Indonesian–English dictionary

bahasa Mongolia

(uncountable) A group of languages from Mongolia, specifically Khalkha, the official language of Mongolia.

bahasa Myanmar

The script in which the Burmese language is written.

bahasa Norwegia

(uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.

bahasa Oriya

Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.

bahasa Perancis

(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

bahasa Polandia

The language spoken in Poland.

bahasa portugal

A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cape Verde, East Timor, and Brazil.

bahasa portugis

A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cape Verde, East Timor, and Brazil.

bahasa raban

Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.

bahasa Rumania

(uncountable) The official language of Romania and Moldova.

bahasa Rusia

Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.

bahasa Sanskerta

A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism.

bahasa Spanyol

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.

bahasa Swedia

The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue.

bahasa Tamil

A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.

bahasa Tatar

An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

bahasa Tionghoa

(uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.

bahasa Turki

The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

bahasa Ukrainia

The East Slavic language of Ukrainians, and the official language of Ukraine.

bahasa Yiddi

A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.

bahasa Yunani

The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.

bahasan

(uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.

bahasawan

(especially, in, _, linguistics) The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.

bahaya

Full of danger.

bahkan

In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.

bahlul

(psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.

Bahrain

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

bahtera

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.

bahu

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

bahwa

Introducing a clause that describes the information content of a preceding reporting noun.

baik

(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.

bait

(literature) A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.

baja

(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

baja tulangan beton

(countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.

bajak

(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

bajak laut

(crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

bajakan

Illegally produced, transported or sold; pirated.

bajing

Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.

bajingan

(figuratively) Abhorrent or very undesirable.

baju

(clothing) An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

baju gulat

(sports) A one-piece, tight-fitting uniform, usually made of spandex or nylon, required in wrestling and powerlifting.

baju renang

A garment worn for swimming.

bak cuci

A basin used for holding water for washing.

bak mandi

A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).

baka

(obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]

bakal

(anatomy) An aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ.

bakar

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

bakarat

(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

bakat

A natural appreciation or ability.

bakat alami

A natural or innate talent or aptitude.

bakau

Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.]

bakeri

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

bakhu

A piece of excavating equipment, either an integral subassembly or an attachment, consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth; used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors.

baki

(computing, graphical user interface, informal) A notification area used for icons and alerts.

baklava

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

bakpao

Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine

bakso

A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.

bakteri

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

bakteri virulen

The state of being virulent.

bakteriologi

(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

bakti

(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

Baku

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

baku mutu

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.

bakul

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

bal

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

bala bantuan

(in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.

balada

A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.

balai riung

A large room used for dancing and banquets.

balak

Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".

balans

(accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.

balap

The sport of competing in races.

balap kuda

Any of several annual horse races.

balapan

(by extension) Any organized race.

balas

A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.

balas dendam

Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

balas membentak

(intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.

balet

(dances) A classical form of dance.

Bali

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

balik halaman

Instructs the reader to turn the page and continue reading the other side.

balikan

Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.

balin

(physiology, uncountable) keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.

baling-baling

A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.

balita

A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.

Balkan

A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]

balok

Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".

balok not

(music) The set of five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.

balon udara

Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.

balsem

(chiefly, UK) A soothing ointment.

balustrade

A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

balut

Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell

balutan

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

bambu

(slang) A didgeridoo.

ban

An awareness ribbon.

banci

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.

bandana

A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.

bandar

(gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

bandar udara

An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

bandar udara perintis

An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.

bandara

An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

banding

An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

bandingkan

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

bandit

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

bandot

(slang) A lecherous man.

bandul

A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.

bangau

Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

bangbang

(plural salmons) A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.

banget

To a great extent or degree.

bangga

In a state of elation.

bangkai

The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.

bangkit

To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.

Bangkok

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

bangkrut

(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]

bangku

(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.

Bangladesh

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

bangsa

The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]

Bangsa Inggris

The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.

bangsal

A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.

bangsat

A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.

bangun

Not asleep; conscious.

bangun ulang

(ambitransitive) To build again or anew.

bangunan

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

bangunan sadap

The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.

bani Israel

A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.

bani Israil

A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.

banjir

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

bank

(nautical, hydrology) An elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth

banket

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

bankir

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

banner

Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.

bantal

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

bantal guling

A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.

bantalan

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.

banteng

A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula.

banting

(transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.

bantu

(transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).

bantuan

(uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.

banyak

before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.

banyak akal

Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.

banyak omong

Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

banzai

A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory.

Bapa

(Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, younger than the elderly Sage and older than the boyish Master.

Bapa Suci

(Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, younger than the elderly Sage and older than the boyish Master.

bapak

A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).

bapak baptis

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

bapak tiri

(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.

baper

(of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt.

baptis

(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.

bar

To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

bara

A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

barak

(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.