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A
abad
century
berabad-abad: for centuries
abadi
eternal; immortal keabadian: immortality
mengabadikan: perpetuate; immortalize
abah
father
abah-abah harness
abai
neglect
mengabaikan: to disregard; to neglect
abang
elder brother
abang angkat: foster brother abang ipar: brother-in-law abang tiri: stepbrother
abdi
slave
mengabdikan: to enslave pengabdian: slavery; enslavement
abjad
alphabet
abu ash
mengabui: to cheat; to deceive
abuk dust
abung
pomelo
acah
tease
mengacah-acah: to tease
acapkali often
acar
pickle
acara
event; item in a programme
mengacarakan: to compere or host a programme pengacara: master of ceremonies; compere
aci
shaft
acu
to direct weapon at target
mengacukan: to aim weapon at target mengacu: to test; to try on
acuan: a mould
acuh
to care for; to heed
mengacuhkan: to care for; to heed acuh tak acuh: to show indifference
acum
provoke or instigate
mengacum: to provoke or instigate acuman: provocation
pengacum: instigator pengacuman: agitation
ada
have; possess; contain adakala: sometimes adakalanya: sometimes adalah: is; are; am; was; were adapun: with regard to berada: (1) rich (2) to be diadakan: to be held
keadaan: condition; situation; circumstances mengada-ngada: to boast; to pretend mengada-ngadakan: to concoct an excuse mengadakan: to hold or conduct; to convene
adab
politeness; good manners; courtesy beradab: courteous; polite peradaban: civilization; culture
adang
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adas
fennel (yellow-flowered fragrant herb)
adat
custom; social tradition or practice beradat: polite; customary; ceremonious mengadatkan: to make it a practice or custom teradat: has become a custom
adegan scene
adib
well-mannered
adik
younger brother or sister
adik-beradik: brothers and sisters beradik: having siblings
adikung
assistant officer
adil
fair; just keadilan: justice mengadili: to judge
mengadilkan: to judge; to evaluate pengadil: judge; referee
pengadilan: judgement
adinda
younger brother or sister (esp. in letter-writing)
adu
(1)complain (2)compete
beradu: (1)to report (2)to compete aduan: complaint
mengadu: to report; to accuse pengadu: complainant pengaduan: complaint
peraduan: a contest or competition
aduh
exclamation of pain mengaduh: to groan; to wail
aduhai
exclamation of sorrow
aduk
mix; stir
mengaduk: to mix or stir
adun
knead (dough) adunan: dough
mengadunkan: to mix together
afiat
healthy
mengafiatkan: to restore to good health
afrit
goblin; mischievous elf or spirit
agah
murmuring sound
mengagah: (1)to gurgle (2)to confront
agak
guess
agak-agak: (1)to guess (2)approximately agaknya: perhaps; maybe
beragak: not sure
mengagak: to guess; to estimate
teragak-agak: to hesitate; to be undecided
agam
immeasurable; immense
agama
religion
beragama: having a religion keagamaan: religious
agar
so that
agar-agar jelly
agas
gnat; sandfly
agih
distribute
diagihkan: distributed mengagihkan: to distribute pengagihan: distribution
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agung
supreme
keagungan: supremacy
mengagungkan: to honour; to revere
ah
exclamation of surprise
aha
exclamation of triumph
Ahad
Sunday
ahli
(1)member (2)expert keahlian: membership
ahmak stupid
aib
(1)disreputable; shameful (2)blemish; flaw; defect keaiban: shame
mengaibkan: shameful
air
water air batu: ice berair: watery mengairi: irrigate pengairan: irrigation
ais ice
aiskrim: ice-cream
ajaib
baffling; inscrutable; miraculous keajaiban: miracle
mengajaibkan: miraculous
ajak
invite
mengajak: to invite ajakan: invitation
ajal
doom; death
ajar
teach
kurang ajar: disrespectful ajaran: teaching
belajar: to learn
berajar: educated; courteous mempelajari: to learn in greater detail mengajar: to teach
mengajarkan: to teach pelajar: student
pelajaran: lesson: education pengajar: teacher
pengajaran: something serving as a lesson or warning terpelajar: educated; learned
aju
moot; bring up for discussion; propose
mengajukan: to propose; to put forward for discussion
ajuk
imitate mockingly; tease
mengajuk: to imitate mockingly; to tease ajukan: mockery; ridicule; teasing
akad
contract; promise
mengakad-nikahkan: to promise marriage
akaid
religious dogma
akal
ability to think and reason akal budi: common sense akal-akal: to pretend or feign berakal: intelligent; smart mengakali: to outwit; to deceive mengakalkan: to think up a plan
akan
will; shall akan tetapi: but akan-akan: as if
seakan-akan: like; similar; as though
akar root
berakar: having roots
akhbar
newspaper
akhir
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akhiran: suffix akhirnya: finally berakhir: ended mengakhiri: to end
pengakhiran: process of ending terakhir: last one
akhirat
eternity; the next world; life after death
akhlak
behaviour; character; morals
akibat
