| CLASSIFIED GROUPS OF INDONESIAN WORDS | ||
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| Vocabulary-Building Word Lists | ||
| Indonesian Words | English Translation | |
| Astronomy | ||
| angkasa | = | atmosphere; firmament; sky; space |
| angkasa luar | = | outer space; the universe outside of Earth's atmosphere |
| angkasawan | = | spaceman; astronaut; cosmonaut |
| antariksa | = | space; outer space; firmament |
| asteroid | = | asteroid; an object in outer space smaller than a planet that revolves around the sun |
| astrologi | = | astrology; the study of objects in outer space (planets, stars, etc.) |
| astronaut | = | astronaut; a spaceman; a human space traveler |
| astronomi | = | astronomy; the science and study of objects in outer space |
| bimasakti | = | Milky Way galaxy; a large cluster of stars in outer space |
| bintang | = | star; constellation |
| bintang berekor | = | comet; milky way constellation |
| bintang bersinar | = | shining star |
| Bintang Utara | = | North Star |
| bulan | = | moon |
| bulan muda | = | new moon; waxing moon |
| bulan purnama | = | full moon |
| bulan tua | = | waning moon; decreasing moon |
| cahaya bulan | = | moonlight |
| cakrawala | = | the horizon; the heavens; sky; atmosphere; firmament; revolution |
| declinasi | = | declination; a downward bend |
| dirgantara | = | upper atmosphere; sky; outer space |
| gerhana | = | eclipse; a blocking from view of an object in outer space |
| gerhana bulan | = | lunar eclipse; an eclipse of the moon |
| gerhana matahari | = | solar eclipse; an eclipse of the sun |
| gerhana mutlak | = | total eclipse |
| gerhana sebagian | = | partial eclipse |
| ilmu falak | = | astronomy |
| jagat raya | = | universe; cosmos |
| Jupiter | = | Jupiter |
| komet | = | comet; an object in outer space that moves around the sun with a visible trail or "tail" |
| kosmik | = | cosmic; relating to the cosmos; regarding the universe |
| kosmos | = | cosmos; universe |
| langit | = | sky; heaven; firmament |
| lapisan ozon | = | ozone layer |
| Leo | = | Leo; the fifth sign of the zodiac |
| Libra | = | Libra; the seventh sign of the zodiac |
| lubang hitam | = | black hole; theoretical point in the universe remaining from a collapsed star |
| Mars | = | Mars (planet) |
| matahari | = | sun; the star which planet Earth orbits around |
| Merkurius | = | Mercury; the planet Mercury |
| meteor | = | meteor; an object from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere; a "falling star" |
| nebula | = | nebula; a cloud of dust and gas in outer space |
| Neptunas | = | Neptune (planet) |
| nujum | = | astrological predictions; astrologer; stars |
| orbit | = | orbit; the continuous revolving of an object in outer space around another object |
| pesawat antariksa | = | spaceship |
| planet | = | planet; an object in outer space that orbits around a star |
| planetoid | = | planetoid; an object in outer space like a small planet that orbits around a star |
| Pluto | = | Pluto (planet) |
| ramalan bintang | = | horoscope; astrological forecasts of future events |
| satelit | = | satellite; an orbiting object |
| solstis | = | solstice |
| stratosfer | = | stratosphere; the earth's outer atmosphere |
| surya | = | sun; solar |
| tata surya | = | solar system |
| teleskop | = | telescope; a device for viewing and magnifying distant objects |
| troposfer | = | troposphere; an atmospheric layer existing above the earth's surface |
| Uranus | = | Uranus (planet) |
| Utarid | = | Mercury (planet) |
| Venus | = | Venus (planet) |
| zodiak | = | zodiac; astrological groupings of stars or objects in outer space |
| Body Parts | ||
| alis | = | eyebrow; the line of hair above a person's eye |
