Indonesian–English dictionary

mata rantai

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.

mata sipit

(vulgar, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.

mata tujuh

(North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]

mata uang

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

mata-mata

(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

matahari

The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.

matang

(of food) Ready, fully cooked.

matematikawan

An expert on mathematics; someone who studies mathematics.

materialistis

Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.

mati

(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

mati kelaparan

(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

mati raga

The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.

mati rasa

Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.

mati total

(computing, _, slang, figurative) An electronic device, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has become non-functional or obsolete.

matras

A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.

matriark

A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

mau

(intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

mausoleum

A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.

mawar

A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.

mawas

An arboreal ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.

mayat

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.

mayones

Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.

mayor

A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.

mayoritas

More than half (50%) of some group.

mazhab

A school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence.

mazmur

(religion, music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.

mebel

(now usually, _, uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

medan

An area of land or the particular features of it.

medan perang

The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.

medan tempur

The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.

Medeia

(Greek mythology) An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.

media sosial

(uncountable) Applications or websites allowing users to share content and communicate with one another through the Internet.

median

(statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]

mediasi

Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.

medis

Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

meditasi

A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.

Mediterania

A region of Southern Europe and North Africa and Western Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

mega-

In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106).

megafon

A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.

megalit

A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.

megalomania

A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.

mei

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.

meiosis

(usually, uncountable, cytology) Cell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes.

meja

A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.

meja kerja

A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.

meka

(anime, manga) A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.

mekar

(intransitive) To put forth blooms.

melakukan

(transitive) To perform; to execute.

melakukan perjalanan

To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

melakukan verifikasi

(transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.

melalui

From one side of (an opening) to the other.

melamar

(intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.

melamun

(intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.

melanggar hukum

Against the law; forbidden by law.

melanjutkan

(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.]

melankolis

Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

melarang

(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

melati

Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.

melatih

(ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

melayang

(intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.

Melayu

Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.

melebih-lebihkan

To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

melebur

To produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.

melecehkan

(transitive, archaic) To molest; to harm; to injure.

melegakan

Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.

melegalisasi

To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

melegalkan

To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

melekat

(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

melempem

Soaked with moisture or other liquid.

melengkung

Having curves.

meletus

(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).

melewah

Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.

meliar

Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.

melihat

(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

melindungi

(ambitransitive) To protect, to defend.

melipat bumi

(intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.

melodi

A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.

melodrama

(countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic.

melompat

(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

melon

(countable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants

meloncat ke dalam air

A jump or plunge into water.

melucut

(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).

meludah

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

meluncurkan

(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

memacu

(transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.

memadai

Pertaining to a conclusion.

memahami

(transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.

memainkan

(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

memakai

To make busy; to preoccupy.

memakamkan

(transitive) To deposit in a tomb.

memakan

To ingest; to be ingested.

memalsukan

(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.

memalukan

Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.

memampukan

To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

memanaskan

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

memancing

(intransitive, transitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea.

memancung

(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

memandikan

(transitive) To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.

memandu

(transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.

memanfaatkan

(figurative, often, followed by on) To profit from something; to take advantage of an opportunity in order to profit, especially financially; to capitalize on.

memanggil

(ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.

memanipulasi

(transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose

memanjakan

(transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]

memanjat

(intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.

memasang

(transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use

memasukkan

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

memata-matai

(intransitive) To act as a spy.

mematahkan

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

mematikan

(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

membahayakan

Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.

membakar

(transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.

membandingkan

Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.

membantahkan

(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.

membantai

(transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)

membantu

(transitive) To contribute in some way to.

membasuh

(transitive) To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.

membatalkan

(transitive, obsolete) To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

membawa

(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

membayar

(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.

membebaskan

(transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.

membelai

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

membelanjakan

(ambitransitive) To pay out (money).

membelokkan

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

membenci

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

membendung

(transitive) To block the flow of water.

membengkak

(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

memberi

To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).

memberitahu

(transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event). [from mid-15th c.]

membesar

(figurative) A big increase.

membesar-besarkan

To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

membesarkan

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

membidik

(transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object

memboikot

(transitive) To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

membuat malu

(transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

membuat marah

(transitive) To make angry.

membuka

(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

membuka root

To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

membuktikan

(transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.

membunuh

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

membunyikan

(transitive, intransitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music using a musical instrument.

membunyikan klakson

(transitive, intransitive) To use a car horn.

memegang

(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

memeluk

(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.

memendekkan

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

memenggal

(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

memenjarakan

(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.

memenuhi

(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.

memerah

(intransitive) To become red or redder.

memercayai

(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).

memerdekakan

(transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.