consequence; result akibatnya: as a result berakibat: resulted in
mengakibatkan: to cause; to result in
akidah
belief; faith; confidence
akikah
head-shaving of an infant
akil
clever
akil baligh: grown up; adolescent
akrab
intimate in relationship
akta
act; law passed by legislative body
aku
me; I
akuan: confession; acceptance memperakui: to certify
memperakukan: to certify; to recommend mengaku: to confess; to admit
mengakui: to admit: to accept; to acknowledge pengakuan: acknowledgement; confession; admission perakuan: recommendatory
akur
agree; consent; approve
mengakuri: to agree; to consent; to approve keakuran: agreement; approval
akusaksi attest
alabangka crowbar
alah
(1)allergic (2)lose; defeated alahan: allergy
beralah: to surrender mengalah: to surrender mengalahkan: to defeat
alam
(1)nature; world; universe (2)experience berpengalaman: experienced
mengalami: to experience pengalaman: experience sealam: having the same nature
alamat
address; sign
beralamat: addressed to mengalamatkan: to address to
alang
(1)crossbeam (2)of little account alangan: obstacle
alangkah: how mengalangi: to obstruct mengalangkan: to put crosswise
alas
foundation; basis; framework; underlayer alasan: excuse; reason; explanation beralasan: well-founded
beralaskan: to base on; to line with
mengalaskan: to base on; to place an underlayer
alat
appliance; instrument; tool alat ganti: spare part alat kelamin: genital organs alatulis: stationery alatan: various tools peralatan: various tools beralatkan: to equip
memperalatkan: use as a tool
algojo
hangman; executioner
alih
displace; oust; shift; change beralih: altered; shifted
mengalih: to shift; to alter; to change; to displace pengalihan: displacement
peralihan: transition; alteration
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alir
flow
aliran: current or flow; trend of opinion mengalir: to flow
mengalirkan: to direct or channel the flow pengaliran: process of channelling the flow of
alis
eyebrow
aliterasi
alliteration
alkisah
the story is that
Allah
Muslim name for God
allahyarham
the late; the deceased
almarhum
the late (for male royalty)
almarhumah
the late (for female royalty)
almari
cupboard
alpa
negligent
kealpaan: negligence mengalpakan: to neglect
alpukat
avocado
alu
pounder (rice)
mengalu-alukan: to welcome or greet ceremoniously dialu-alukan: welcome or accepted
alun
billow; great wave
alunan: act of billowing or rolling beralun-alun: wavy; billowy
mengalunkan: to billow; to rise and roll like big waves
alur
groove; furrow
am
general (not detailed or specific); common
amah
female housekeeper; maid
amal
practice; good deed amalan: practice; good deed
beramal: to do good work; to perform good deeds mengamalkan: to practise
pengamal: practitioner pengamalan: performance
aman
peaceful
keamanan: peace mengamankan: to pacify
pengamanan: act of creating peace pengaman: peace-maker
amanah trust
mengamanahkan: to entrust pengamanah: trustee
amanat
commendation
amar
command; order mengamarkan: to order
amaran warning
amat
very; extremely
mengamati: to scrutinize pengamat: controller
pengamatan: observation; scrutiny
ambang
(1)threshold; lintel (2)bob; float ambang pintu: doorway; doorstep mengambang: to hover in the air
ambil
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ambilan: derivation from
pengambilan: act of taking or fetching
amboi oh!
ambul
bounce; rebound
mengambul: to bounce or rebound mengambulkan: to cause to rebound
ambung
back-basket
amin
amen; so be it
amir
emir (Muslim ruler or commander)
ampai
(1)hang (2)tall and slim ampai-ampai: jellyfish
mengampaikan: to hang clothes out to dry terampai: hung to air or dry
ampaian: clothes-line
ampu
ingratiate; bring oneself into a person's favour mengampu: to ingratiate
pengampu: sycophant; supporter
ampun
pardon; forgiveness; amnesty
keampunan: forgiveness; pardon mengampunkan: to forgive; to pardon pengampun: one who forgives or pardons pengampunan: amnesty or pardon
amuk
amuck; violently out of control; state of murderous frenzy mengamuk: attack without thinking
pengamuk: person who runs amuck
anai, anai-anai termite
anak child
anak angkat: adopted child anak bulan: new moon anak dara: virgin anak merah: newborn
anak-beranak: together with the children anak-anak: many children; still a child anak-anakan: doll; puppet
anakanda: son or daughter (in letter-writing) beranak: to bear a child; to give birth keanak-anakan: childish
peranakan: native
anasir
an element; a distinct social group anasir jahat: bad social element
ancam
menace; threaten mengancam: to threaten ancaman: a threat terancam: threatened
anda you
andai
if; suppose andainya: suppose andaian: assumption
berandai: to discuss; to debate mengandaikan: suppose
andam
beautician who does the make-up for the bride and bridegroom mengandam: to make-up the bride and bridegroom
andas
