land

terompah clogs (wooden footwear)

teropong telescope

terowong tunnel

terpa to leap; to spring forward; to pounce

tertib order; discipline; system

tertib nikah marriage rites

tertib sopan tradition of politeness

terubuk herring

teruk very bad; serious; severe

teruna youthful (male); young man

terung brinjal

terus straight; direct

terusan canal

terus-menerus continuously; non-stop

tetak to chop; to slash

tetakan

a slash

tetamu

guest

tetangga

neighbour

tetap

specific; unambiguous; fixed; permanent

tetapi

but; yet

tetas

to slit open; to hatch

tetek

breast

tetes

drop (of fluid)

tetesan

drops (of fluid)

tewas

defeated

tiada

no; not; not any


tiang pillar; post

tiap every; each

tiarap to lie prone

tiba to arrive; to reach

tiba-tiba suddenly

tidak no; not

tidak apa never mind

tidak apa-apa nothing

tidur to sleep

tidur ayam to sleep lightly

tidur mati

to sleep soundly

tiga three

tikai quarrel

tikam (1)to stab (2)to bet

tikaman a stab

tikam dadu gamble

tikar mat; rug

tikus rat

tilam mattress

tilik (1)to observe carefully; to gaze fixedly (2)to foretell

tilikan prediction; observation

tilik nasib fortune-telling

timah

tin

timang

to dandle; to caress; to rock (child)

timangan

darling; pet; nickname

timba

pail; bucket

timbal

balanced; equable

timbalan

vice; deputy

timbang

(1)to weigh (2)to consider; to contemplate

timbang rasa

sympathy

timbul

to emerge; to appear; to float up

timbun

heap; pile; mass


timbus to fill up (a hole); to bury

timpa to strike or hit (of falling object)

timpaan obstacle

timpal balanced; proportionate

timun cucumber

timur east

tindak to take action

tindakan action

tindak balas reaction

tindak tanduk behaviour; character; nature

tindas to oppress; to suppress; to intimidate; to bully

tindasan oppression

tindih to press upon; to oppress

tindik to pierce (ear)

tinggal (1)to live (2)to leave (3)to stay behind (4)to be left

tinggi high; tall

tingkah behaviour

tingkahan musical accompaniment

tingkap window

tingkat storey; floor

tinkatan form or grade (in school)

tinjau

to observe; to watch

tinjauan

observation; survey; review

tinju

boxing

tinta

ink

Tionghua

Chinese

Tiongkok

China

tipis

thin; slim; fine (of thread); sheer (of material)

tipu

deceit; cheat; fraud

tirai

curtain

tiram

oyster

tiri

step-


tiris to leak through

tiru to copy; to imitate

tiruan imitation; counterfeit; a copy

tirus tapering

titah formal address or speech (royal); royal command

titi wooden bridge

titian wooden crossing

titik (1)a drop of liquid (2)a full-stop; a dot; a point

titikberat emphasize

titik dua a colon (:)

titis a drop

titisan droplets; trickle

tiup to blow

tiupan a gust (of air)

tocang plait; braid (of hair)

todak sword-fish

togel bald; tailless

tohor shallow

tok grandfather

toko shop

tokoh a figure; a personality

tokok addition

tokong

a Chinese or Buddhist temple

tolak

(1)to push (2)to subtract (3)to reject

tolakan

a shove; a push; rejection

tolak ansur

to give and take

tolak bala

to avert evil

toleh

to look back

tolok

equal; matching

tolol

stupid

tolong

assistance; to help; please

tolong-menolong

to help one another

tombak


spear; lance; javelin

tombol (1)knob (2)knot (in wood)

tompok (1)spot; mark; blotch (2)heap; pile

tong barrel; bin

tonggek protruding (of buttocks)

tongkang lighter; flat-bottomed boat or barge

tongkat walking-stick

tongkol cob (of maize); chunk; nugget

tonjol a hump or protrusion; to protrude

tonton to watch (as a spectator)

tontonan a show or display

tonyoh to scrub thoroughly

topang support; prop

topeng mask

topi hat

toreh to tap (e.g. rubber)

torehan an incision

toyol a type of evil spirit or ghost

trengkas shorthand

tua (1)old; ripe (2)dark (of colour)

