Indonesian–English dictionary

ombudsman

An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.

omnivor

An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).

omong kosong

Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.

onani

(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.

ongkir

The act of conveying something.

onkolog

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

onkologi

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

onomatopoeia

(uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.

ons

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.

op

Stop! Don't do that any more!

operasi

(countable, medicine) A surgical procedure.

opini

A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.

oplosan

(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.

oportunis

Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.

oportunisme

(Marxism) The political line of Communist Party members who zealously support the Party, but whose trait is that they yield to the mood of the moment, they are unable to resist what is fashionable, leading to the sacrifice of the permanent and essential interests of the Party to the momentary and minor interests.

oportunistis

Taking advantage of situations that arise.

oposisi

(politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.

oppa

(manhwa, women's speech) An affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man.

oprekan

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

opsi

One of a set of choices that can be made. [from 19th c.]

optika

(physics) The physics of light and vision: basic optical science.

optimalisasi

The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

orang

The genus Homo.

orang agnostik

A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

orang Amerika

A citizen or national of the United States of America.

orang asing

A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.

orang awam

A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.

orang Belanda

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

orang borjuis

(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.

orang canggung

A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.

orang celaka

An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

orang Cina

(dated, now, offensive) A Chinese person, or person of Chinese descent.

orang dalam

A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.

orang Hongaria

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.

orang india

(countable) A person from India. [from 13th c.]

orang Indonesia

(countable) A person living in or coming from Indonesia.

Orang Inggris

The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.

Orang Inggris Kuno

(history) The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.

orang Jepang

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

orang Korea

(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.

orang kulit putih

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

orang Latvia

(countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.

orang Lithuania

(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania.

orang luar

One who is not part of a community or organization.

orang malang

An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

orang Malaysia

A native of Malaysia.

orang 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.

orang Mongolia

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Mongolia.

orang Muslim

A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.

orang Nazi

(historical) A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP). [1930]

orang Norwegia

A native of Norway.

orang Perancis

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

orang pindah

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

orang Portugal

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

orang Portugis

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

orang Prancis

A man of French birth or nationality.

Orang Pribumi Inggris

(history) The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.

orang rewel

A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.

orang Taiwan

(in the plural, chiefly, collective) People from Taiwan.

orang Tamil

A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka or has tamil origins.

orang tenar

(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]

orang Tionghoa

(uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.

orang Tiongkok

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person from China or of Chinese descent.

orang tua

(now, chiefly, US) An old person.

orang turki

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

orang utan

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

orang yang melakukan teleportasi

(fiction) A person who teleports.

orang yunani

(countable) A person from Greece or of Greek descent.

orang-orang

(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

orang-orangan

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

orang-orangan sawah

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

oranye

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

orde

(countable) A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.

ordinal

(maths, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.

ordo

(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.

ordonansi

An edict or decree, authoritative order.

Orfeus

(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

organ

(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.

organisasi

(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.

organisme

Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]

orgasme

A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]

origami

(uncountable, art) The Japanese art of paper folding.

origo

(mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.

orisinal

(not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.

orkes

(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.

orkestra

(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.

ortodoks

(Christianity, loosely) Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.

Ortodoksi

The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.

ortografi

(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

Oslo

A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.

osmosis

(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.

otak kecil

(neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.

otaku

(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga.

oto

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

otobis

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

otokrasi

(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

otomat

A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.

otomatisasi

The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.

otomobil

(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.

otomotif

Of, or relating to motor vehicles.

otonomi

(government, countable) A self-governing country or region.

otoritas

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.

Ottawa

A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.

ovarium

(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

oven

A chamber used for baking or heating.

overaktif

Excessively active.

ovulasi

(physiology) The release of an ovum from an ovary.

ovum

(cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

Øresund

The strait that separates Zealand (an island of Denmark) from Scania (part of Sweden); also sometimes called by the Danish name, Øresund.

pabrik

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

pacar

(euphemistic) A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.

pace

The Polynesian fruit tree Morinda citrifolia.

pacu

(intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).

pacu jantung

(hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.

pacuan kuda

A horse racing course.

pada akhirnya

In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.

pada masa kini

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

padah

(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance. [from 16th c.]

padahal

Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.

padahan

(literature, usually, uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.

padam

(dated) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.

padan

The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.

padang

A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.

padang rumput

A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.

padat

(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

padi

Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. [from 17th c.]

padom

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

paduan suara

A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.

paela

A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

pagar

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

pagar hidup

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

pagi

The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. [from 13th c.]

pagi-pagi

At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

pagoda

A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]

pagu

The upper limit of an object or action.

paha

The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. [from 8th c.]

paha bawah ayam

The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. [from 17th c.]

pahatan

(countable) A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).

pahit manis

Both bitter and sweet.

pahlawan

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

paian

(by extension) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.

pailit

(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]

pajak

Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).

pajanan

(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.

pakai

So as to cover or be fitted.

pakaian

(plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.

pakan

(weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.

Pakistan

A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.

paku

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

palagan

A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.