anvil; chopping block
anduh
suspend by means of a sling
aneh
bizarre; odd; unconventional; funny; strange
aneka
multifarious; varied; all sorts of aneka ragam: variety show beraneka: having a variety of anekarama: concert
angan
imagination
angan-angan: imagination; a day-dream berangan-angan: to day-dream
mengangan-angankan: to wish for; to day-dream about terangan-angan: to constantly wish for
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anggap
assume; deem
menganggap: to assume; to regard as anggapan: assumption; opinion beranggapan: of the opinion
anggar
estimate
anggaran: estimation; budget menganggarkan: to estimate
anggerik orchid
anggota
(1)limb (2)member
beranggota: (1)having limbs (2)having members anggota badan: part of the body
keanggotaan: membership menganggotai: to be a member of
angguk nod
anggukan: act of nodding mengangguk: to nod
terangguk-angguk: to keep nodding
anggur
(1) grape (2) jobless menganggur: unemployed
penganggur: one who is unemployed pengangguran: unemployment
angin
wind
berangin: windy; breezy mengangin: to winnow
menganginkan: to put in a windy place peranginan: holiday resort
angka
numerical figure perangkaan: statistics
angkara
bad or nasty behaviour
angkasa
space (beyond earth's atmosphere) angkasawan: astronaut
angkat
lift; raise
angkatan: troops; armed forces berangkat: to depart; to leave
keberangkatan: departure; act of leaving
angkuh
haughty; arrogant; proud keangkuhan: arrogance
angkup
callipers; pincers; forceps
angkut
convey; transport; transmit mengangkut: to transport
berangkut: to transport several times
pengangkutan: transportation; means of transport
angsa goose
aniaya
maltreatment; abuse; injustice; tyranny menganiayai: to oppress; to do injustice penganiaya: oppressor
penganiayaan: oppression; tyranny; abuse
anjak
shift position slightly
beranjak: to shift position slightly menganjakkan: to change the position of
anjal
elastic; flexible
keanjalan: flexibility; elasticity menganjal: to be elastic or flexible
anjing dog
anjung
projecting facade (of a building)
anjungan
bridge (platform on a ship)
anjur
to jut out
menganjur: to jut out
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ansur
progress or move in stages beransur: to progress in stages ansuran: instalment
mengansurkan: to pay by instalments
antah
rice grains left unhusked after pounding
antan pestle
antara
among; between
mengantarai: to mediate; to separate perantara: mediator
perantaraan: mediation; medium
antarabangsa international
antero
whole; totally
seantero: the whole; totally
anti
opposed to; counteracting; against
anting
pendulum
anting-anting: ear-ring
anu
so and so
anugerah
award; honour; grace
menganugerahi: to bestow an award; to confer an award menganugerahkan: to bestow; to confer
penganugerahan: bestowal
anut
embrace; accept; profess; adopt (religion) menganut: to follow or profess (a religion) anutan: adherence (to a religion) penganut: follower or convert (religion)
anyam
weave; plait
menganyam: to weave; to plait
anyaman: product of plaiting or weaving; act of plaiting or weaving
apa
what
apa-apa: whatever; anything apakah: what
mengapa-apakan: to harm
api fire
berapi: on fire berapi-api: fiery
mengapikan: to provoke; to instigate
apit
squeezed between two surfaces
berapit: wedged in between; closely situated mengapit: to squeeze between two surfaces pengapit: best man (at wedding); maid of honour
April April
apung
float; drift
berapungan: floating or drifting in great numbers mengapungkan: to allow to float
terapung: floating or drifting about
ara fig
arah
direction
arahan: command; order; instruction; direction berarah: having a direction
mengarah: to direct
mengarahkan: to direct towards pengarah: director
searah: in the same direction
arak
(1)liquor (2)procession
berarak: to walk or march in procession mengarak: to walk in procession pengarak: participant in a procession perarakan: procession
arak-arakan: cortege; procession; pageant
aral
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arang
charcoal batu arang: coal
aras
a level
arca
image; picture
ari
abdomen ari-ari: abdomen
arif
learned; wise kearifan: cleverness
arkib
archives
arloji
clock; watch
arnab rabbit
arus
current (flow) of water, air or electricity
arwah
late (no longer living)
asa
hope
asah
sharpen; grind; whet mengasah: to sharpen asahan: act of sharpening pengasah: sharpener; grinder
pengasahan: act of sharpening or grinding berasah: whetted
asak
pack; cram
berasak-asak: packed; crammed mengasak: to pack; to stuff asakan: crowd; jam; cramming
asal
origin; source asalkan: provided that asalnya: originally berasal: originated
asam sour
asam jawa: tamarind
mengasamkan: to preserve in vinegar or tamarind (as pickle) asam-asaman: sour fruits preserved in salt
asap
smoke
berasap: emitting smoke
