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haba
heat




habis
finished; completed; done

berhabis: to squander
berhabis-habisan: to the best of one's ability and effort
kehabisan: exhausted; depleted
penghabisan: conclusion; last
sehabis: immediately after




hablur
crystal

berhablur: to become crystallised
menghablur: to crystallise
terhablur: in a crystallised state




habuan
share (e.g. of prize)




habuk
dust

berhabuk: dusty




had
limit

berhad: limited
mengehadkan: to limit
terhad: limited




hadam
digest

menghadamkan: to digest
penghadaman: digestion




hadap
front; direction

berhadap-hadapan: face-to-face
hadapan: forward part; in front
berhadapan: to face
menghadap: to have an audience with the king
menghadapi: to face; to meet
menghadapkan: to cause to meet or face
terhadap: about; toward




hadas
ritual impurity




hadiah
present; gift; prize

menghadiahkan: to present a gift




hadir
to be present

kehadiran: attendance; presence
menghadiri: to attend
menghadirkan diri: to be present
hadirin: those present




hafaz
memorise

menghafaz: to memorise




haid
menstruation




hairan
astonished; amazed; surprised

kehairanan: amazement; astonishment
menghairankan: to astonish; to amaze




haiwan
animal




hajah
a Muslim woman who has fulfilled the pilgrimage to Mecca




hajat
purpose; intention; desire

berhajat: to have the intention
berhajatkan: to wish for
menghajati: to wish for




haji
a Muslim man who has fulfilled the pilgrimage to Mecca




hak
right; entitlement

hak cipta: copyright
hak milik: proprietary rights
berhak: having the right; to be entitled




hakikat
truth; reality




hakiki
true; real




hakim
judge

kehakiman: judicial
menghakimi: to judge
menghakimkan: to judge
penghakiman: judgement




hakis
erode

menghakis: to erode
hakisan: erosion




hal
matter; situation

hal-ehwal: affairs
menghalkan: to talk about




hala
direction

menghala: in the direction of
menghalakan: to aim at




halaju
velocity




halal
rightful; permissible; legitimate

menghalalkan: permit; allow




halaman
(1) compound (2) page




halang
block; obstruct; hinder

menghalang: to block; to obstruct; to hinder
halangan: obstacle
penghalang: obstacle; hindrance


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halau
chase or drive away

menghalau: to chase or drive away




halia
ginger




halilintar
thunder




halimunan
invisible




halkum
larynx; Adam's apple




haloba
greed; greedy




haluan
(1) bow of boat (2) direction; course

berhaluan: to follow a course
sehaluan: following the same course




halus
fine; soft; gentle; refined

halus-halus: finely
menghalusi: to find out in detail; to treat gently
memperhalusi: to find out in detail; to treat gently




halwa
fruits preserved in syrup




hama
germ




hamba
slave

memperhamba: to enslave; to treat as a slave
perhambaan: enslavement




hambar
tasteless; insipid




hambat
pursue or chase

menghambat: to pursue or chase




hambur
scattered

berhamburan: scattered
menghamburi: to fill up
menghamburkan: to scatter




hambus
go away

berhambus: to go away




hamil
pregnant

kehamilan: pregnancy




hamis
stink




hampa
devoid; lacking; disappointed; frustrated

hampa beras: husk
hampa hati: frustrated; disappointed
kehampaan: disappointment; frustration
menghampakan: to frustrate; to disappoint




hampagas
vacuum




hampar
spread out (a carpet)

menghampar: to spread out (a carpet)
hamparan: carpet; mat
menghampari: to cover
menghamparkan: to spread out (like a carpet)




hampas
dregs

hampas kelapa: coconut dregs; coconut husk




hampir
near; close; almost

hampir-hampir: nearly; almost
berhampiran: to be near; near by
menghampiri: to approach
menghampirkan: to bring close to




hamput
scold

menghamput: to scold




hamun
chide; scold; abuse

menghamun: to scold; to berate




hancing
stinking; foul-smelling




hancur
destroy; dissolve; shatter

hancur luluh: destroy (of marriage, friendship); devastated
kehancuran: destruction; ruin
menghancurkan: to destroy; to shatter




handai
friend; associate




handal
reliable; strong; clever

kehandalan: cleverness




hangat
hot




hangit
having a burning smell




hangus
burnt; scorched




hantam
(1) hit or punch (2) finish all at once

menghantam: to beat violently




hantar
send; pass (a ball)

hantaran: dowry; something that is sent
menghantarkan: to send off; to bring; to escort
penghantar: sender; deliverer
penghantaran: delivery




hantu
ghost; phantom; spectre

berhantu: haunted
menghantui: to haunt




hantuk
bump or knock into

berhantuk: to bump or knock into
menghantukkan: to knock
terhantuk: to knock or collide accidentally
hantukan: bumping or knocking sound




