Indonesian–English dictionary

darurat

(sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

Darwis

A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

dasar

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

dasar pemikiran

The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.

dasarian

(history) A period of ten days, particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars. [from 18th c.]

dasawarsa

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

dasbor

(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.

dasi

A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.

datang

(intransitive) To move nearer to the point of perspective.

datang bulan

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

datar

Having no variations in height.

dataran

An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.

dataran banjir

(geography) An alluvial plain adjacent to a river formed by flooding during periods of high rain.

dataran tinggi

A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.

Daud

(biblical character) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon.

daun busur

(archery) The main body of a bow.

daun kemudi

(nautical) An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).

daur ulang

(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.

daya

(specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.

daya bingkas

(psychology, neuroscience) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

daya juang

The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.

daya kuda

Metric horsepower, a metric unit approximately equal to 735.5 watts.

daya lenting

(physics) The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.

daya pulih

(psychology, neuroscience) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

dayung

A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

de-

reversal, undoing

debat

An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.

debit

The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.

debu

(countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.

debut

A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.

dedak

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

dedalu

The wood of these trees.

dedemitan

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

dedikasi

(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

deduksi

(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.

deduktif

Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).

Deepavali

(Hinduism) An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November.

defamasi

The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

defekasi

The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.

defibrilator

(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.

defisiensi nutrisi

A lack of adequate nourishment.

defisit

A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.

defleksi

The act of deflecting or something deflected.

defleksikan

(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.

deformasi

The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.

deg-degan

(intransitive, of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb.

degeneratif

Characterized by or causing degeneration.

deham

A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

deisme

(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.

dekade

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

dekaden

Characterized by moral or cultural decline.

dekak-dekak

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]

dekan

Any of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia

dekapitasi

Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.

dekat

At little distance; near in space or time.

deklarasi

An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

dekomposisi

A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.

dekret

An edict or law.

dekripsi

The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

delapan

A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

delapan belas

The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

delapan puluh

The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.

delesi

(genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.

Delhi

A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.

delik

(civil law, Scots law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. [from the early 16th c.]

delima

The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart.

delirium

(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.

delusi

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

delusional

Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.

demagog

(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.

demam

(symptom) A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

demam berdarah

An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.

demo-

people

demografis

Of or pertaining to demography.

demokrat

A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

demokratisasi

The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.

demonstrasi

A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march.

demosi

An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.

dempul

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.

denah

A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.

denda

A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

dendam

(transitive) To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.

dengan

In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

dengan cepat

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

dengan fasih

In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language.

dengan ini

(formal) By this means, action or process.

dengan jelas

In an express or explicit manner; in a clear or specific manner.

dengan kata lain

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.

dengan lancar

In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language.

dengan senang hati

A polite reaction to receiving thanks, meaning that the speaker enjoyed helping the listener.

dengan tegas

In an express or explicit manner; in a clear or specific manner.

dengar

(intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

dengar-dengaran

Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.

dengarkan

(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.

dengki

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]

dengkul

(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

Denmark

The language of Danes and Denmark.

denotasi

(logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.

densitas

(physics) A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.

deontologi

Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”). [from c. 1826]

depan

(by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.

departemen

A subdivision of an organization.

deplesi

(accounting, mining, timber, petroleum) gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.

deportasi

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

depot

(military) A place for the storage, servicing, or upgrade of military hardware.

depresan

(pharmaceutical drug) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.

depresi

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

depresiasi

(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.

deprivasi

(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

deras

(of a rate of flow) High, great.

derbi

Any of several annual horse races.

dering

(colloquial) A telephone call.

dermaga

(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

dermawan

Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]

desa

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.

desain

A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

desas-desus

(countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

desekrasi

An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

deselerasi

(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity), an acceleration having a negative numerical value.

Desember

The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.

desersi

The act of deserting.

desertir

(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving

desimal

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

deskripsi

A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.

deskriptif

Of, relating to, or providing a description.

deskriptivisme

(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.

desktop

(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

despotisme

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

destinasi

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

detail

(computing) Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.

detak jantung

One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

deteksi

The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.

detektif

A detective.

detektor

A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

detergen

Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

determinan

A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.

determinasi

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

determinisme

(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

detik

Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

developer

A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.

deviasi

(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.

devolusi

The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

dewan

(figuratively) The legislature or division of the legislature itself.

dewan menteri

(politics, often, capitalized) In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.

dewasa

An animal that is full-grown.

dewasa ini

In the current era; nowadays; these days.

dgn

In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

di

Contained by; inside.

di antara

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

di atas

Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.