Indonesian–English dictionary

kulit

A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.

kulit kacang

The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.

kulit kerang

A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.

kulit pohon

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

kulkas

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

kultivasi

The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:

kultural

Pertaining to culture.

kulup

(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other mammals.

kuma-kuma

A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent.

kuman

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

kumbakara

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

kumbang

Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

kumis

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

kumohon

(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

kumparan

A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.

kumpulan

(set theory, topology, analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.

kumulatif

Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.

kunang-kunang

(Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

kunci

(music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

kunci inggris

(US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes. [from 18th c.]

kunci pas

(Commonwealth, UK, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.

kunci-kunci lutut

(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

kuncir kuda

A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.

kuncitara

The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.

kungris

(US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes. [from 18th c.]

kuning

The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

kuning telur

The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

kunjung

(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]

kunjungan

A single act of visiting.

kuno

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

kuntit, menguntit

(transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp

kuntul

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

kunyah

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

kuorum

The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.

kuosien

(arithmetic) The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another.

kuotasi

(countable) A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.

Kupido

(Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.

kuplet

(literature) A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.

kupu-kupu

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

kura-kura

Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly, North America) or the order Testudines (chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India) , whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.

kurang

(time) Preceding (the stated hour).

kurang ajar

(mildly, vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.

kurang ajar!

(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.

kurang dihargai

Not given enough recognition for its quality.

kurang lebih

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

kuras

(transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.

kuratif

Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.

kurban

A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

kurcaci

(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.

Kurdi

Family of Indo-Iranian languages of Kurdistan (in the Mesopotamia region, from the Zagros of mid-western Iran to the eastern extension of the chain of the Taurus Mountains).

Kurdistan

A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.

kurma

The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. [from 14th c.]

kursi

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

kursi berlengan

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

kursi bersandaran

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

kursif

(of writing) Having successive letters joined together.

kursus

(education) A learning programme

kurun

A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

kurungan

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

kurus

With little flesh; skinny, thin.

kurva

A gentle bend, such as in a road.

kusir

A person who drives a chariot.

kustar

(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

kustodi

The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

kusyet

(by extension) A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.

kutang

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

kutil

(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

kutipan

A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.

kutlet

A thin slice of meat, usually fried.

kutu

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

kutu buku

(figurative) An avid book reader.

kutu kayu

Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.

kwek kwek

To make a noise like a duck.

kwintet

Any group of five members

Kyoto

A prefecture of Japan.

laba-laba

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

labah

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

labial

(linguistics, phonetics) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.

labil

Not stable.

labirin

A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths

laboratorium

A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.

labu

The fruit of this plant.

laci

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

lada

(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.

ladam

The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.

ladang

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

lafal

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

lagi

Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]

lagu

(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.

lahan basah

(usually, in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

lahan yasan

(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground on which they are built.

lahap

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

lahar

(geology) A volcanic mudflow.

lahir

Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.

lain

(intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.

laissez faire

(economics, politics) A policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs.

lajak dihargai

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.

lajak pikir

To think or analyze too much.

laju

(intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

lak

A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.

lakci

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

laki-laki

(informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).

laknat

(vulgar, sometimes, _, offensive) Used as an intensifier.

laksamana

(military) The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title. [1440]

Laksmi

The Hindu goddess of wealth, the consort of Vishnu and married to Rāma (in her incarnation as Sita) and Krishna (as Radha and Rukmini).

laktosa

(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

laktoserum

The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.

laku

(transitive) To perform; to execute.

lakur

A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.

lalat

(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).

laler

(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).

lalu lintas

Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.

lama

Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

laman

(Internet) The main or first page of a website or set of hyperlinked documents.

lamaran

Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.

lambang

A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.

lambat

Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

lambung

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

lampau

(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.

lampin

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.

lampu

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.

lampu jalan

(countable) Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.

lampu sein

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.

lamunan

A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream. [from 1657]

lancang

Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.

lancar

Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.

lancip

Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.

landak

A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

landak susu

A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

landas pacu

(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.

landasan

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

landasan pacu

(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.

landasan pemikiran

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

landasan udara

An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.

langau

(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).

langca

A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

langcia

A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

langgan

(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

langganan

A subscription to a service.

langgeng

Lasting forever; unending.

langit

The sky, specifically:

langit-langit

(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

langka

Very uncommon; scarce.

langkah

A small space or distance.

langkah kaki

A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.

langkah pencegahan

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.

langsing

Slender; thin.

langsung

(broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.

lanjut usia

(now, chiefly, US) An old person.

lansiran

A notification of higher importance than an advisory.