hanya
only

hanya satu: except one; only one




hanyir
stinking; fishy




hanyut
drift; wander; carried away by a current

berhanyut-hanyut: to drift
menghanyutkan: to cause to drift away




hanyutan
drifting movement




hapak
musty; stale-smelling




hapus
vanish; disappear

menghapuskan: to wipe out; to abolish; to eradicate
penghapusan: abolition; eradication
terhapus: eradicated; abolished




harafiah
literal




haram
unlawful; forbidden; illicit

mengharamkan: to forbid; to ban
pengharaman: banning




harap
hope

harapan: hope; expectation
pengharapan: hope; expectation
berharap: to hope; to wish
berharapkan: to hope for
mengharap: to hope; to wish; to expect
mengharapkan: to hope for; to wish for




harga
price; value

berharga: valuable
menghargai: to appreciate
penghargaan: honour; appreciation




hari
day

haribulan: date
harian: daily
berhari-hari: day after day
sehari: one day
sehari-hari: every day
sehari-harian: all day long




harimau
tiger




harta
property

harta tanah: real estate
hartawan: wealthy person; magnate
berharta: having property; wealthy




haru-biru
uproar; chaos

mengharukan: to plague
terharu: upset; grieved




harum
fragrant

haruman: fragrance; perfume
mengharum: fragrant
mengharumi: to make fragrant
mengharumkan: to make fragrant; to make famous




harung
wade

mengharungi: to wade




harus
necessary; inevitable; must; fitting

mengharuskan: to compel; to permit
seharusnya: necessarily; inevitably; actually




hasad
jealous; envious; malevolent




hasil
product; result

hasil bumi: natural resources
hasil jualan: sales returns
hasil negeri: state revenue
hasil pertanian: agricultural products
berhasil: successful; fruitful
menghasilkan: produce




hasrat
desire; ambition; object of desire

berhasrat: to have a desire




hasta
length from elbow to tip of middle finger




hasut
instigate

menghasut: to instigate
hasutan: instigation
penghasut: instigator




hati
(1) liver (2) heart (in emotional sense)

berhati binatang: cruel
berhati-hati: cautious
memperhatikan: to pay attention
pemerhati: observer
perhatian: attention
sehati sejiwa: one heart and soul (togetherness)




haus
(1) thirsty (2) worn out

kehausan: (1) thirst (2) abraded
menghauskan: to cause thirst; to yearn for




hawa
atmosphere; air; climate




hayat
life

menghayati: to appreciate; to experience
penghayatan: appreciation




hebah
announce; broadcast

juruhebah: announcer; broadcaster
penghebah: announcer; broadcaster
menghebahkan: to announce; to broadcast
penghebahan: announcement




hebat
grand; great

kehebatan: power; awe
memperhebatkan: to intensify




heboh
noisy

menghebohkan: to cause an uproar; to publicise




hegeh
flaunting; swagger




hela
drag or haul

menghela: to drag or haul




helah
contrivance; trick; excuse




helai
piece




helang
eagle




hemah
manners




hemat
frugal; careful and economical

berhemat: to be careful; to be thrifty
menghematkan: to economise




hembus
blow; exhale

hembusan: a puff; a gust of wind; exhalation
menghembus: to blow; to exhale
menghembuskan: to blow out




hempap
crushed

menghempap: to crush by falling on top of
menghempapkan: to cause something heavy to fall on




hempas
slam; throw; lash

menghempas: to slam; to throw; to lash
berhempas pulas: to work very hard
terhempas: thrown; tossed




hempedal
gizzard




hempedu
bile




hendak
want; desire; need; wish

berkehendak: to wish for
berkehendakkan: to want; to require
kehendak: a wish
menghendaki: to require; to ask for
sekehendak hati: according to one's wish




hendap
lurk; latent; spy

menghendap: to spy; to lurk
terhendap-hendap: to lurk; to be latent




hening
calm; clear; pure

keheningan: quietness; clearness




hentak
stamp (of feet)

menghentak: to stamp (of feet)
hentakan: stamping of the feet
menghentakkan: to stamp (of feet)




hentam
bash; strike; batter; beat

menghentam: to bash; to strike; to batter; to beat
hentam keromo: to finish all at once




henti
stop

berhenti: to stop
memberhentikan: to cause to stop
menghentikan: to cause to stop
pemberhentian: stoppage
perhentian: a place for stopping
terhenti: stopped




henyak
stamp

menghenyak: to stamp
menghenyakkan: to throw oneself upon
terhenyak: sit down suddenly




herdik
scold; find fault

herdikan: scolding
mengherdik: to scold




heret
drag

mengheret: to drag




herot
crooked




hias
adorn; make-up; decorate

menghias: to decorate
menghiasi: to decorate
menghiaskan: to decorate
perhiasan: decoration; adornment