| amandel | = | tonsils; the two small fleshy organs at the rear of a person's tongue |
| anatomi | = | anatomy; the science and study of body structure |
| arteri | = | artery; a large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart |
| aurat | = | a private part of the body not to be exposed in public; sexual organ |
| badan | = | hull; body; torso; trunk; figure |
| badani | = | bodily; physical; corporal; carnal; material |
| badaniah | = | bodily; physical; corporal; carnal; material |
| bahu | = | shoulder |
| batang leher | = | neck |
| batang zakar | = | penis; male sex organ |
| betis | = | the calf of a leg; the hind part of a human leg below the knee |
| bibir | = | lip; edge; hem |
| bibir atas | = | upper lip |
| bibir bawah | = | lower lip |
| biji mata | = | eyeball; pupil |
| biseps | = | biceps; a double-headed muscle; a muscle of the upper arm |
| bokong | = | buttocks; butt; posterior; rump; fanny; buns |
| botak | = | bald; bald headed; hairless; without hair on the top of the head |
| buah dada | = | breast; bosom; bust |
| buah pelir | = | testicles |
| colon | = | colon; large intestine |
| cuping telinga | = | earlobe; the flesh at the bottom of a person's ear |
| dada | = | chest; breast; bosom; bust |
| dagu | = | chin; the lower front part of a person's jaw |
| dahi | = | forehead; brow |
| darah | = | blood |
| dengkul | = | knee |
| dubur | = | anus; the lower opening of the bowel where feces is excreted |
| esofagus | = | esophagus; gullet |
| genitalia | = | genitals; genitalia; the reproductive organs |
| gigi | = | tooth; an object similar to a tooth |
| ginjal | = | kidney; a human organ that excretes urine |
| gland | = | a gland; a body organ that produces a secretion |
| gonad | = | gonad; testicle; male sex gland |
| hati | = | heart; liver; emotional center; inner self |
| hidung | = | nose |
| himen | = | hymen; a membrane partly closing the orifice of the vagina |
| janggut | = | beard; chin hair; chin |
| jari | = | finger; toe; a shape like a finger |
| jari kaki | = | toe |
| jari kelingking | = | little finger |
| jari manis | = | ring finger |
| jari tangan | = | finger |
| jari telunjuk | = | index finger; forefinger |
| jari tengah | = | middle finger |
| jasmani | = | physique; body |
| jasmaniah | = | physical; corporal; carnal; material |
| jemari | = | finger |
| jempol | = | thumb; big toe |
| jenggot | = | beard; chin hair |
| kaki | = | foot; lower leg; lower part; foundation |
| kandung kemih | = | urinary bladder; a body organ that stores urine |
| kelenjar | = | a gland; a body organ that secretes fluids |
| kelenjar air mata | = | tear duct gland; a gland that secretes tears when crying, etc. |
| kelopak mata | = | eyelid; the layer of skin above the eye |
| kemaluan | = | genitals; the external reproductive sexual organs |
| kemaluan laki-laki | = | male genitals; the external reproductive organs of a male |
| kemaluan perempuan | = | female genitals; the external reproductive organs of a female |
| kening | = | eyebrow; brow; forehead |
| kepala | = | head; headman; chief |
| kerongkongan | = | throat; gullet; wind pipe |
| ketiak | = | armpit; the hollow area under the arm at the shoulder |
| kornea | = | cornea; a membrane covering the front of an eyeball |
| kuku | = | fingernail; toenail; claw; hoof; nail |
| kuku kaki | = | toenail |
| kuku tangan | = | fingernail |
| kulit kepala | = | scalp; the skin on the top of the head |
| kumis | = | moustache; hair growth on a man's upper lip |
| kuping | = | ear |
| kutil | = | wart; a mole; a small growth on the skin |
| leher | = | neck; throat area |
| lengan | = | arm; sleeve |
| liang kemaluan | = | vagina |
