Indonesian–English dictionary

bulu

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

bulu mata

(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.

bulu tangkis

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

buluh

(slang) A didgeridoo.

bulutangkis

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

bumbu

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

bumerang

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

Bumi

The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.

BUMN

(business) Initialism of state-owned enterprise.

bun

A term of respectful address for an elderly man.

bunda

A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).

bundar

In the shape of, or moving in a circle.

bundaran

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

bundel

(countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.

bunduk

The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

bung

A term of respectful address for an elderly man.

bunga

(botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.

bunga anggrek

A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]

bunga berbunga

(banking, finance) Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest.

bunga karang

(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

bunga majemuk

(banking, finance) Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest.

bunga matahari

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

bunga pala

A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.

bunga rampai

A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.

bunga randa tapak

(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

bunga sepatu

A China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), native to east Asia.

bunga seroja

A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.

bungalan

A brownish yellow colour.

bungkam

(transitive) To confine in an enclosed area; to enclose.

bungkuk

A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

bungkus

(transitive, media) To stop production of a programme.

bunglon

A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.

bungsu

Born last in a family; youngest in a the family.

bunion

(pathology) A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.

buntal

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.

bunuh diri

To kill oneself intentionally; to take one's own life. (This entry is a translation hub.)

burkak

(strictly) An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

buronan

A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.

burqa

(strictly) An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

bursa

A place for conducting trading.

buruh

One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.

buruh kapal

A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work. [from 18th c.]

buruk

(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

burung

(vulgar, informal) A penis, notably with a sexual or erotic connotation.

burung dara

(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

burung gagak

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.

burung gereja

A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.

burung hantu

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

burung kakaktua

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]

burung kakatua

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]

burung merpati

(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

burung pelatuk

Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.

burung suangi

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

burung unta

(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.

bus

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

bus besar

(British, Australia) A long-distance, or privately hired, bus.

bus jarak jauh

(British, Australia) A long-distance, or privately hired, bus.

bus mini

A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.

busa

A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:

busbar

An electrical conductor that carries a large current, especially one that is part of a power distribution system; typically a thick strip, or a tube, of copper or aluminium.

bushido

An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.

but

(computing) The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.

buta

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

buta aksara

(uncountable) The inability to read and write.

buta huruf

Unable to read and write.

buta kenyataan

(colloquial, figurative) Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.

buta nada

Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.

butana

(organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.

butang

(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. [from mid-13th c.]

butik

A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.

buto

(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.

by-pass

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).

bye

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

bye-bye

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

Byzantium

(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.

ca

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.

cabai

(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.

cabik

(transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

cabul

Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.

cacar api

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

cacar ular

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

cacat

A fault or malfunction.

cacing tanah

A worm that lives in the ground.

cadangan

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

cadas

A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

Caesar

An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.

cagar alam

A reservation, a nature preserve.

cahaya bulan

(sometimes, attributive) The light reflected from the Moon.

cahaya lilin

The light emitted by a candle.

cair

(of an asset) Convertible into cash.

cairan

A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).

cakap

Dexterous, skilful. (of a person)

cakar

A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

cakep

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

cakra

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

cakram

A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

cakrawala

(usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

cakwe spanyol

A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage.

calir

(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

calo

(US, Canada) One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.

calon

(originally, jargon) A participant in an examination. [from 1690s]

cambang

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

cambuk

(nautical) A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.

camilan

An item of food eaten between meals.

campur tangan

The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.

campuran

Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.

Canberra

The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.

candaan

An amusing story.

candra

(informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.

candu

(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

cangak

Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

canggaan

The state of being deformed.

canggung

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

cangkir

A customary unit of measure

cangkok

(horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.

cantik

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

cap

A device for imprinting designs.

capai

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.

caplak

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

capung

An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

cara

A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.

cara baca

(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

cari

(transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.

carik

(transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

carillon

(musical instrument) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.

caruk

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

cat

(dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

cat dasar

A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer.

catat

(computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

catatan kaki

A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.

catatan rapat

The official notes kept during a meeting.

catu

A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person or group.

catu daya

(informal) A power brick; an external power supply consisting of a small box with an integral male plug and an attached cord terminating in another plug.

catur

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

cawan

A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.

cawat

A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.

cedera

Physical injury; hurt; damage.

cegah

(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]

cegukan

A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.

cek

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.

cekal

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

Ceko

(uncountable) A Slavic language primarily spoken in the Czech Republic.

cekung

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

cekungan

(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

cela

Bad or immoral behaviour.

celana

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

celana dalam

(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]

celana pendek

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.

celemek

The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal.

celepuk

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]