Indonesian–English dictionary

puas

In a state of satisfaction.

puasa

(transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.

puaskan

(ambitransitive) To be enough (for)

pub

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

pubesens

The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.

publik

(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.

pucat

Light in color.

pucuk lembaga

(botany) The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.

pudel

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

puing

The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.

puisi

A literary piece written in verse.

pujaan

An idol.

pujangga

A person who writes poems.

pujian

Commendation; favourable representation in words.

pukul

(transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

pukulan

The pulsation of the heart.

pula

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]

pulau

(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.

pulau Jawa

An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.

pulmoner

(anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.

pulsa

A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.

puma

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

pumpunan

(uncountable) Concentration of attention.

punah

(chiefly, biology) Of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence.

punca

(computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.

pundak

(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

pungguk

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

punggung

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

pungkas

Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.

pungkir

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

punuk

A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.

punya

(transitive) To possess, own.

punya siapa

(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

pupuk

A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.

puputan

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.

pura

A house of worship, especially:

purba

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

purgatorium

(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.

puri

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

purifikasi

The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

purwakanti

(prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.

purwarupa

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.]

pusar

(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

pusara

A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

pusat

(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).

pusat kota

(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.

pusing

Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.

puspa

(botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.

pustaka

A collection of books or other forms of stored information.

pustakawan

The keeper, manager of a library.

pustakawati

One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.

putaran

(chiefly, uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.

putera

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

puteri

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]

putih

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

putih kuam

A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.

putih telur

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

putihkan

(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

Putin

A surname from Russian.

puting susu

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]

Putonghua

Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.

putra

A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.

putra baptis

A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

putri

One’s female offspring.

putri baptis

A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

putri duyung

A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

putus

(transitive) To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.

putus asa

(intransitive) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. [(often) with of]

puyuh

Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

Pyongyang

The capital city of North Korea.

Pythagoras

Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC), an Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher.

qat

A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.

Qatar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

qi

(philosophy, mysticism) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.

quark

A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.

rabat

A reduction in price.

rabbi

A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

rabi

(Christianity) God the Father; the Godhead.

rabies

(disease) An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

Rabu

The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

rabun dekat

(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.

rabun jauh

The property of being nearsighted, myopia.

racun

A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

racun hama

Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

racun pembasmi hama

Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

radar

(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces.

radas

A complex machine or instrument.

radikal

(chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.

radio

(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

radio mobil

(countable) Any audio playing device, such as the on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media; see also car radio.

radio panggil

A pager (wireless telecommunication device).

radioaktif

Exhibiting radioactivity.

radiolog

A person who is skilled in or practices radiology.

radius

(geometry) The length of this line segment.

ragam

(statistics) The second central moment in probability.

ragam baku

(sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language

ragi

A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.

ragu

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.

ragu akan

(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

ragum

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

rahang

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

rahasia

Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]

rahim

(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]

rahmat

(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.

Rahwana

(Hinduism) The king of the asuras, ruler of Lanka and killed by Rama in Ramayana.

raih hari ini

Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.

Raimundus

A en given name.

raja

The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.

raja besar

A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

raja muda

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

raja singa

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

rajah

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.

rajam

(transitive) To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.

rajawali

A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

rajin

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

rak

A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

rak buku

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

rakit

A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.

rakitis

(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones.

raksa

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

raksasa

Huge; immense; tremendous.

rakun

An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.

rakus

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

rakyat

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

rakyat biasa

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

rakyat umum

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

ram

A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.

rama

(Christianity) One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ.

rama-rama

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

Ramadan

(Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.

ramah

Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

ramah tamah

Showing friendliness or goodwill.

ramai

Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.

ramal

(uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.

ramalan

An estimation of a future condition.

rambatan

(physics) The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.

rambut

(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

rampa

An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.

ramping

Slender; thin.

rampok

(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.

ranah

A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.

rancangan

A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

rancangan undang-undang

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

rancu

Open to multiple interpretations.

rangka

(anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

rangka batang

(botany) A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.

rangka dalam

(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.

rangka luar

(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.

rangkap dua

Of twice the quantity.

rani

A female monarch.