| lidah | = | tongue; an object shaped like a tongue |
| lutut | = | knee; the leg joint between the thigh and the lower leg |
| mata | = | eye |
| muka | = | face; front; surface; surface level |
| mukosa | = | mucus; a sticky body fluid in the nose and throat area |
| mulut | = | mouth; aperture; an opening similar to a mouth |
| otak | = | brain; mind; intellect |
| otot | = | muscle; sinew; tendon |
| paha | = | thigh; the part of a leg above the knee |
| pangkal paha | = | hip; groin; crotch |
| pankreas | = | pancreas; a body organ near the stomach that secretes juices |
| pantat | = | buttocks; butt; buns; posterior; rump; fanny |
| paru-paru | = | lungs; body organs used for breathing |
| payudara | = | breast; teat; female organ for feeding milk to offspring |
| pelipis | = | temple area (side of the head) |
| pelir | = | penis; male genitals |
| pelupuk mata | = | eyelid; the skin covering the front of the eyeball |
| pembuluh darah | = | blood vessel; blood vein |
| pembuluh nadi | = | artery; a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart |
| pergelangan kaki | = | ankle |
| perut | = | stomach; belly; gut; tummy |
| pinggang | = | waist; loin; mid-section of the torso |
| pinggul | = | hip; seat; rear end; haunches |
| pipi | = | cheek; the fleshy side of a person's mouth |
| pita suara | = | vocal cords |
| pori-pori | = | skin pores |
| puki | = | vagina; vulva; female genitals |
| punggung | = | a back; a part that is behind |
| puting susu | = | nipple of a female breast |
| rahang | = | jaw; jawbone; the bone where teeth are embedded |
| rahang atas | = | upper jawbone |
| rahang bawah | = | lower jawbone |
| rahim | = | womb; uterus |
| rambut | = | hair |
| rangka manusia | = | human skeleton |
| rektum | = | rectum; anus; the end point of the large intestine |
| retina | = | retina; the membrane at the back of the eyeball that senses light images |
| saraf | = | nerve; nerve fiber |
| sel darah | = | blood cell; corpuscle |
| sel tunas | = | stem cell; a cell that replicates itself |
| selangkangan | = | groin; crotch area |
| siku | = | elbow |
| tangan | = | arm; hand; forearm; wrist |
| tapak tangan | = | palm of the hand |
| telapak kaki | = | sole of the foot or shoe |
| telapak tangan | = | palm of the hand |
| telinga | = | ear |
| tenggorok | = | throat; larynx |
| testis | = | testicle; gonad |
| tonsil | = | tonsil; fleshy tissue at the back of the mouth |
| tubuh | = | body; the physical body; torso |
| tulang | = | bone |
| tulang belakang | = | backbone |
| tulang kering | = | shinbone; shank |
| tulang punggung | = | backbone |
| tulang rusuk | rib; rib bone; roof rafter | |
| tumit | = | a heel; the lower back part of a foot |
| urat | = | vein; muscle; sinew; nerve; tendon; fiber |
| urat nadi | = | artery |
| urat saraf | = | nerve |
| usus | = | intestines; bowels; entrails |
| vagina | = | vagina; a tube connecting the womb to the vulva in females |
| zakar | = | penis; the male sex organ |
| Colors | ||
| warna | = | color; tint; type; style |
| ungu | = | purple color; violet color; lilac color |
| sawo matang | = | light brown color; a common Indonesian skin color |
| putih | = | white; pure; clean |
| pirang | = | blond; a light reddish-brown color |
| pastel | = | pastel; a lighter or softer shade of a color |
| merah tua | = | crimson color; dark red color |
| merah muda | = | pink color |
| merah | = | red color |
| luntur | = | faded; discolored; lackluster; weakened; decreased |
| kuning | = | yellow (color) |
| keputihan | = | whitish; rather white; whiteness |
| kemerahan | = | reddish; ruddy; somewhat red; rather red |
| kekuningan | = | yellowness; yellowish; yellowy |
| kehitaman | = | blackness; darkness |
