Meanings
adjectiveIndonesian (comparative more Indonesian, superlative most Indonesian)
comparative more Indonesian · superlative most Indonesian
- Of or relating to Indonesia or its people or language.
The 71-year-old American, who relocated to the Indonesian destination in 2022, is a regular fixture on the sands of Sanur, which extends along the southeastern coastline of the tropical destination, known as the “Island of the Gods.”
2025 July 31, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “‘Everyone I know in the US who has a conscience wants to leave’: Why this American woman relocated to Bali”, in CNN
nounIndonesian (countable and uncountable, plural Indonesians)
plural Indonesians
- countableA person living in or coming from Indonesia.
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The main concerns for young Indonesians are quality of life, corruption, institutional integrity and the environment, including air pollution, said Abigail Limuria, co-founder of Bijak Memilih, an independent, youth-led movement providing information on political parties, issues and candidates to voters.
2024 February 11, Rachel Wilson and Rosa de Acosta, “How Indonesia’s future is in the hands of young voters, in 5 charts”, in CNN - uncountableThe common language spoken in Indonesia.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounthe dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
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Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Indonesies, Indonesiër
- Indonesiesreferring to Indonesia
- Indonesiërperson
- Indonesieslanguage
Arabic إِنْدُونِيسِيّ, إِنْدُونِيسِيّ
- إِنْدُونِيسِيّ (ʔindūnīsiyy)referring to Indonesia
- إِنْدُونِيسِيّ (ʔindūnīsiyy)person
- إِنْدُونِيسِيَّة (ʔindūnīsiyya)person
- إِنْدُونِيسِيَّة (ʔindūnīsiyya)language
Basque indonesiar, indonesiar
- indonesiarreferring to Indonesia
- indonesiarperson
- indonesieralanguage
Bulgarian индонези́йски, индонези́йски
- индонези́йски (indonezíjski)referring to Indonesia
- индонези́йски (indonezíjski)language
Catalan indonesi, indonesi
- indonesireferring to Indonesia
- indonesiperson
- indonèsiaperson
- indonesilanguage
Chinese Mandarin 印度尼西亞的 /印度尼西亚的, 印尼的
- 印度尼西亞的 /印度尼西亚的 (Yìndùníxīyà de)referring to Indonesia
- 印尼的 (Yìnní de)referring to Indonesia
- 印度尼西亞人 /印度尼西亚人 (yìndùníxīyàrén)person
- 印尼人 (yìnnírén)person
- 印度尼西亞語 /印度尼西亚语 (yìndùníxīyàyǔ)language
- 印尼語 /印尼语 (Yìnní yǔ)language
Czech indonéský, Indonésan
- indonéskýreferring to Indonesia
- Indonésanperson
- Indonésankaperson
- indonéštinalanguage
Danish indonesisk, indoneser
- indonesiskreferring to Indonesia
- indoneserperson
- indonesisklanguage
Dutch Indonesisch, Indonesische
- Indonesischreferring to Indonesia
- Indonesischereferring to Indonesia
- Indonesiërperson
- Indonesischeperson
- Indonesischlanguage
- bahasalanguage
Esperanto indonezia, indoneziano
- indoneziareferring to Indonesia
- indonezianoperson
Finnish indonesialainen, indonesialainen
- indonesialainenreferring to Indonesia
- indonesialainenperson
- indonesialanguage
French indonésien, Indonésien
- indonésienreferring to Indonesia
- Indonésienperson
- Indonésienneperson
- indonésienlanguage
- langue indonésiennelanguage
German indonesisch, Indonesier
- indonesischreferring to Indonesia
- Indonesierperson
- Indonesierinperson
- Indonesischlanguage
- indonesische Sprachelanguage
Greek ινδονησιακός, Ινδονήσιος
- ινδονησιακός (indonisiakós)referring to Indonesia
- Ινδονήσιος (Indonísios)person
- Ινδονήσια (Indonísia)person
