Indonesian–English dictionary

Palau

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

paliatif

(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

palindrom

A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.

paling penting

Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.

palka

A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.

palsu

False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.

palu godam

A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.

palung

A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.

paman

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

pameran

A public showing; an exhibition.

pamflet

A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.

pamit

To bid farewell or say goodbye.

pampasan

Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.

pamungkas

Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.

Pan

(Greek god) Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes. His Roman counterpart is Faunus.

panah

A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.

panahan

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

Panama

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

panas

(uncountable) Thermal energy.

panasea

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

pancarima

A combined radio transmitter and receiver.

panci

(countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

pancung

Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.

pancuran

An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.

panda

(colloquial, also, attributively) Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”). [from 19th c.]

pandai besi

A person who forges iron.

pandang

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

pandangan

An attitude or point of view.

pandangan balik

Looking backwards.

pandangi

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

pandemi

(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.

panduan

The act or process of guiding.

panekuk

(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:

panel

A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.

pangan

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

pangeran

The (male) ruler or head of a principality. [from 14th c.]

panggah

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]

panggilan

A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.

panggung

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

pangkalan

A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.

pangkat

(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2^3=8.

pangkat dua

(transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

panglima

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

pangsi

A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.

pangsit

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

panitera

One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.

panitia

A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

panjang

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

panjang gelombang

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.

panjang kuda

(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.

panjang umur

The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.

panji

A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.

pankreas

(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

pantai

A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

pantang

Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.

pantangan

An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.

panteon

(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.

panti asuhan

A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

pantulan

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

pantun

A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.

papan kerani

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

papan ketik

(computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.

papan klip

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

papan tempel

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

papan tik

(computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.

papan tombol

(computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.

paparan

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

paparazi

A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

papirus

(usually, uncountable) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.

paprika

(North America, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.

parabel

A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.

parabola

(telecommunication) A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.

parade

A public procession, especially one commemorating a holiday or special event or (dated) in protest.

paraf

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

Paraguay

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.

parah

Very bad or intense.

paramasastra

(countable, and, uncountable, linguistics) A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.

paramedis

The range of health care services outside the scope of the medicine, dentistry and nursing professions, e.g. music therapy, physiotherapy, optometry, etc.

paranada

(music, plural staffs or staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.

paranoid

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

parapsikologi

The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.

paras

(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.

parasetamol

(North America) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.

parasit

(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.

parasol

A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.

parasut

(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.

parau

Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

parfe

An American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of fruit, ice cream, pastries, whipped topping, etc. and served in a glass, often a parfait glass.

parfum

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

parhelion

Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).

pari

Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.

paria

A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter yet edible fruit.

Paris

(Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.

parit

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

paritas

(uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.

parka

(clothing) A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.

parkir

(transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

parkir valet

(US) A person employed to clean or park cars.

parkur

(sport) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.

parlementer

Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.

paroksismal

(countable, medicine) A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure.

paron

A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

parsel

A package wrapped for shipment.

parsimoni

(by extension) The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.

partekelir

Not in governmental office or employment.

partisipan

One who participates.

partisipasi

The act of participating, of taking part in something.

partitur

(music) a large book showing all the notes of a composition with many simultaneous parts (instruments or voices), with all the parts shown in lines underneath each other in a fixed order. Commonly used by conductors.

partner

Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.

parturisi

The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

partus

The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

paru-paru

(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.

paruh

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.

paruh baya

Occurring in the middle point of one's life, usually considered about 45.

parut

A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

pas

In good shape; physically well.

pasal

A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.

pasang

So as to cover or be fitted.

pasang surut

The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.

pasangan

A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.

pasar

A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

pasar raksasa

A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket.

pasar swalayan

A chain of such stores.

pasaraya

A chain of such stores.

pascakebenaran

(chiefly, politics, media) Beyond or superseding the importance of truth; pertaining to an era or situation when truth is no longer significant, relevant, or expected; (usually, pejorative) not caring about factual accuracy.

pascal

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.

pascasarjana

Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

pasha

(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.

pasien

A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.

pasien rawat jalan

(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

pasifikasi

The process of pacifying.

pasir isap

Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

Paskah

A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.

pasokan

(Internet) online content presented sequentially:

paspor

An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.

pasrah

Characterized by resignation or acceptance.

pasta

(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

pasta gigi

A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

pastor

(countable, Roman Catholicism, US) The main priest serving a parish.

pastri

(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

pasu

A vase with a footed base.

pasukan

Military personnel in uniform.

pasukan berkuda

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

pasukan kuda

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

Patagonia

A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.

patah

(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.

patah hati

(idiomatic) Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.

patahan

(geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.

pataka

(in the plural) A standard or banner.

patela

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