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This is a list of loanwords in the Indonesian language
| aksara | letter
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| bahasa | language
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| bakti, bhakti | homage, devotion, service etc.
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| berita | news
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| budi | reason
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| bumi | earth
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| cahaya | light
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| cakram, cakra | disk, sphere etc.
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| cakrawala | horizon
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| dana | alms
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| dharma, darma | duty, good deeds (i.e. charity), truth etc.
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| 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
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| kerja | work (same origin as karya)
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| 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.)
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| pahala | merit, reward (for moral conduct)
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| 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
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| warta | news (same origin as berita)
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| warta berita | news broadcast
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| akhir | end
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| 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
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| kitab | book
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| kursi | chair
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| halal | lawful
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| 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
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| waktu | time
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| zakat | alms
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| zaman, jaman | era
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| arde | ground (Dutch= aarde = earth)
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| arbei | strawberry (Dutch =aardbei)
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| 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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| amoi | Chinese girl
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| angpao | gift money for Chinese New Year
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| 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
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| mesiu | gunpowder (not clear whether of Chinese descent or not)
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| singkek | Chinese newcomer (derogative), pure blooded Chinese, i.e. not of mixed ancestry
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| tahu | tofu
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| teh | tea
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| Tionghoa | Chinese
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| Tiongkok | China
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| kado | gift (FR: cadeau)
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| kudeta | coup d'etat (FR: coup d'etat)
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| armada | fleet (Port. armada)
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| belanda | Dutch, Holland, any westerner (Port. Holanda)
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| beranda | veranda (Port. varanda)
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| biola | violin (Port. viola)
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| 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)
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| gosip | gossip
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| pensil | pencil
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| solusi | solution
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| target | target
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| topik | topic
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| anjangsana | high official visiting | Sundanese
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| anjungan | pavilion | Minangkabau
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| kedai | foodstall | Tamil
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| anda | You (respect) | Nias
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| so pasti | surely | Manado Malay
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| piyama | pajamas | Persian
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| nan | which, who (connecting word) | Minangkabau
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| apam | kind of cake | probably Tamil
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