Hawaiian ʻInidonesia, ʻInidonesia
- ʻInidonesiareferring to Indonesia
- ʻInidonesiaperson
Hebrew אינדונזי, אינדונזי
- אינדונזי (indonezi)referring to Indonesia
- אינדונזי (indonezi)person
- אינדונזית (indonezit)person
- אִינְדּוֹנֶזִית (indonezít)language
Hindi इंडोनेशियाई, इंडोनेशियाई
- इंडोनेशियाई (iṇḍoneśiyāī)referring to Indonesia
- इंडोनेशियाई (iṇḍoneśiyāī)person
- इंडोनेशियाई (iṇḍoneśiyāī)language
Hungarian indonéz, indonéz
- indonézreferring to Indonesia
- indonézperson
- indonézlanguage
Icelandic indónesíska
- indónesískalanguage
Indonesian Indonesia, orang Indonesia
- Indonesiareferring to Indonesia
- orang Indonesiaperson
- bahasa Indonesialanguage
Irish Indinéiseach, Indinéiseach
- Indinéiseachreferring to Indonesia
- Indinéiseachperson
- Indinéisislanguage
Italian indonesiano
- indonesianoreferring to Indonesia
Japanese インドネシアの, インドネシア人
- インドネシアの (Indoneshia no)referring to Indonesia
- インドネシア人 (indoneshiajin)person
- インドネシア語 (indoneshiago)language
Korean 인도네시아의, 인도네시아인
- 인도네시아의 (Indonesia-ui)referring to Indonesia
- 인도네시아인 (indonesiain)person
- 인도네시아 사람 (indonesia saram)person
- 인도네시아어 (indonesia'eo)language
Latin indonesicus
- indonesicusreferring to Indonesia
Malay Indonesia, orang Indonesia
- Indonesiareferring to Indonesia
- orang Indonesiaperson
- bahasa Indonesialanguage
Norwegian Bokmål indonesisk, indonesier
- indonesiskreferring to Indonesia
- indonesierperson
- indonesisklanguage
Persian اندونزیایی, اندونزیایی
- اندونزیایی (andoneziyâyi)referring to Indonesia
- اندونزیایی (andoneziyâyi)person
- اندونزیایی (andoneziyâyi)language
Polish indonezyjski, Indonezyjczyk
- indonezyjskireferring to Indonesia
- Indonezyjczykperson
- Indonezyjkaperson
- (język) indonezyjskilanguage
Portuguese indonésio, indonésio
- indonésioreferring to Indonesia
- indonésioperson
- indonésiolanguage
Romanian indonezian, indonezian
- indonezianreferring to Indonesia
- indonezianperson
- indoneziancăperson
- indonezianălanguage
Russian индонези́йский, индонези́ец
- индонези́йский (indonɛzíjskij)referring to Indonesia
- индонези́ец (indonɛzíjec)person
- индонези́йка (indonɛzíjka)person
- индонези́йский (indonɛzíjskij)language
Slovak indonézsky, Indonézan
- indonézskyreferring to Indonesia
- Indonézanperson
- Indonézankaperson
- indonézštinalanguage
Spanish indonesio, indonesio
- indonesioreferring to Indonesia
- indonesioperson
- indonesiaperson
- indonesiolanguage
Swedish indonesisk, indones
- indonesiskreferring to Indonesia
- indonesperson
- indonesiskalanguage
Tagalog Indones, Indones
- Indonesreferring to Indonesia
- Indonesperson
- Indoneslanguage
Turkish Endonezya, Endonezyalı
- Endonezyareferring to Indonesia
- Endonezyalıperson
- Endonezcelanguage
Ukrainian індонезі́йський, індонезі́йська
- індонезі́йський (indonezíjsʹkyj)referring to Indonesia
- індонезі́йська (indonezíjsʹka)language
Urdu انڈونیشیائی
- انڈونیشیائی (iṇḍoneśiyāī)language
Vietnamese tiếng In-đô-nê-xi-a
- tiếng In-đô-nê-xi-alanguage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Indonesian
adhesionlesioncohesionPolynesiancartesianelysianFrisianPeloponnesianFriesianMicronesianEphesianmagnesian
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Indonesian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indonesian
MLA
“Indonesian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indonesian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indonesian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indonesian.
Source: Indonesian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.