mengasap: to become smoke; to vapourize mengasapi: to fumigate
pengasapan: fumigation perasap: censer
asar
afternoon
asas
foundation for a theory; basis; principle asasnya: in principle
berasas: founded or based on mengasaskan: to base on pengasas: founder
asasi
basic; fundamental
asin
salty
mengasinkan: to preserve in salt
asing
foreign; separate asing-asing: separately berasingan: separate mengasingkan: to separate terasing: isolated; separated pengasingan: segregation; exile
askar
soldier
asli
indigenous; native; natural; original keaslian: originality
asmara
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asrama hostel
astaka
pavilion
asuh
bring up (a child); educate
mengasuh: to bring up (a child); to educate; to nurse (an infant) asuhan: up-bringing; care (of a child)
pengasuh: baby-sitter
asyik
besotted; infatuated; in love; engrossed asyik maksyuk: infatuated; besotted
mengasyikkan: engrossing; occupying one's attention fully
atap roof
beratap: having a roof beratapkan: to have as a roof mengatapi: to roof
atas
above; up; upon
atasan: superior or upper class mengatasi: to overcome teratas: the highest
atau or
ataupun: or
atuk
grandfather
atur
arrange
mengatur: to arrange atur cara: programme
aturan: regulation; arrangement; rules; procedure; order beratur: arranged: to queue up
beraturan: orderly mengaturkan: to arrange peraturan: regulations teratur: orderly; arranged
aum roar
mengaum: to roar
aur
bamboo
aurat
parts of the body that should not be exposed according to Islamic belief
auta
bluff; deceit
awak you
perawakan: personality; posture
awal
early; beginning
awalan: grammatical prefix berawalan: having a prefix
awam
civil; public; common; general
awan cloud
berawan: cloudy
merawan: to be high in the clouds
awas
caution
mengawasi: to supervise; to watch closely berawas-awas: to be cautious
pengawas: supervisor; monitor pengawasan: supervision
awet
conserve; preserve; embalm mengawet: to preserve pengawet: preservative pengawetan: preservation
ayah
father
berayah: having a father ayahanda: father (in letter-writing)
ayak
sieve
mengayak: to sieve
pengayak: a sieve; a person who sieves pengayakan: act of sieving
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ayam
chicken; fowl
ayam belanda: turkey ayam denak: jungle fowl ayam sabung: fighting cock
ayan
tin; corrugated iron
ayat
sentence (set of words)
ayatullah
senior Muslim religious leader
ayu
pretty
ayun
oscillate; swing berayun-ayun: to swing mengayunkan: to swing
azab
suffering
mengazab: to torture keazaban: sufferings
azali
from time immemorial
azam
determination; firmness of purpose
berazam: to be determined keazaman: determination
azan
a Muslim call to prayer
azimat
talisman
B
bab
chapter
babad
chronicle
babak
act or scene(of a play); episode; section of a long piece of music
babas
drift; sweep away
terbabas: driven out of its course; driven away from from one's goal or principle
babi pig
babit
embroil; involve (in argument or quarrel) membabitkan: to involve; to implicate pembabitan: involvement
baca read
membaca: to read
bacaan: act of reading; material to be read membacakan: to read for
pembaca: reader
pembacaan: act of reading
bacul
cowardly; timid kebaculan: cowardice
badai
hurricane
badak
rhinoceros
badam
almond
badan
(1)body (2)organization berbadan: having a body berbadan dua: pregnant memperbadankan: to corporatize perbadanan: corporation; institution
badik
dagger
badut
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Badui
Bedouin
bagai
as if; like bagaikan: as if
berbagai-bagai: of various types kepelbagaian: variety
pelbagai: various
bagaimana how
bagaimanapun: however; no matter how or what sebagaimana: as; like
bagasi
baggage; cargo
baghal mule
bagi
(1)for (2)give membagi: to give
baginda
His or Her Majesty
bagur
large and clumsy
bagus
nice; pleasant; good
bah
deluge; flood
bahagi
allot; distribute; divide
bahagian: division; part; portion; section membahagi: to divide
membahagi-bahagikan: to distribute; to give away membahagikan: to divide; to distribute
pembahagi: divider pembahagian: allotment terbahagi: divided
bahagia
blissful; lucky; blessed berbahagia: fortunate; blissful kebahagiaan: bliss; happiness membahagiakan: to cause to be happy
bahak
guffaw
terbahak-bahak: to laugh loud and long
baham gobble
membaham: to gobble
bahan
substance; matter; material bahan api: fuel
bahana
loud noise or sound
bahang
heat
membahang: to heat
bahantara
medium (environment)
bahari
ancient
baharu new
membaharui: to renew pembaharuan: renewal
bahas
debate or discussion
berbahas: to debate; to discuss
membahaskan: to discuss; to debate; to criticize pembahas: debater
perbahasan: a debate or discussion
bahasa
language
berbahasa: courteous; cultured; using a language perbahasaan: speech; customary etiquette
bahawa that
bahaya danger
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bahkan
