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List of borrowed words in Indonesian
This is a list of loanwords in the Indonesian language
| aksara | letter | |
| bahasa | language | |
| bakti, bhakti | homage, devotion, service etc. | |
| berita | news | |
| budi | reason | |
| bumi | earth | |
| cahaya | light | |
| cakram, cakra | disk, sphere etc. | |
| cakrawala | horizon | |
| dana | alms | |
| dharma, darma | duty, good deeds (i.e. charity), truth etc. | |
| desa | village | |
| genta | bell | |
| guna | use, purpose | |
| guru | teacher, guru | |
| jasa | merit, service etc. | |
| karma | karma (Hindu origin) | |
| karya | work, oeuvre | |
| kepala | head | |
| kerja | work (same origin as karya) | |
| mantra | mantra | |
| menteri | minister (head of a government department) | |
| nama | name | |
| negara | country | |
| negeri | city (lit.) | |
| pahala | merit, reward (for moral conduct) | |
| paksa | to force | |
| pustaka | book | |
| rasa | emotion, feeling, taste | |
| sastra | literature | |
| utara | north | |
| warna | colour | |
| warta | news (same origin as berita) | |
| warta berita | news broadcast | |
| akhir | end | |
| akhlak | moral | |
| akhirat | hereafter | |
| awal | beginning | |
| badan | body | |
| berkah, barokah | bless, barakah | |
| kitab | book | |
| kursi | chair | |
| halal | lawful (Arabic) | |
| haram | unlawful (Arabic) | |
| ma'af | sorry, to apologise | |
| maksud | meaning, purpose | |
| majelis | assembly, majlis (Arabic) | |
| masjid | mosque (Arabic) | |
| mubazir | useless | |
| murtad | apostate | |
| musim | season | |
| pikir | to think | |
| sedekah | gift, shodaqoh | |
| siasat | trick | |
| waktu | time | |
| zakat | alms (Arabic) | |
| zaman, jaman | era | |
| arde | ground (Dutch= aarde = earth) | |
| arbei | strawberry (Dutch =aardbei) | |
| ban | tyre (Dutch = band) | |
| baskom, waskom | washbasin (Dutch = waskom) | |
| bengkel | workplace (Dutch winkel = store, originally angle) | |
| besuk | visiting (Dutch =bezoeken) | |
| bioskop | cinema (Dutch = bioskoop) | |
| bruder | Roman Catholic friar (Dutch broeder = brother) | |
| buku | book (Dutch =boek) | |
| dak | roof | |
| dasi | necktie (Dutch = das) | |
| ember | bucket (Dutch =emmer) | |
| engsel | hinges (Ducth hengsel) | |
| handuk | towel (Dutch handdoek) | |
| hanger | hanger | |
| kabel | wire | |
| kamar | room (Dutch=kamer) | |
| kantor | office (Dutch=kantoor) | |
| karcis | ticket (Dutch kaartjes = plural for diminutive of kaart, card or ticket) | |
| kartu | card (Dutch=kaart) | |
| kelar | ready, finished (Dutch= klaar) | |
| kosen | window frame (Dutch= kozijn) | |
| laci | deskdrawer (Dutch= laatje, diminutive form of la) | |
| lampu | lamp | |
| oom, om | uncle | |
| pabrik | factory (Dutch = fabriek) | |
| plafon | ceiling (Dutch= plafond, from French) | |
| potlot | pencil (Dutch= potlood) | |
| sekrup | screw (Dutch= schroef) | |
| sepeda | bicycle (most probably from French velocipede) | |
| slang | waterhose | |
| tante | aunt | |
| tas | bag (Dutch = tas) | |
| tegel | floor tile | |
| telat | (too) late (Dutch= te laat) | |
| wastafel | sink | |
| zuster, suster | nun, nurse, sister | |
| amoi | Chinese girl (from Port of Amoy, China) | |
| angpao | gift money for Chinese New Year (Chinese) | |
| bakmie | noodle | |
| bakso | meatball | |
| dacin | balance scale | |
| hoki | luck, lucky | |
| 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 | |
| Tionghoa | Chinese (Hokkien) | |
| Tiongkok | China (Hokkien) | |
| kado | gift (FR: cadeau) | |
| kudeta | coup d'etat (FR: coup d'etat) | |
| armada | fleet (Port. armada) | |
| belanda | Dutch, Holland, any westerner (Port. Holanda) | |
| beranda | veranda (Port. varanda) | |
| biola | violin (Port. viola) | |
| gardu | to guard, watch post (Port. guardo) | |
| gereja | church (Port. igreja) | |
| gubernur | governor (Port. governador) | |
| keju | cheese (Port. queijo) | |
| kemeja | shirt (Port. camisa) | |
| kereta | chariot/car | |
| lemari | case (cognate with English armoury. Port. armario) | |
| meja | table (Port. mesa) | |
| mentega | butter (Port. manteiga) | |
| minggu | Sunday (Port. Domingo) | |
| sepatu | shoe (Port. sapato) | |
| serdadu | army (Port. soldado) | |
| tempo | time (Port. tempo) | |
| terigu | flour (Port. trigo) | |
| gosip | gossip | |
| pensil | pencil | |
| solusi | solution | |
| target | target | |
| topik | topic | |
| 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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