tua-tua old; ripe; mature

tuah luck; fortune

tuai

harvesting knife; to harvest

tuak

toddy; palm-wine

tuala

towel

tuan

sir; master

tuan rumah

landlord

tuang

(1)to pour (2)to be absent

tuanku

sir (to royalty); your Highness

tuas

lever

tuba

poisonous root used in fishing

tubi

persistently; repeatedly

tubuh

body


tubuh badan the whole body

tuduh to accuse

tuduhan accusation

tuding index finger; to point at

tudung cover; lid; veil

tugas duty; task

tugasan assignment

tugu monument

Tuhan God

tujah to stab; to pierce

tuju

direction

tujuan intention; purpose; aim

tujuh seven

tukang skilled workman

tukar to change; to exchange

tukaran replacement

tukar ganti to substitute

tukul a hammer

tulang bone

tular contagious; infectious; to spread (disease)

tulat third day after today

tulen pure; genuine

tuli

deaf

tulis

to write

tulisan

writing

tulus

honest; sincere; heartfelt; straightforward

tumbang

collapse; fall

tumbesar

growth (of plants, etc.)

tumbuh

to develop; to grow

tumbuhan

growth

tumbuh-tumbuhan

plants

tumbuk

(1)to punch (2)to pound


tumis to fry

tumit heel (of foot)

tumpah to spill

tumpahan spillage

tumpah darah motherland

tumpang (1)to reside (2)to take a lift or ride

tumpangan lodging

tumpas to annihilate; to destroy

tumpat compact; packed; crowded; full

tumpu (1)to focus; to concentrate (2)to support

tumpuan focus; support

tumpul blunt

Tun an honourable title

tunai (1)cash (2)accomplished

tunang fiancé or fiancee

tunas a bud; a sprout

tunda (1)to tow (2)to postpone

tunduk to bow; to submit

tunggak (1)to be in arrears (2)tree stump

tunggakan arrears

tunggal sole; solitary; single

tunggang

(1)upside-down (2)to ride

tunggu

to wait

tunggul

tree stump

tungku

trivet; brazier

tungkus lumus

overworked

tunjal

to poke; to thrust

tunjam

to dive; to plunge

tunjuk

to show; to point

tunjuk ajar

guidance

tunjuk perasaan

demonstration

tuntun

to lead by the hand; to guide


tuntut (1)to claim (2)to study

tuntutan a claim; a demand

tupai squirrel

turas to filter

turun to descend; to disembark; to come down

turunan descent; genealogy

turun-temurun hereditary; from generation to generation

turus main post or pillar

turut to follow; to go along

turutan sequence

tusuk skewer; pin

tut a graft

tutup to shut; to close

tutur to speak; to talk; to converse

U

uak croak menguak: to croak

uap yawn menguap: to yawn

ubah alter; change mengubahsuaikan: to modify berubah: to become changed berubah-ubah: changing; inconsistent mengubah: to change pengubahsuaian: modification perubahan: alteration; change

uban grey hair beruban: having grey hair

ubat medicine

berubat: to be treated mengubat: to treat mengubati: to treat pengubatan: treatment perubatan: medical terubat: curable; treatable

ubi

parsnip; tapioca

ubin

tile

ubun

crown or top part of the head ubun-ubun: crown or top part of the head

ubur-ubur

jellyfish

ucap

make a speech berucap: to make a speech ucapan: speech mengucapkan: to express pengucapan: utterance; expression

udang

prawn

udara

air; atmosphere angkatan udara: air force pesawat udara: aircraft pos udara: air mail pengudaraan: aeration


udik upstream

ufuk horizon; limit of knowledge or interests

ugut threaten; intimidate mengugut: to threaten; to intimidate ugutan: threat; intimidation

uji test menguji: to test; to try out ujian: examination; test ujikaji: experiment mengujikaji: to experiment penguji: examiner teruji: tested ujibakat: audition

ukir carve; engrave; emboss mengukir: to carve ukiran: engraving; sculpture berukir: to be carved; to be engraved mengukirkan: to carve pengukir: engraver; carver pengukiran: engraving; carving terukir: carved; engraved

