List of borrowed words in Indonesian
From Sanskrit
| aksara
| letter
|
| bahasa
| language
|
| bakti, bhakti
| homage, devotion, service etc.
|
| berita
| news
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| budi
| reason
|
| bumi
| earth
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| cahaya
| light
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| cakram, cakra
| disk, sphere etc.
|
| cakrawala
| horizon
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| dana
| alms
|
| dharma, darma
| duty, good deeds (i.e. charity), truth etc.
|
| desa
| village
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| genta
| bell
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| guna
| use, purpose
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| guru
| teacher, guru
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| jasa
| merit, service etc.
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| karma
| karma
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| karya
| work, oeuvre
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| kepala
| head
|
| kerja
| work (same origin as karya)
|
| mantra
| mantra
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| menteri
| minister (head of a government department)
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| nama
| name
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| negara
| country
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| negeri
| city (lit.)
|
| pahala
| merit, reward (for moral conduct)
|
| paksa
| to force
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| pustaka
| book
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| rasa
| emotion, feeling, taste
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| sastra
| literature
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| utara
| north
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| warna
| colour
|
| warta
| news (same origin as berita)
|
| warta berita
| news broadcast
|
From Arabic
| akal
| reason
|
| akhir
| end
|
| akhlak
| moral
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| akhirat
| hereafter
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| awal
| beginning
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| badan
| body
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| berkah, barokah
| bless, barakah
|
| kitab
| book
|
| kursi
| chair
|
| halal
| lawful
|
| haram
| unlawful
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| ma'af
| sorry, to apologise
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| maksud
| meaning, purpose
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| majelis
| assembly, majlis
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| masjid
| mosque
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| mubazir
| useless
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| murtad
| apostate
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| musim
| season
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| pikir
| to think
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| sedekah
| gift, shodaqoh
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| siasat
| trick
|
| waktu
| time
|
| zakat
| alms
|
| zaman, jaman
| era
|
From Dutch
| anggar
| fencing (from French en Garde!)
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| arde
| ground (Dutch= aarde = earth)
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| arbei
| strawberry (Dutch =aardbei)
|
| ban
| tyre (Dutch = band)
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| baskom, waskom
| washbasin (Dutch = waskom)
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| bengkel
| workplace (Dutch winkel = store, originally angle)
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| besuk
| visiting (Dutch =bezoeken)
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| bioskop
| cinema (Dutch = bioskoop)
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| bruder
| Roman Catholic friar (Dutch broeder = brother)
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| buku
| book (Dutch =boek)
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| dak
| roof
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| dasi
| necktie (Dutch = das)
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| ember
| bucket (Dutch =emmer)
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| engsel
| hinges (Ducth hengsel)
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| handuk
| towel (Dutch handdoek)
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| hanger
| hanger
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| kabel
| wire
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| kamar
| room (Dutch=kamer)
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| kantor
| office (Dutch=kantoor)
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| karcis
| ticket (Dutch kaartjes = plural for diminutive of kaart, card or ticket)
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| kartu
| card (Dutch=kaart)
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| kelar
| ready, finished (Dutch= klaar)
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| kosen
| window frame (Dutch= kozijn)
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| laci
| deskdrawer (Dutch= laatje, diminutive form of la)
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| lampu
| lamp
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| oom, om
| uncle
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| pabrik
| factory (Dutch = fabriek)
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| plafon
| ceiling (Dutch= plafond, from French)
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| potlot
| pencil (Dutch= potlood)
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| sekrup
| screw (Dutch= schroef)
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| sepeda
| bicycle (most probably from French velocipede)
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| slang
| waterhose
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| tante
| aunt
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| tas
| bag (Dutch = tas)
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| tegel
| floor tile
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| telat
| (too) late (Dutch= te laat)
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| wastafel
| sink
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| zuster, suster
| nun, nurse, sister
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From Chinese, mostly from Hokkien_(dialect)
| amoi
| Chinese girl
|
| angpao
| gift money for Chinese New Year
|
| bakmie
| noodle
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| bakso
| meatball
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| dacin
| balance scale
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| hoki
| luck, lucky
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| kecap
| soybean sauce, ketchup
|
| mesiu
| gunpowder (not clear whether of Chinese descent or not)
|
| singkek
| Chinese newcomer (derogative), pure blooded Chinese, i.e. not of mixed ancestry
|
| tahu
| tofu
|
| teh
| tea
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| Tionghoa
| Chinese
|
| Tiongkok
| China
|
From French
| kado
| gift (FR: cadeau)
|
| kudeta
| coup d'etat (FR: coup d'etat)
|
From Portuguese
| armada
| fleed (Port. armada)
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| belanda
| Dutch, Holland, any westerner (Port. Holanda)
|
| beranda
| veranda (Port. varanda)
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| biola
| violin (Port. viola)
|
| gardu
| to guard, watch post (Port. guardo)
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| gereja
| church (Port. igreja)
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| gubernur
| governor (Port. governador)
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| keju
| cheese (Port. queijo)
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| kemeja
| shirt (Port. camisa)
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| kereta
| chariot
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| lemari
| case (cognate with English armoury. Port. armario)
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| meja
| table (Port. mesa)
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| mentega
| butter (Port. manteiga)
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| minggu
| Sunday (Port. Domingo)
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| sepatu
| shoe (Port. sapato)
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| serdadu
| army (Port. soldado)
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| tempo
| time (Port. tempo)
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| terigu
| flour (Port. trigo)
|
Recent borrowing from English
| gosip
| gossip
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| pensil
| pencil
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| solusi
| solution
|
| target
| target
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| topik
| topic
|
Borrowing from Regional languages and Other foreign languages
| Word
| Meaning
| Origins
|
| anjangsana
| high official visiting
| Sundanese
|
| anjungan
| pavilion
| Minangkabau
|
| kedai
| foodstall
| Tamil
|
| anda
| You (respect)
| Nias
|
| so pasti
| surely
| Manado Malay
|
| piyama
| pajamas
| Persian
|
| nan
| which, who (connecting word
| Minangkabau
|
| apam
| kind of cake
| probably Tamil
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- See also: Indonesian language