Indonesian–English dictionary

menjangan

(countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.

menjanjikan

(ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.

menjarah

(ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.

menjaring

(ambitransitive) To take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl.

menjauhi

To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.

menjelaskan

(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

menjerit

(ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.

menjijikkan

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

menjinakkan

(transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

menjual

(transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

menjulang

To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.

menjumlahkan

(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

menodai

(transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.

menolak

(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.

menolong

(intransitive) To provide assistance.

menonaktifkan

(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective

menopang

(transitive) To help keep from falling.

menopause

The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

menorah

A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.

menstabilkan

(transitive) To make stable.

menstruasi

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.

mental

(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

mentega

A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).

mentereng

Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.

menteri

(government) A politician who heads a ministry

menteri keuangan

The government official in charge of the Treasury.

menteri muda

An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet

mentimun

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

mentor

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

menuduh

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

menukil

(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.

menular

(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.

menulikan

(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.

menulis

(transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.

menunda

To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.

menunggang

(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.]

menunggu

(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

menunjang

(transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.

menunjuk

To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

menunjuk secara tepat

(transitive) To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy.

menuntut

(transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

menurun

(intransitive) To become weaker or worse.

menurut pendapat saya

according to me

menurut pesanan

(archaic) Accustomed; usual.

menutup

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

menutupi

(transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.

menyadari

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

menyakat

(intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.

menyala

In the state of being active, functioning or operating.

menyalahgunakan

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]

menyalahi

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

menyalak

Of a person or thing: to make a sound resembling a dog's bark.

menyamak

(transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.

menyamar

(transitive) To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing its appearance.

menyamarkan

(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

menyangga

(transitive) To help keep from falling.

menyangka

(chiefly, US) to suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).

menyanyi

The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

menyarap

(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.

menyatakan bersalah

(chiefly, religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).

menyatukan

(transitive) Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.

menyebabkan

(ditransitive) To cause to become.

menyebar

(transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.]

menyebut

To make a short reference to something.

menyelam

A swim under water.

menyelidiki

(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.

menyeluruh

Total, entire.

menyembunyikan

(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

menyensor

To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).

menyentuh

(transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. [from 14th c.]

menyepak

(transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

menyerahkan

(transitive) To relinquish (something)

menyesal

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

menyesuaikan

To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.

menyetrika

(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

menyetujui

(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

menyiarkan

(intransitive) To be broadcast.

menyiksa

(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.

menyilang

(transitive) To mark with crossed lines.

menyindir

(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.

menyinggung

Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.

menyingkatkan

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

menyinkronkan

(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.

menyintas

(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

menyiram

To spray with (a specified liquid) (followed by with).

menyiri

(India) A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. [from 16th c.]

menyita

(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

menyunat

(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

menyusu

(transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.

menyusui

(transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.

menyutradarai

To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer.

meong

Used to indicate the cry of a cat.

meraba-raba

(transitive, intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something

meraga ulang

To enact again.

merah bata

The colour brick red.

merah daging

A yellowish pink color; the color of some Caucasian human skin.

merah darah

A dark red color.

merah hati

A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.

merah jambu

Pale red.

merah manggis

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

merah marun

Of a maroon color

merah merona

A color between pink and cream.

merah muda

Having a colour between red and white; pale red.

merah padam

A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

merah pirang

A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.

merah tua

A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.

merajuk

(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

merak

A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

merakit

(transitive) To put together.

merana

Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

merancang

(transitive) To design (a building, machine, etc.).

merancap

(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.

meranggas

Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness.

merangkap

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

merasa

(transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.

merawat

(transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.

mercon

A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.

mercu tanda

A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.

mercusuar

A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.

merdeka

Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

merebus

(ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.

merek

The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.

merek dagang

A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.

mereka

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.]

mereka citra

(transitive, computer graphics) To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.

mereka ulang

To recreate an event, especially a historical battle.

merekam

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

merelai

(transitive, now, _, rare) To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another. [from 18th c.]

merencanakan

(transitive) To create a plan for.

merengek

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.

merentas jarak

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

meresepkan

(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).

merestitusikan

(transitive) To restore (something) to its former condition.

meretakkan

To split, forming fissures.

merica

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

merindukan

(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.

meringkik

(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

meritokrasi

Rule by merit and talent.

merkantilisme

(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.

merkuri

(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]

Merkurius

(astronomy) The first planet in the Solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god; represented by ☿.

merosot

(intransitive) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

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.

meruap

(computing, of memory) Whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.

mesa

Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.

meses

Small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.

Mesias

(Christianity) Jesus Christ.

mesin

A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.]

mesin fotokopi

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

mesin hitung

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.