ukur measure; assess mengukur: to measure; to assess pita ukur: measuring tape ukuran: measurement; size pengukuran: measurement

ulam raw vegetable to be eaten with rice

ulama Muslim scholar

ulang repeat ulang tahun: anniversary berulang-alik: to commute; to travel back and forth regularly ulang kaji: revision berulang-ulang: repeatedly mengulang: to repeat; to revise mengulangi: to repeat mengulang kaji: to revise perulangan: repetition

ular snake

ulas (1) clove; one division of a compound bulb such as garlic (2) comment ulasan: a comment ulasan buku: book review mengulas: to comment; to review pengulas: commentator

ulat maggot; caterpillar; larva; worm

uli knead menguli: to knead

ulit croon mengulit: to sing (a child) to sleep pengulit: lullaby

ulung

first-born; eldest; superior

umang-umang

hermit-crab

umat

humanity; religious sect or community; follower (of religion)

umbang

float; drift; sail terumbang-umbang: floating; drifting; bobbing up and down

umbi

corm (underground stem); tuber

umbuk

convince; persuade mengumbuk: to convince; to persuade

umbut

edible palm pith

umpama

example seumpama: such as; for instance; for example mengumpamakan: to exemplify; to honour perumpamaan: proverb; simile


umpan bait; lure; decoy mengumpan: entice; lure

umpat backbiting; spiteful talk; gossip; slander umpatan: backbiting; defamation; calumny mengumpat: to backbite; to gossip; to defame pengumpat: slanderer

umpil lever

umum general; public rapat umum: rally mengumumkan: to announce pengumuman: announcement

umur age berumur: aged seumur: of the same age; all (one's) life

undan swan; pelican

undang (1) invite; tempt (2) law mengundang: to invite undangan: invitation

undang-undang law; rules

perundangan: legislation

undi vote; ballot undian: vote; ballot mengundi: to cast a vote pengundi: voter pengundian: voting

undur move backwards berundur: to retreat mengundurkan: to drive back mengundur: to retreat; to postpone pengunduran: withdrawal; postponement

unggas birds

unggis gnaw; nibble

unggul superior keunggulan: superiority

unggun stack or pile (of wood)

ungka gibbon

ungkai untie; unfasten; undo mengungkai: to untie; to unfasten; to undo

ungkap

expression of feelings mengungkap: to express one's feelings ungkapan: expression (word, phrase or mathematical symbol)

ungkit

repeat mengungkit: to reiterate (the past); to lift pengungkit: lever

ungu

purple

unjuk

hold out; hand over mengunjuk: to hold out; to hand over

unjur

stretch one's legs mengunjur: to stretch one's legs

unsur

element; constituent substance berunsur: characterised by

unta

camel

untai

a chain; numeral coefficient for necklace,etc.


untuk for; with a view to; in order to memperuntukkan: to allocate peruntukan: allocation

untung profit; advantage; luck untung-untung: maybe; perhaps beruntung: lucky; profitable keuntungan: advantage; profit; benefit menguntungkan: to bring profit

untut elephantiasis

upacara ceremony

upah fee; wage mengupah: to hire or let out for pay

upaya means; ways; ability berupaya: to be able to cope berkeupayaan: capable keupayaan: capability mengupayakan: to endeavour; to strive

ura discuss ura-ura: discuss memperurakan: to plan; to discuss

urai

loose; apart menguraikan: to disentangle penguraian: disentanglement; act of unravelling

urat vein or nerve

uri placenta

urus manage mengurus: to manage; to settle urusan: matter; affair berurusan: to deal; to do business menguruskan: to manage; to arrange; to organise pengurus: manager pengurusan: management terurus: arranged; regulated; organised urusniaga: business deal

urut massage mengurut: to massage berurutan: in sequence

usaha effort berusaha: to make an effort mengusahakan: to perform; to work diligently pengusaha: industrialist perusahaan: industry usahawan: entrepreneur keusahawanan: entrepreneurship

usai finished; over; dispersed mengusai: to disperse

usang

decrepit; dilapidated; obsolete

usap

stroke; caress mengusap: to caress; to stroke

usia

age berusia: aged

usik

disturb; tease mengusik: to tease; to disturb usikan: disturbance; teasing

usir

chase away; expel; drive or force out mengusir: to chase away; to expel; to banish pengusiran: exile; banishment

