Dr Bhanot's Malay-English Cyber-Dictionary
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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
obstruct; block

mengadang: to obstruct or block




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




aguk
pendant




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
final; conclusive; at the end; last

akhir-akhir: lately; recently
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




alim
learned; pious; religious




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
take; obtain; fetch

mengambil: to take; to obtain; to fetch
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




angau
lovesick




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
anjuran: proposal; sponsored by
menganjurkan: to propose; to advocate
penganjur: organizer; sponsor; promoter




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
apalagi: above all
apabila: when
apakala: when; if
berapa: how much; how many
mengapa: why
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
obstacle; hinderance; difficulty




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
love; passion

berasmara: to be in love; to make love




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




ayak-ayak
crane-fly




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






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