| kebiruan | = | bluish (color); rather blue |
| keabu-abuan | = | grayish (color); somewhat gray |
| hitam | = | black; dark |
| hijau | = | green (color); unripe (fruit, etc.) |
| biru muda | = | light blue color |
| biru laut | = | navy blue color |
| biru | = | blue |
| berwarna | = | being colored; having a certain color |
| beraneka warna | = | colorful; multicolored |
| abu-abu | = | gray; ash color |
| Food and Drinks | ||
| acar | = | a pickle; a preserved cucumber |
| adonan | = | dough; food batter; food paste; a mixture |
| air | = | water; juice; liquid; fluid |
| air dingin | = | cold water |
| air es | = | ice; ice water |
| air jeruk | = | orange juice; lemon juice; citrus juice |
| alat masak | = | kitchen utensils; cooking tools and equipment |
| alpokat | = | avocado; a small green fruit |
| anggur | = | wine; grape; grape vine with grapes |
| apel | = | apple |
| asam | = | sour; acidic; tart; bitter |
| asin | = | salty; salted; saline |
| ayam | = | chicken; fowl |
| babi | = | pig; swine; hog; pork |
| bakar | = | to burn; roast; bake; cook over a fire; set fire to |
| bawang merah | = | onion; shallots |
| bawang putih | = | garlic |
| bebek | = | duck; a type of web-footed bird that lives near water |
| beras | = | husked rice; uncooked rice |
| bergizi | = | to be nutritious; nourishing; nutritive; nutritional |
| bir | = | beer; a fermented alcoholic drink |
| biskuit | = | biscuit; cracker; a small cake of unleavened bread |
| buah | = | fruit; an object like a fruit; a piece; a unit |
| buah segar | = | fresh fruit |
| buah-buahan | = | fruits; many and varied fruits |
| bubur | = | porridge; a hot cereal food |
| bumbu | = | spice; seasoning; flavor |
| bumbu basah | = | fresh spices (not dried) |
| bumbu kering | = | dried spices |
| bumbu masak | = | cooking spices |
| bumbu-bumbu | = | condiments; spices; food seasoning |
| buncis | = | beans; green beans; string beans |
| cabai | = | chili; red pepper; pepper |
| cabe | = | chili; red pepper |
| cangkir | = | cup; mug |
| cengkeh | = | cloves; a type of aromatic spice |
| cokelat (coklat) | = | chocolate (to eat); chocolate color |
| cuka | = | vinegar; a sour acidic liquid used for preserving or preparing food |
| daftar makanan | = | menu; bill of fare |
| daging | = | meat; flesh; fruit flesh |
| dahaga | = | thirsty; desiring a drink |
| dekaf | = | decaf; decaffeinated; without caffeine |
| enak | = | delicious; tasty; delectable; pleasant; nice; savory |
| es | = | ice; frozen water |
| es krim | = | ice cream |
| es teh | = | iced tea |
| gado-gado | = | vegetable salad; a spicy peanut sauce food |
| gandum | = | wheat; wheat flour; grain crops that can be ground into flour |
| garam | = | salt |
| garpu | = | a fork |
| gelas | = | a drinking glass; a glass container |
| ginseng | = | ginseng; a type of medicinal root |
| gizi | = | nutrition; nourishment; nutrient |
| goreng | = | to fry; to be fried |
| gula | = | sugar |
| gula-gula | = | candy; sweets |
| gulai | = | spicy soup; sauce; gravy; curry soup; stew; goulash |
| haus | = | thirsty; eager; desirous |
| hidangan | = | prepared food; a meal; a course of food; a serving; an offering |
| ikan | = | fish |
| ikan laut | = | saltwater fish; fish from the ocean |
| jagung | = | corn; maize |
| jahe | = | ginger; a type of plant used as a cooking spice |
| jamur | = | mushroom; toadstool |
| jeruk | = | citrus fruit; oranges; lemons |
| jeruk manis | = | an orange; a type of citrus fruit grown on trees |
| jus | = | juice; the natural liquid contained in fruits and vegetables |
| jus buah | = | fruit juice |
| kacang | = | bean; peanut; pea; nut |
| kafe | = | cafe; restaurant |