moreover
bahlul
inane; silly
bahu
shoulder
baiduri opal
baik
good; all right; fine baik-baik: carefully
berbaik: to be on good terms kebaikan: goodness; benefit membaiki: to repair memperbaiki: to repair
pembaikan: correction; improvement sebaik-baik: as good as; just sebaiknya: better; as it should be terbaik: the best
bait
a poem with two lines; couplet
baitulmal treasury
baja
fertilizer
membaja: to fertilize
bajak
a plough
membajak: to plough
baji
a wedge
membaji: to split using a wedge
bajik
welfare
kebajikan: welfare
bajingan
scoundrel; rascal
baju
clothes; dress berbaju: dressed
membajui: to put on clothes
bak
like; similar
baka
heredity
kebakaan: hereditary
bakal
future (adj.); aspirant; destined to become
bakar burn
kebakaran: a fire membakar: to burn terbakar: on fire; burnt pembakaran: act of burning
bakat
talent; flair; aptitude berbakat: talented
bakau
mangrove
bakawali
a medicinal herbal plant
bakhil
stingy; miserly
baki
balance; remainder
berbaki: having a balance or surplus
bakti
devotion; dedication
berbakti: to be devoted or dedicated membaktikan: to dedicate
baku
standard
membakukan: to standardize pembakuan: standardization
bakul
basket
bakung
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bala
disaster; calamity
balada ballad
balah bicker
berbalah: to bicker or quarrel membalah: to oppose or defy
balai
hall; station
balai raya: community hall
balak
log (timber) membalak: to log pembalakan: logging
balam
spotted-neck dove
berbalam: unclear; vague; hazy
balang
flagon (vessel with lid, lip and handle for serving wine)
balar
albino
balas
reciprocate; reply; avenge
membalas: to reciprocate
balasan: reciprocation; response; reply; revenge berbalas-balasan: exchange
baldi
pail; bucket
baldu velvet
baligh
puberty
balik
(1)return (2)behind
berbalik: to turn back; to return kebalikan: contrary to membalik-balik: to flip over
membalikkan: to invert; to reverse to position menterbalikkan: to turn upside down
pembalikan: act of turning upside down; act of returning sebaliknya: on the contrary
terbalik: upside down; reversed
baling
throw; fling
membaling: to throw; to fling
baling-baling
propeller; wind-vane
balu
widow
baluarti
bulwark; stone wall of defence
balung
comb (of fowl)
balut
wrap; envelop; bandage balutan: wrapping; bandage berbalut: bandaged
membalut: to wrap; to bandage membaluti: to wrap
pembalut: wrapping; bandage
banci
census
bancian: census
bancuh mix; stir
membancuh: to mix; to stir bancuhan: mixture
pembancuhan: act of mixing or stirring
bandar town
bandaran: municipal perbandaran: municipality bandaraya: city
bandela
bale; large bundle
banding
compare
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banduan
convict; prisoner
bandul
pendulum
membandul: to swing like a pendulum
bangang
duff; stupid
bangat
fast; quick
bangau
stork; flamingo
bangga
elated; proud
berbangga: feeling proud kebanggaan: pride
membanggakan: to arouse a feeling of pride
banggul
hillock; mound
bangkai carcass
bangkang oppose
membangkang: to oppose
bangkangan: protest; objection; opposition
pembangkang: the opposition; one who is opposing
bangkit
evoke; bring to one's mind; get up berbangkit: to get up
kebangkitan: awakening; resurgence; emergence membangkitkan: to evoke; to awaken; to raise; to arouse a feeling in one's mind
bangku
bench; stool
bangsa
race; nation of people kebangsaan: national sebangsa: of the same race
bangsal
barn; shed
bangsat
vagrant; scoundrel
bangsawan
high class or rank; nobility; Malay opera
bangsi
bamboo flute
bangun
stand; get up; wake up bangunan: building
membangun: to get up; to rise; to develop
membangunkan: to awaken someone; to develop; to construct pembangunan: development; construction
banjar
row; range
banjaran: range of mountains berbanjar: forming a line or row membanjarkan: arrange in a row
banjir flood
membanjiri: to flood
bantah
protest; disobey; oppose
membantah: to protest; to oppose bantahan: a protest
pembantah: opposer
bantai
slaughter; beat up
membantai: to slaughter; to beat up; to thrash pembantaian: act of slaughtering
pembantai: butcher
bantal pillow
berbantalkan: to use as a pillow bantal golek: bolster
bantal peluk: bolster
banteras
fight against; eradicate; exterminate membanteras: to fight against; to eradicate pembanterasan: eradication
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membanting: to beat; to lambaste; to thrash membanting tulang: to work hard
bantu
help; assist; back; aid membantu: to help; to assist bantuan: assistance pembantu: assistant; helper
bantut
stunt; hinder; stop
membantutkan: to stunt; to hinder; to stop terbantut: stunted
banyak
much; many
banyak-banyak: in large quantities banyaknya: amount; a large number of kebanyakan: most of; majority of membanyakkan: to increase sebanyak: as much as; as many as sebanyak-banyaknya: at the most terbanyak: the most
