English words from Indonesian
- oilLiquid fat.
- genderClass; kind.
- ssA conventionally-powered submarine.
- metroA rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
- suA diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.
- rpTo roleplay.
- senSelf.
- JakartaA province and capital city of Indonesia.
- sotoA traditional Indonesian soup mainly composed of broth, meat, and vegetables
- AcehA special autonomous province of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra.
- rupiahThe unit of currency in Indonesia.
- komodoA Komodo dragon.
- SurabayaThe capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia.
- bajajA tuk-tuk.
- MaduraAn island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.
- KalimantanA member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group native to Kalimantan island.
- YogyakartaA city, the provincial capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- desaA rural village terminology.
- batuThe drug methamphetamine hydrochloride, crystal meth.
- TualA city in Maluku, Indonesia.
- tempehAn Indonesian food made from partially-cooked soybeans fermented by a fungus (either Rhizopus oligosporus or Rhizopus oryzae).
- LabuanA district in Banten, Indonesia.
- MunaA river in Russia
- padangMalaysian grassland
- SundaSunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
- acarA vegetable pickle of Maritime Southeast Asia, a local version of the Indian achar.
- bimaThe raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.
- ManadoThe capital and largest city of the province of North Sulawesi, island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- MalangA city in East Java, Indonesia.
- BalikpapanA city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- MataramThe capital and largest city, a provincial in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- JayapuraThe capital and largest city of Papua, Indonesia.
- hyanga representation of the Supreme Being in ancient Indonesian (Balinese, Javanese, Osing, Tengger, Sundanese) mythology, native to Java and Bali islands.
- TegalA city in Central Java, Indonesia.
- FirdausA surname from Indonesian.
- KaimanaA beach in Oahu, Hawaii.
- KupangThe capital and largest city of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- nagariA traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.
- pontianakA female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
- WidjajaA surname from Indonesian.
- GresikA regency of East Java, Indonesia.
- PekanbaruThe capital and largest city of Riau, Indonesia.
- SamarindaThe capital and largest city of East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- BekasiA large city in West Java, Indonesia.
- TangerangA city in Banten, Indonesia.
- SabangA city in Aceh, Indonesia.
- BanjarmasinThe largest city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- TimikaThe capital of Central Papua, Indonesia.
- BukittinggiA city in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
- SidoarjoA town, the seat of Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, Indonesia, to the south of Surabaya
- SorongA city in West Papua, Indonesia.
- adjagSynonym of dhole (“Asian wild dog”).
- ajakThe dhole (Cuon alpinus).
- anoaEither of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.
- babi panggangAn Indonesian dish composed of roast pork and vinegar.
- Bahasa IndonesiaThe official name of the official language of Indonesia, otherwise known as Indonesian.
- bakmiA type of semi-thick Chinese wheat noodle, or a dish chiefly composed of them.
- baksoIndonesian meatball.
- bakwanA kind of fritter from vegetables and wheat flour.
- Banda AcehThe capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia.
- Bandar LampungThe capital and largest city of Lampung, Indonesia.
- BanjarbaruThe capital and largest city of South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- BaubauA city in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- becakA cycle rickshaw.
- BelinyuA district of Bangka, Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia.
- BenuaqA member of an ethnic group of Dayaks in East Kalimantan.
- BetawiA member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
- BinjaiA city in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
- BitungA city in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- BlitarA city in East Java, Indonesia.
- BontangA city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- BudiardjoA surname from Indonesian.
- catjangA cowpea native to Africa, Vigna unguiculata, sometimes Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica, a densely-branched shrubby perennial grown for animal fodder or food.
- Central JakartaAn administrative city in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Central PapuaA province of Indonesia.
- CilegonA city in Banten, Indonesia.
- CimahiA city in West Java, Indonesia.
- cukongA group of Chinese-based business interests in Indonesia.
- DoberaiSynonym of Bird's Head (“peninsula”).
- DumaiA city in Riau, Indonesia.
- East JakartaAn administrative city in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- East Nusa TenggaraA province of Indonesia. Capital: Kupang.
- funkotAn electronic dance music genre from Indonesia that combines eurodance and trance synths with the syncopated rhythm from dangdut koplo.
- gandariaplum mango, mango plum (Bouea macrophylla, syn. Bouea gandaria)
- geringsingAn ancient Indonesian motif, pattern, or design of batik and tenun with light brown or dark brown as its base color.
- glagahSynonym of kans grass.
- gorapRelating to the speakers of Gorap language.
- GunungsitoliA city in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
- jelerangMalayan giant squirrel
- JeparaA town, the seat of Jepara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, to the northeast of Semarang
- JokowiJoko Widodo (the current President of Indonesia)
- KamparA river in the province of Riau, Indonesia.
- kebyarA style of gamelan music based on a five-tone scale, with marked changes in tempo.
- kecamatanA district in Indonesia.
- kecap manisA kind of thick, sweet, and flavourful soy sauce used in Indonesian cuisine.
- KediriA city in East Java, Indonesia.
- kemiricandlenut, Aleurites moluccanus or Aleurites moluccana
- KendariThe capital and largest city of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- KNKTSynonym of NTSC (“National Transportation Safety Committee”) (Indonesia); Initialism of Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi.
- kopi luwakCoffee made from the beans of coffee berries eaten, digested and defecated by civets.