| kafein | = | caffeine; a stimulant found in coffee and tea |
| kalori | = | calorie; a unit of heat; the energy potential of digested food |
| kambing | = | goat; sheep; mutton |
| karbohidrat | = | carbohydrate; a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
| kari | = | curry; a special mixture of food spices |
| kecap (1) | = | soy sauce; soybean |
| kecap (2) | = | catsup; tomato ketchup |
| kecap asin | = | salty soy sauce (not sweet) |
| kecap manis | = | sweet soy sauce (not salty) |
| keju | = | cheese; a food product made from milk curds |
| kelapa | = | coconut; coconut palm tree |
| kentang | = | potato; spud |
| kerupuk | = | a crispy snack food chip made with flour and fish or shrimp |
| ketela | = | tubers; yams; cassava; tuberous plants |
| ketela pohon | = | cassava; a plant with an edible root used for making tapioca |
| ketimun | = | cucumber; a green fruit from a creeping plant that is often pickled |
| ketumbar | = | coriander; a type of aromatic spice |
| kismis | = | raisin; currant |
| koktail | = | cocktail; a mixed alcoholic drink |
| kol | = | cabbage; a type of green vegetable with a round edible head |
| kolesterol | = | cholesterol; a type of steroid alcohol found in body tissue |
| kopi | = | coffee |
| kopi bubuk | = | powdered coffee; ground coffee |
| krim | = | cream; the fatty substance in unprocessed milk; cream color |
| kuah | = | sauce; gravy; meat broth |
| kue | = | cake; pastry; cookie |
| kurma | = | date; a palm tree date |
| lada | = | pepper |
| lada hitam | = | black pepper |
| lada merah | = | red pepper |
| lapar | = | hungry; feeling a need to eat |
| lauk | = | a side dish of food (usually served with rice) |
| lauk-pauk | = | various foods; miscellaneous side dishes of food |
| lemak | = | fat; grease; blubber; lard from animal fat |
| madu | = | honey; a sweet nectar made by bees |
| makan | = | to eat; consume food |
| makan malam | = | dinner; evening meal |
| makan pagi | = | breakfast; morning meal |
| makan siang | = | lunch; mid-day meal |
| makanan | = | a meal; food; foodstuffs; cuisine |
| makanan kaleng | = | canned food |
| makan-makanan | = | foodstuffs; food; cuisine |
| mangga | = | mango; a tropical fruit with orange colored flesh |
| manisan | = | sweets; candy; confection; a food treat; sweetmeat |
| margarin | = | margarine; oleomargarine |
| martabak | = | pancake; a thin cake of fried batter often served at breakfast |
| masak | = | cooked; ripe; mature; prepared (food, etc.) |
| masakan | = | cooking; cuisine; a food course; food dish; cooked food |
| matang | = | ripe; mature; cooked; well-done; mellow |
| mentega | = | butter; a fatty substance derived from cream |
| mentimun | = | cucumber; a green fruit grown on a creeping plant |
| menu | = | menu; a list of available choices; a list of food items available |
| merica | = | pepper; white pepper |
| mi | = | noodles; instant noodles |
| mie | = | noodles; instant noodles |
| mie goreng | = | fried noodles |
| minuman | = | a beverage; a drink; refreshments |
| minuman keras | = | liquor; hard liquor; alcoholic beverage; strong drink; libation |
| minuman ringan | = | soft drink; a light beverage; lemonade; non-alcoholic beverage |
| minyak goreng | = | cooking oil |
| minyak kelapa | = | coconut oil; oil extracted from the flesh of the coconut |
| minyak sawit | = | palm oil; cooking oil extracted from the seeds of palm trees |
| nanas | = | pineapple; a type of sweet tropical fruit with yellow flesh |
| nangka | = | jack fruit; a type of fruit grown on a tree |
| nasi | = | cooked rice |
| nasi goreng | = | fried rice |
| nasi putih | = | cooked white rice |
| oranye | = | orange |
| pahit | = | bitter; tart; not sweet; without sugar (coffee, etc.) |