bapa
father
bapa saudara: uncle berbapa: having a father sebapa: having the same father
bara
embers
membara: furious; smouldering
barah
cancer
berbarah: having cancer membarah: cancerous
baran
grumpy; ill-tempered
barang
goods; things
barangan: goods; commodity sebarang: whatever; any sembarangan: whatever; any
barangkali
perhaps; maybe
barat west
kebaratan: westernized kebarat-baratan: westernized pembaratan: westernization
baring
lie down
berbaring: to lie down; to recline
membaringkan: to place in a recumbent position terbaring: in a recumbent position
baris
line; row
barisan: line; front; troops berbaris: to line up
membariskan: to arrange in rows pembaris: ruler
perbarisan: parade
baru new
baru-baru: recently membarui: to renew memperbarui: to renew
pembaruan: renovations; reforms
barut
diaper; dressing; bandage
basah wet
basah kuyup: drenched
basahan: daily used items or clothes membasahi: to wet
membasahkan: to wet
basi
stale; mouldy (of food)
basmi
eradicate; destroy membasmi: to eradicate pembasmian: eradication
basuh wash
basuhan: something that is washed membasuh: to wash
bata
brick
batal
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batang
bar; strip; long solid piece; numerical coefficient for cylindrical objects
batang hidung: bridge of the nose
batas
(1) limits; confines; boundaries (2) vegetable bed membatasi: to limit
pembatasan: limitation
perbatasan: border area; frontier area terbatas: limited; restricted
berbatas: having a border
batik
type of textile print
batin
of the inner feelings; mental tok batin: Proto-Malay tribal chief batiniah: spiritual
kebatinan: inner self
batu
(1) stone; rock (2) mile batu api: instigator batu asah: whetstone berbatu-batu: stony membatu: to keep silent batuan: rock
batuk
cough
terbatuk-batuk: to cough uncontrollably
bau
smell; aroma; odour
bau-bauan: scent; fragrance; perfume berbau: to emit an odour
terbau: got the smell
bauk
sideburns; whiskers
baur mix
berbaur: mixed (with) bauran: mixture; hotchpotch
bawa
bring; carry
membawa: to bring; to carry
membawakan: to bring something for someone terbawa: taken unintentionally
terbawa-bawa: to be involved; to be influenced pembawa: bearer; carrier
pembawaan: talent
bawah
below; under
bawahan: subordinate; of lower rank or position; inferior terbawah: lowest
terkebawah: lowest
bawal
ponfret
bawang onion
bawang merah: shallot bawang putih: garlic
shadow; reflection
bayang-bayang: shadow; reflection; imagination bayangan: shadow; image
berbayang: shadowy; to cast a shadow
membayangi: to form an image; to follow and spy on membayangkan: to suggest; to imply
terbayang: reflected; pictured terbayangkan: imagined; reflected
bayar pembayaran: payment
bayi
membazirkan: to waste pembaziran: wastage
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beban
burden; responsibility
bebanan: burden; responsibility membebani: to burden someone membebankan: to burden someone
bebas
free; independent kebebasan: freedom
membebaskan: to liberate; to release
bebat
bandage; dressing
membebat: to apply a dressing to a wound
bebawang
bulb (of plant)
bebel
incomprehensible utterings membebel: to utter incoherently
beberapa several
bebibir
flange; projecting rim
beca
trishaw; rickshaw
becak
muddy
becok
fond of chatting; talkative
bedah
operate; dissect membedah: to operate
pembedahan: surgical operation
bedak
powder
bedak sejuk: powder made from rice berbedak: powdered
membedaki: to powder
bedal
whip; beat
membedal: to whip; to beat
bedek aim at
membedek: to take aim at
bedil
gunpowder; gun bedilan: shooting; firing membedil: to shoot
beduk
big drum used in the mosque
begar
headstrong; hard; firm
begini
like this
begitu
like that; so
beguk
mumps
bejana
canister
bekal
cater; supply food
bekalan: provisions; stock; supply; ration berbekal: having a supply of
membekalkan: to supply; to provide; to furnish pembekal: supplier
pembekalan: that which is supplied
bekam
seize; grip
membekam: to draw blood from
bekas
(1) former; ex- (2) container (3) traces bekas darah: blood stain
bekas luka: scar
berbekas: having marks or traces
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beku
frozen; hardened; solidified otak beku: stupid person
membekukan: to cause to freeze or solidify membeku: to coagulate or clot
pembekuan: coagulation
bekuan hot
bela
(1) advocate; defend; avenge (2) rear or breed membela: to defend; to avenge; to look after pembelaan: defence; protection
belaan: that which is taken care of
belacan
shrimp paste
belacu calico
belah
to split; to bisect; to cut in half belahan: cleft; cleavage berbelah bagi: half-hearted membelah: to split
menyebelahi: to take sides; to side with sebelah: half; beside; towards
sebelah-menyebelah: on both sides bersebelahan: side by side; near terbelah: apart; separated