hiba
sorrow; longing

berhiba hati: sorrowful
menghibakan: to arouse feelings of sorrow




hibur
entertain; amuse

menghibur: to entertain; to amuse; to cheer up
hiburan: entertainment; amusement
menghiburkan: entertaining
penghibur: entertainer
terhibur: entertained




hidang
serve; present (food)

menghidangkan: to serve; to present (food)
hidangan: a dish of food




hidap
suffer from (an illness)

menghidap: to suffer from (an illness)
menghidapi: to suffer from (an illness)




hidayat
guidance




hidu
smell

menghidu: to smell




hidung
nose

hidung tinggi: snobbish




hidup
live; alive; life

hidup-hidup: alive
hidupan: living things
kehidupan: life
menghidupkan: to start; to switch on
penghidupan: livelihood




hijau
(1) green (2) immature

kehijauan: greenish; greenery
menghijau: to appear to be green; to become green




hijrah
(1) Muslim era (2) migrate

berhijrah: to migrate
penghijrahan: migration




hikayat
story; history




hikmat
wisdom; magical powers




hilang
lost; lose

kehilangan: loss; disappearance
menghilang: to disappear
menghilangkan: to cause to disappear




hilir
downstream

hilir-mudik: up and down
menghilir: to go downstream




himpit
squeeze or crush

himpitan: act of squeezing or crushing; crowd
berhimpitan: pushing; pressing; squeezing; crushing
menghimpit: to squeeze or crush; to press
terhimpit: squeezed; crushed; pressed




himpun
assemble; collect

berhimpun: to assemble; to gather
himpunan: accumulation; collection
menghimpunkan: to assemble; to collect
perhimpunan: assembly; gathering




hina
low-down; contemptible; dishonourable; mean

menghinakan: to insult
penghinaan: humiliation; insult
terhina: scorned




hincut
lame

terhincut-hincut: limping




hindar
avoid

menghindar: to avoid; to pull to the side
menghindari: to avoid; to evade
menghindarkan: to avoid
terhindar: averted




hingar-bingar
noisy




hingus
mucus from nose




hingga
till; until




hinggap
perch

menghinggapi: to perch on; to attack (by illness)




hinggut
shake; sway




hirau
pay attention to; feel concern for

menghiraukan: to pay attention to




hiris
slice; subdivide

hirisan: a slice
menghiris: to slice
terhiris: be offended; be hurt; be touched emotionally




hiruk-pikuk
clamour; uproar




hirup
sip; suck

menghirup: to sip; to suck




hisab
calculate

ilmu hisab: arithmetic




hisap
suck

menghisap: to suck; to smoke
penghisap: smoker; sucker; drinking-straw
hisapan: suction




hitam
black

kehitaman: very black
menghitamkan: to blacken




hitung
count; enumerate; consider

berhitung: to count
menghitung: to count
memperhitungkan: to take into consideration
perhitungan: consideration




hodoh
ugly




honar
chaos; deceit; fraud




hormat
respect

berhormat: respected
kehormat: honourable
kehormatan: honour
menghormati: to respect
penghormatan: honour; respect
terhormat: respected




hubung
communicate

hubungan: connection; ties; link; sexual affair
berhubung: regarding; in respect of
berhubungan: having regards to
menghubungkaitkan: to interrelate
menghubungi: to contact
menghubungkan: to connect
perhubungan: connection; relationship




hujah
argument; debate; quarrel

berhujah: to wrangle; to contend; to argue
menghujahkan: to contend




hujan
rain

hujan rintik-rintik: drizzle
berhujan: to expose oneself to the rain
kehujanan: caught in the rain
menghujani: to rain upon




hujung
end; edge

hujung minggu: weekend
hujung tahun: end of the year
penghujung: conclusion; ending




hukum
law

hukuman: punishment; penalty; sentence
hukuman maut: death sentence
hukuman penjara: jail sentence
menghukum: to sentence for punishment




hulu
(1) butt; handle (of tool or weapon) (2) upstream




hulubalang
commander; warlord




hulur
stretch

menghulur: to stretch
menghulurkan: to stretch; to release




huma
dry field




humban
fling; throw; hurl

menghumban: to fling; to hurl; to throw




huni
inhabit

berhuni: inhabited
berpenghuni: inhabited
menghuni: to inhabit
penghuni: inhabitant; dweller




hunjam
bore vertically; dive; plunge down




hunus
unsheathe

menghunus: to unsheathe




hurai
expound; elaborate; untie

huraian: elaboration; explanation; description
menghuraikan: to untie; to separate; to settle; to decide




huru-hara
uproar; chaos

menghuru-harakan: to create chaos




huruf
letter of alphabet

huruf besar: capital letter
huruf kecil: small (lower case) letter




hurung
cancel




hutan
forest

perhutanan: forestry




hutang
debt

hutang lapuk: bad debt
hutang-piutang: all kinds of debts
berhutang: to owe




huyung
stagger

terhuyung-hayang: to stagger





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