Indonesian–English dictionary

politisasi

(politics) The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized

politisi

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

polong

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

polusi

Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]

polutan

A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

pon

A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

pongah

Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

poni

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.

pontifikat

The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.

popok

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.

popularitas

The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.

populasi

A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.

populeritas

The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.

porno

(uncountable, informal) Pornography. [from mid-20th c.]

pornografi

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]

pornografis

Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.

porselen

(usually, uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.

portal teleportasi

(science fiction) A device used for teleporting.

portik

A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

portofolio

(business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities.

Portugal

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.

porus

Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.

pos

An assigned station; a guard post.

pos-el

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.

pose

Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

posel

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.

posesif

Unwilling to yield possession of.

poster

A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

potas

The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts).

potasium

A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.

potlot

A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]

potong

To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.

potret

(countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

PPN

(taxation) Initialism of value added tax.

pracuplik

A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

pragmatis

Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.

Praha

The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

prahara

The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

prahoto

(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.

prajurit

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

prakarya

An artifact produced by handicraft.

prakata

An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

prakiraan

An estimation of a future condition.

praktik berbahasa

The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region. [from 14th c.]

praktikum

(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

praktis

Easy to use, useful.

praktisi

A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

pramudapur

(US) An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.

pramugari

A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers.

pramugolf

(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

pramuka

A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.

pramumeja

(US) An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.

pramusiwi

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

pranala

(computing) The connection between buses or systems.

pranata

A custom or practice of a society or community.

pranatacara

(radio, television) Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies.

Prancis

A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.

Prapaskah

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

prasangka

(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.

prasarana

The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

prasejarah

(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

prasekolah

Of or relating to the years of early childhood before attendance at primary school.

prasikap

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

prasyarat

In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

pratayang

(computing, transitive) To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.

pratayang goda

(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.

pratijangkit

(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).

predikat

(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.

prediksi

A statement of what will happen in the future.

prediktor

Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.

prefasi

(Christianity) A variable prayer forming the prelude or introduction to the Eucharistic Prayer or canon of the Mass, following the Sursum corda dialogue and leading into the Sanctus.

prefek

The head of a prefecture in Japan.

prefektur

The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

preferensi

(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software

prei

A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

prekursor

(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

prelatus

A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

prematur

Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.

premi

(insurance) The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.

premier

The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.

presenter

(radio, television) Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies.

presentil

(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.

presiden

The head of state of a republic.

presidensial

Pertaining to a president or presidency. [from 17th c.]

presipitat

(chemistry) A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution.

preskriptivisme

(linguistics) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.

prestise

The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.

prestisius

Of high prestige.

pria

(informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).

pribadi

(archaic) Accustomed; usual.

pribumi

First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

primata

(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.

primbon

(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.

primer

First or earliest in a group or series.

prinsip

A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.

printer

(computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.

prion

(molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.

prioritas

An item's relative importance.

privat

Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.

probabilitas

(mathematics) A number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.

produk susu

(uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

produksi

The act of producing, making or creating something. [from 15th c.]

profesi

An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.

profesionalitas

The condition of being professional.

program

A set of structured activities; a plan of action.

program studi

(education) A learning programme

programa

A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.

prokrastinasi

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

proletar

A member of the proletariat.

Prometheus

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

promiskuitas

The state or quality of being promiscuous.

promosi

Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.

pronomina

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

propaganda

(religion, historical) The propagation of the faith by the Catholic Church by means of missionary work etc.

propagasi

The multiplication or natural increase in a population.

propana

(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867]

propinsi

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]

proporsi

(mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.

proporsional

(mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.

proposal

Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.

prosa

Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

proses

A series of events leading to a result or product.

prosesor

A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).

prosiding

(always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.

prostat

The prostate gland. [from 1646]

protagonis

(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.

protein

(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.

proteksionisme

(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.

protektorat

The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.

Protestan

(Christianity) A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).

protokol

(computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network. [from 20th c.]

proton

(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920]

prototipe

An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]

Provence

A maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

provinsi

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]

provisi

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

provokasi

The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.

provokatif

Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

provokator

One who engages in provocative behavior.

proyek

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

proyektil

An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.

psalm

One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

pseudonim

A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name; a writer's pseudonym.

psikolog

An expert in the field of psychology.

psikopat

A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.

psikopati

A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

psikosis

(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

PSK

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

pualam

(uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. [from 12th c.]

puan

A polite form of address for a woman or lady.