belai
cherish; coaxing; caress belaian: coaxing; caress membelai: to cherish; to caress membelai-belai: to cherish; to caress
belak
mottled
belaka
altogether; entirely; quite
belakang
back; rear; behind belakangan: recently
membelakangi: to ignore; to disregard
membelakangkan: to ignore; to disregard; to place at the back terkebelakang: out-of-date; far behind
belalai
elephant's trunk; proboscis
belalang
grasshopper
Belanda Dutch
belang stripe
berbelang: striped
belanga
clay cooking pot
belangkas king-crab
belanja
expenses; expenditure belanjawan: budget berbelanja: to spend membelanjakan: to spend perbelanjaan: expenditure
belantan
club; bludgeon; truncheon
belantara forest
belas
(1) compassion; pity; mercy (2) numerals from eleven to nineteen
belasan: teenager; numerals from eleven to nineteen kesebelasan: eleventh
berbelas: having sympathy or pity
belasah
flog; whip
membelasah: to flog; to whip
belat
fish-trap
belati
European
belau
shimmering
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belebas
ledge; lath
belek
scrutinise
membelek: to scrutinise
belengas sticky
belenggu
manacle; handcuff; shackle
membelenggu: to handcuff; to shackle terbelenggu: handcuffed; shackled
belerang sulphur
beli buy
membeli: to buy belian: the purchase membeli-belah: shopping membelikan: to buy for pembeli: purchaser pembelian: the purchase terbeli: able to buy
belia
youth
beliak
dilated; wide open (of eyes) terbeliak: wide open membeliakkan: to dilate
beliau
he or she
belikat
shoulder-blade
belimbing starfruit
belit
circumlocutary; twisting; twining membelit: to coil or twine around belitan: a coil
berbelit-belit: coiled; twined; twisted membelitkan: to entwine
pembelit: swindler; deceiver terbelit: coiled; twined
beliung
hatchet; small axe; adze
belok
turn (in direction)
membelok: to turn (in direction)
membelokkan: to change the course or direction belokan: a bend or curve; a change of direction
belot
betray
membelot: to betray pembelot: traitor
pembelotan: betrayal; treason
belukar
bush; shrub; secondary forest
belulang
hide; untanned leather; patch of hardened skin
belum
not yet
sebelum: before
belut eel
bembam
roast in hot embers
membembam: to roast in hot embers
benak
silly; stupid
benam
embed; immerse in water
terbenam: immersed in water; embedded membenamkan: to immerse; to embed
benang thread
benar
genuine; true; real; correct benar-benar: really; truly; very kebenaran: truth; permission; approval membenarkan: to allow; to permit sebenarnya: in fact
bencana
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benci
hate; detest kebencian: hatred
membenci: to hate; to loathe pembenci: one who hates
benda thing
kebendaan: materialism
bendahara
chief minister of a Malay State perbendaharaan: treasury
bendahari
treasurer; bursar
bendalir fluid
bendang
wet rice-fields
bendar
ditch or moat
bendela
bale; package
bendera flag
bendi
lady's finger
bendul
cross-beam
bendung
barrier; dyke
membendung: to barricade; to dam
bengal
temporarily deaf; stubborn
bengang
buzzing or ringing in the ears
bengis
cruel; harsh
membengis: to act cruelly
bengkak
(1) swollen; bloated (2) swelling membengkak: to swell
bengkalai unfinished
terbengkalai: unfinished
bengkang zig-zag
bengkang-bengkok: zig-zag
bengkarung newt
bengkel
workshop
bengkeng
cantankerous; irritable
membengkengi: to scold; to irritate
bengkok
bent; crooked
membengkokkan: to bend
bengkung
sash for the waist; corset; girdle
benguk goitre
benih seed
bening
transparent; clear; limpid
benjol
bump or swelling, esp. left by a blow
bentak
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bentan relapse
bentang
spread out (carpet or mat)
membentang: to spread out (carpet or mat); to put forward (a proposal)
membentangi: to spread out or unroll (carpet or mat) terbentang; spread out or unrolled
bentar
moment
sebentar: a moment
sebentar-sebentar: at short intervals
bentara
herald; state proclamation officer
benteng
stronghold; fortress
berbentengkan: use as a fort membentengi: fortify berbenteng: fortified
bentuk
form; shape; appearance berbentuk: having the form of
membentuk: to form; to create; to mould pembentukan: formation; creation; establishment sebentuk: numerical coefficient for curved objects terbentuk: formed; established
benua
continent
bera
blush; flushing of face
berahi
amorous; feeling sexual love keberahian: passion
memberahikan: to arouse passion
berak
defecate
terberak: to defecate
beranda
gallery; verandah; terrace
berang
disgruntled; discontented; annoyed
berangan chestnut
berangsang pep; vigour
memberangsangkan: to fill with vigour; to enliven
berangus muzzle
berani brave
keberanian: bravery
memberanikan: to encourage
berani mati: not afraid of death
berapa
how much; how many
seberapa: any amount; as much or as many as
beras rice
beras kunyit: saffron rice beras pulut: glutinous rice
