Indonesian–English dictionary

mesin salin sinar

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

mesin tenun

A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.

mesin tik

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

mesin tulis

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

Mesir

A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.

mesjid

(Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

meski

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

meskipun

Although, despite (it) being.

Mesopotamia

(historical) A geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.

mesum

(informal) Risqué; obscene; profane; pornographic.

metabolik

Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.

metabolis

Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.

metabolisme

(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

metadata

Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.

metafisika

branch of philosophy that studies first principles

metafora

(uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.

metamfetamin

A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.

metamfetamina

(drugs) The crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs.

metamorfosis

A transformation, such as one performed by magic.

metana

(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.

meteor

A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]

meteorit

A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.

meteorologi

The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

meter

The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+47⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.

meteran

A device that measures things.

metode

(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).

metodologi

(originally, sciences) The study of methods used in a field.

Metro

A city in Lampung, Indonesia.

metronom

(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.

Metusalah

The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years.

mewujudkan

(chiefly, passive voice, slightly, _, formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real. [from early 17th c.]

mezbah

A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.

mi

(music) A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.

mie

(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.

migrain

(pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.

migrasi

An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.

mika

(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

mikro-

(metric units) One millionth.

mikrob

(microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.

mikrobiologi

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.

mikrofilm

A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.

mikrofon

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.

mikroskop

An optical instrument used for observing small objects.

milenial

(Christianity) Pertaining to the belief in an impending period of one thousand years of peace and righteousness associated with the Second Coming of Christ and his reign on earth. [from 17th c.]

milenium

(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.

miliar

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

milieu

(specifically) A social environment or setting.

milik

Something that is owned.

milisi

An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.

milyader

Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (109) currency units.

mimisan

Haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity).

mina

One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.

minat

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

minder

Not secure.

mineral

(geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.

mineralogi

(petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals.

Minggu

The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

mingguan

Once every week.

mini-

(diminutive) Smaller version of an item than usual.

minibus

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

minit

A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).

mint

The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.

minta

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

minta tolong

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

minta-minta

(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

minuman

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.

minuta

A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).

minyak

Liquid fat.

minyak bumi

Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.

minyak samin

A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.

minyak wangi

A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.

mirah

(uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.

miras vodka jeruk

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

mirin

A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in cooking.

miring

(of writing) Having successive letters joined together.

mirip

Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.

misa

(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.

misal

An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.

misan

A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

misi

(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.

misil

(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

misionaris

(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).

miskomunikasi

An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.

miso

A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.

Missouri

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City.

mistar

A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.

misteri

Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.

misterius

Of unknown origin.

mitigasi

A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

mitologi

(countable, _, and, _, uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.

mitos

An invented story, theory, or concept.

mitra

A member of a business or law partnership.

mnemonik

Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.

mobil

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.

mobil baja

An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.

mobil darurat

An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]

mobil rongsok

(US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.

modal

(uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

modal insani

(economics) The stock of competencies, knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes, including creativity, cognitive abilities, embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value.

mode

(countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.

model

A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

modem

(computing) A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.

moderasi

The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes

modern

Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.

modernitas

(history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.

modif

(video games) An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.

modifikasi

The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment. [from 18th c.]

modulasi

(engineering, physics, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: modification of an electromagnetic wave or other oscillating carrier wave to apply a signal to it; (countable) an instance of this; also, the extent to which such a wave is modified; and the modified wave or signal.

modus

(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.

Mogadishu

The capital city of Somalia.

moge

(slang) A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.

mogok

A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

mohon

(transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

mok

A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug

mol

(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]

molase

A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (North America) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.

molek

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

molekul

(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

momok

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

Monako

A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.

monarki

A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

moncong

The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.

moneter

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.

Mongolia

A country in East Asia. Capital and largest city: Ulaanbaatar.

Monika

A en given name.

monitor

(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.

monitoring

The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.

mono-

one, single, only

monofisitisme

(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that Jesus Christ has a single nature, which is either wholly divine or partially human and partially divine.

monografi

A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person.

monolit

(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.

monolog

(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.

Monopoli

(board games) A board game in which players use play money to buy and trade properties, with the objective of forcing opponents into bankruptcy.

monorel

a railroad system where the trains run on one rail

monoteisme

The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.

monsinyur

(Roman Catholic) An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope

Montenegro

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

montok

(of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.

monumen

A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

monyet

(loosely, sometimes, _, proscribed) Any simian primate other than hominids, any monkey or ape.

moped

A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

moral

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

moralitas

(uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.

morfina

(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.

Moroko

A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.

mortar

(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

mortir

(countable, military) A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories. [from 20th c.]

mosaik

A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.

mosi

(countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.

Moskow

A federal city, the capital and largest city of Russia.