usul

motion or proposal put forward for discussion mengusulkan: to propose; to suggest usul periksa: thorough investigation

usus

intestine

utama

main; chief; special; most important keutamaan: priority


mengutamakan: to give priority to terutama: especially

utara (1) north (2) suggest mengutarakan: to put forward an idea

utas string; chain

utuh intact; complete; undamaged keutuhan: perfection; totality; wholeness

utus send mengutus: to send utusan: messenger; delegate berutus: to correspond; to despatch perutusan: message

uzur sick; ill; not well; weak from age or illness menguzurkan: to obstruct; to weaken uzuran: debility

V

vaksin vaccine

van van

vanila vanilla

video video

virus virus

visa visa

vitamin vitamin

W

wabak epidemic

wacana discourse; speech; lecture

wafat to pass away

waham suspicion; doubt

wahyu revelation through a dream

waja

steel

wajah

facial features

wajar

appropriate; fitting; proper and right sewajarnya: naturally

wajib

compulsory; obligatory kewajipan: duty; obligation mewajibkan: to compel

wajik

sweet sticky rice cake

wakaf

religious donation mewakafkan: to donate for a religious purpose pewakaf: one who donates for a religious purpose

wakil

agent; representative berwakilkan: represented by mewakili: to represent mewakilkan: to appoint as one's representative perwakilan: representation

waktu

time sewaktu: while


walau if

walaupun although

walhal in fact

walhasil eventually; finally

wali sponsor; godparent; guardian

wang money; currency berwang: moneyed; having money kewangan: financial

wangi fragrance mewangikan: to make fragrant

wanita woman; female kewanitaan: feminity

wap vapour; steam berwap: steaming mengewap: to vaporise

pengewapan: vaporisation

warak devout; pious

waras lucid; sane kewarasan: sanity

wargakota inhabitant of a city

warganegara citizen of a country kewarganegaraan: citizenship

waris heir warisan: heritage mewariskan: to bequeath mewarisi: to inherit pewaris: beneficiary; heir

warkah epistle; letter

warna colour berwarna: coloured berwarna-warni: multi-coloured mewarnakan: to colour pewarnaan: colouring

warta gazette; journal

mewartakan: to inform; to announce

wartawan

journalist kewartawanan: journalism; journalistic

warung

stall

wasangka

suspicion

wasiat

a will mewasiatkan: to bequeath by a will

waspada

cautious; gingerly berwaspada: cautious

waswas

indecision; hesitation; doubt

watak

character; role perwatakan: characterisation

watan

native land

watikah

letter of authority


wau kite

wawancara an interview

wawasan vision

wayang performance on a screen

wayang gambar cinema; movie

wayang kulit traditional Malay shadow play

wenang power

wibawa authority

wilayah administrative territory; province

wira hero admired for his brave deeds wirawan: hero wirawati: heroine keperwiraan: heroism

wisma house

wujud exist; become visible; become a fact

X

X-ray X-ray

Y

ya yes mengeyakan: to say yes; to agree

Yahudi Jew

yakin assured; confident keyakinan: confidence; faith; trust meyakini: to believe meyakinkan: to assure; to convince

yang who; which; that

Yang Teramat Mulia Highness

yatim

orphan

yayasan

foundation (institution or fund)

yu

shark

yuran

fee

Z

zahid

ascetic; recluse

zaitun

olive

zakar

penis

zakat

tithe

zalim

brutal; cruel; merciless kezaliman: cruelty menzalimi: to oppress; to tyrannize

zaman


epoch; particular period or age inhistory; era

zamrud emerald

zapin a song and dance of Arab origin

zarah particle; atom

zat nutritional value

ziarah visit berziarah: to visit menziarahi: to call on; to pay a visit penziarah: a visitor

zina adultery berzina: to commit adultery penzina: adulterer

zirafah giraffe

Zuhal Saturn

Zuhrah Venus

zuhur noon

Zulhijah the twelfth month of the Muslim calendar

Zulkaedah the eleventh month of the Muslim calendar

zuriat descent: genealogy

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