berat
heavy; tough beratnya: weight keberatan: reluctant
berenga maggot
beres
in order; settled
membereskan: to settle; to arrange pemberesan: settlement; arrangement
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berhala
idol; image; fetish; worshipped object
beri give
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pemberi: one who gives
beringin
banyan tree
berita news
berita angin: rumour berita kilat: newsflash memberitakan: to inform pemberita: reporter; journalist
beritahu inform
memberitahu: to inform
pemberitahuan: announcement; notification
berkas bundle
memberkas: to bind; to arrest memberkaskan: to bind; to fasten
berkat
boon; benefit; blessing memberkati: to bless
berlian
diamond
bernas
full (of grain); highly spirited (of speech); factual and convincing (of writing); fertile and productive (of cultivation)
berontak
rebel; revolt
memberontak: to rebel; to revolt pemberontak: a rebel; an insurgent pemberontakan: a rebellion; a revolt
beroti
batten
bersih clean
kebersihan: cleanliness membersihkan: to clean pembersih: cleaner
pembersihan: act of cleaning
bersin
sneeze
bersut
glower; scowl
bertih
rice fried in the husk bertih jagung: popcorn
beruang bear
berudu tadpole
beruk
monkey
berus brush
memberus: to brush
besan
parents of a married couple
besar big
besar hati: proud; elated
besar kepala: stubborn; conceited; big-headed besar mulut: boastful
besar-besaran: grand; on a large scale berbesar hati: grateful
kebesaran: greatness membesar: to grow big
membesar-besarkan: to exaggerate membesarkan: to enlarge
membesarkan diri: to brag memperbesar: to enlarge or expand pembesar: dignitary
terbesar: largest
besi
iron (metal) besi baja: steel besi berani: magnet
besok
tomorrow
bestari
well-bred; intelligent
besut
refine metal
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beta
I; me (used by king)
betah
recovered; accustomed
betapa
how (emphasising the degree)
betik
papaya
betina female
beting
sandbar; sandbank
betis
calf (of leg)
betul
correct; true
betul-betul: truly; exactly; really
kebetulan: by coincidence; by chance; incidentally membetulkan: to correct; to rectify
pembetulan: correction sebetulnya: in fact
betung
a large type of bamboo pembetungan: sewerage
beza
difference
berbeza: to differ; to be different berbeza-beza: differently
membeza-bezakan: to differentiate; to discriminate; to distinguish between
membezakan: to differentiate perbezaan: difference; dissimilarity
pembezaan: differentiation; discrimination; classification
biadab
impolite; discourteous kebiadaban: rudeness
biak
prolific; productive; fertile
membiak: to multiply; to reproduce membiakkan: to breed; to rear pembiakan: breeding; reproduction
biar
let; allow
membiarkan: to allow; to neglect; to ignore terbiar: neglected; ignored
biara
convent; monastery
bias
deflect; refract
biasan: refraction; diversion membiaskan: to deflect; to refract
biasa
habitual; usual; ordinary biasanya: usually
kebiasaan: custom; habit; practice membiasakan: to accustom; to familiarise
biasiswa
scholarship
biawak iguana
biaya
cost; expenses dibiayai: defrayed
membiayai: to defray; to subsidise pembiayaan: financing; subsidisation
pembiaya: the person who pays for the expenses
bibir lip
bicara
discussion
berbicara: to discuss
membicarakan: to discuss; to deliberate over; to preside over a court case
pembicaraan: discussion perbicaraan: court hearing or trial
bicu
jack (for lifting heavy objects)
bidaah heresy
bidadari
houri (beautiful woman of the Muslim paradise)
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bidak pawn
bidal
thimble
bidalan: proverb
bidan
midwife
bidang
domain; field or range of activity; numeral coefficient for things that are spread out and flat
bidas
criticise; spring back or rebound
membidas: to criticise; to spring back or rebound
bidik
aim at
membidik: to aim at
biduan
male singer
biduanda
pageboy; valet
biduanita
female singer
bijak
judicious; smart; wise
kebijakan: intelligence; smartness
bijaksana
judicious; smart; wise
kebijaksanaan: wisdom; prudence
bijan
sesame seed
biji
seed; grain; pip; numerical coefficient for fruits and small spherical objects
berbiji: having seed biji-bijian: cereals
bijih ore
bijih besi: iron ore bijih timah: tin ore
bijirin
cereal
bikin
make
membikin: to make; to manufacture bikinan: product; creation
biku
edging; trimming
bila
when; if
bila-bila: whenever
bilah
blade (of knife or sword); lath; numerical coefficient for weapons of sharpened metal
bilal
muezzin
bilang
calculate; count; tell; repeat bilangan: number; amount; quantity berbilang: several; numerous membilang: to count; to call out; to say sebilangan: a number of
terbilang: counted; included; famous
bilas
rinse; wash; cleanse membilas: to rinse or wash bilasan: cleansing; rinsing
bilik
room
bilis
bloodshot eye
bimbang