| panggang | = | to grill; roast; toast; bake; broil |
| papaya | = | papaya; a type of tropical fruit |
| pasta | = | pasta; various forms of dried flour paste such as macaroni or spaghetti |
| pedas | = | spicy; spicy hot flavoring; pungent |
| pepaya | = | papaya; papaw; a type of tropical fruit |
| permen | = | candy; peppermint; lollipop |
| piring | = | dish; plate |
| pisang | = | banana |
| pisau | = | knife |
| pizza | = | pizza |
| protein | = | protein; an essential element in nutritional food |
| puding | = | pudding; a thick creamy dessert food |
| rambutan | = | litchi fruit; a small hairy red-skinned fruit; a "hairy cherry" |
| rasa | = | feeling; sensation; thinking; taste; flavor; notion |
| rebus | = | boiled; stewed; brewed |
| rendah kalori | = | low calorie |
| rendang | = | a food dish of spicy meat cooked in coconut milk |
| restoran | = | restaurant; cafe |
| roti | = | bread |
| salad | = | salad; a food serving of various raw vegetables |
| sambal | = | hot sauce; spicy sauce; chili sauce |
| santan | = | coconut milk |
| santan kelapa | = | coconut milk |
| santap | = | to eat and drink; dine; to banquet; to absorb |
| santapan | = | food; a meal; grub; chow |
| saos | = | sauce |
| sarapan pagi | = | breakfast |
| sate | = | a food of skewered meat with vegetables; a kabob meat dish |
| saus | = | sauce |
| saus cabai | = | chili sauce |
| saus tomat | = | catsup; ketchup |
| sayur | = | vegetable; a class of edible food plants |
| sayur mayur | = | vegetables in general; all sorts of vegetables; fresh vegetables |
| sayuran | = | vegetables; edible food plants |
| sayur-sayuran | = | various vegetables; wide variety of vegetables |
| segar | = | fresh; new; fit; healthy |
| selera | = | appetite; taste; desire for food; desires in general; wants |
| semangka | = | a melon; a watermelon |
| semangka air | = | watermelon; a large melon with red and watery flesh |
| sendok | = | a spoon; ladle; a scooping utensil |
| sendok makan | = | tablespoon; dessert spoon |
| sendok teh | = | teaspoon |
| sereal | = | cereal; a food product made from processed grain |
| singkong | = | cassava; a plant with an edible starchy root used to make tapioca |
| sosis | = | sausage; a spicy meat product like a hot dog |
| soto | = | a spicy soup; a meat soup |
| soto ayam | = | chicken broth soup |
| spageti | = | spaghetti; a type of long and thin pasta |
| sup | = | soup; a type of hot liquid food |
| susu | = | milk |
| susu bubuk | = | powdered milk |
| tahu | = | soybean curds; tofu; bean curds |
| tanpa gula | = | without sugar |
| teh | = | tea |
| telur | = | egg |
| telur goreng | = | fried egg |
| telur rebus | = | boiled egg |
| teman nasi | = | side dish of food with rice |
| tempe | = | soybean cake; fermented soy cake |
| tepung | = | flour; powder; ground meal |
| tepung beras | = | rice flour |
| tepung terigu | = | wheat flour |
| terasi | = | fish paste; shrimp paste; food paste |
| terigu | = | wheat; cereal |
| tiram | = | oyster; a type of edible shellfish; a type of mollusc |
| toko makanan | = | food store; grocery store |
| tomat | = | tomato; a type of red vegetable grown on climbing plants |
| tuak | = | palm wine; toddy; rice beer; sago beer |
| ubi | = | an edible tuber; a root plant food crop |
| udang | = | shrimp; prawn; lobster |
| warung | = | food stall; eating place; small restaurant; diner |
| wortel | = | carrot; a vegetable with an orange colored root |
| zaitun | = | olives; olive tree |
| Geographic | ||
| air panas | = | hot springs; hot water |
| air terjun | = | waterfall; a cascade of water |
| anak sungai | = | stream; tributary river |
| arkeolog | = | archaeologist; a person who studies archaeolo |