become
jadwal N timetable, schedule
jaga guard, night watchman; menjaga V to guard, keep watch
jago N champion; cock, rooster
jagung N corn, maize; ~ bakar roasted sweet corn
jahat ADJ bad, wicked, evil; kejahatan N crime; penjahat N criminal
jahé N ginger
jahit V to sew; tukang ~ tailor; jahitan N stitches; sewing; menjahit V to sew
jajah: jajahan N colony, territory; menjajah V to colonize, rule another country; penjajah N colonizer, ruler, colonial power
jajan buy cheap goods; uang ~ pocket money; jajanan N cheap snacks
jaksa N judge
jala N fishing net; roti ~ kind of Malay pancake
jalak N starling, mynah
jalan street, road, way; walk; operate, go; ~ besar main road; ~ keluar exit, way out; ~ masuk entrance; ~ raya highway; jalan-jalan V to go for a walk; to go out (for fun); jalanan N streets, on the road; berjalan V to walk, move; menjalankan V to operate, run, set in motion; perjalanan N journey, trip
jalin: jalinan N net, network; menjalin V to forge links, network
jalur lane, track
jam N hour; clock; ~ berapa? what time is it?; ~ besuk visiting hours; ~ buka opening hours; ~ karet rubber time, lack of punctuality; ~ lima five o’clock; ~ tangan (wrist)watch; berjam-jam ADJ for hours and hours
jaman, zaman N age, era, time, period; ~ dahulu, ~ dulu in the old days, times past
jambu N (buah) ~ guava, rose-apple; kind of fruit; ~ air rose-apple; ~ batu, ~ biji guava
jamin, menjamin V to guarantee, promise; jaminan N guarantee; terjamin ADJ guaranteed
jamrud, zamrud N emerald
jamu N traditional herbal medicine
jamur N mushroom, mold, fungus; berjamur ADJ moldy
janda N widow
jangan NEG don’t, do not
janggal ADJ odd, strange
janggut, jénggot N beard, goatee; berjénggot ADJ bearded
jangka N distance, term; ~ pendek short term
jangkar N anchor
jangkrik, jéngkerik N cicada, cricket
janin N fetus, embryo
janji promise; janjian V, SL to make a date, promise; berjanji V to promise; menjanjikan V to promise something; perjanjian N agreement, contract
jantan male (animal), manly
jantung N heart, core
Januari bulan ~ January
jarak N distance, space
jarang ADJ, ADV seldom, rare, rarely, hardly ever
jari N finger; ~ kaki toe; ~ kelingking little or baby finger; ~ manis ring finger; ~ telunjuk forefinger, index finger; ~ tengah middle finger
jaring net, shoal; jaringan N network; menjaring V to fish with a net; to filter or sift
jarum N needle; hand
jas N coat; ~ hujan raincoat
jasa N service, merit
jatah N ration, serve
Jateng N Central Java → Jawa Tengah
jati ~ diri identity; sejati ADJ genuine, original, real
Jatim N East Java → Jawa Timur
jatuh fall; ~ cinta fall in love; ~ sakit fall ill; menjatuhkan V to fell, let drop; terjatuh ADJ (accidentally) fallen
jauh ADJ far; jarak ~ long-distance; kejauhan ADJ too far
Jawa Java; ~ Barat (Jabar) West Java; bahasa ~, orang ~ Javanese; pulau ~ Java
jawab answer, reply; jawaban N answer, reply, response; menjawab V to answer, reply; terjawab ADJ answered
jebak: jebakan N trap; menjebak V to trap; terjebak ADJ trapped, caught
jejak N footprint, track; ~ langkah footprint
jejaka N bachelor, young single man
jelajah: menjelajahi V to travel through or explore a place
jelang: menjelang V to approach (usu time)
jelas ADJ clear, obvious; menjelaskan V to explain, clarify; penjelasan N explanation
jelék ADJ bad, ugly
jemaah, jemaat N congregation, followers of a religion
jembatan N bridge
jempol N thumb
jemput pick up; jemputan N vehicle which picks you up; menjemput V to pick up
jemur dry (in the sun); jemuran N clothes or food drying in the sun; berjemur V to sunbathe, sun yourself; menjemur V to air, dry in the sun
jenazah N dead body, corpse
jendéla N window
jénderal N general
jénggot, janggut N beard; berjénggot ADJ bearded
jéngkél ADJ annoyed
jéngkol N pungent vegetable
jenis N kind, sort, type; species; ~ kelamin sex, gender; lawan ~ opposite sex; sejenis ADJ same type or species
jenuh ADJ fed up, bored; saturated
Jepang N Japan; bahasa ~, orang ~ Japanese
jepit N tweezers; jepitan N clip; tweezers; terjepit ADJ pinched, caught in an uncomfortable situation
jeprét: jeprétan, penjeprét N stapler; menjeprét V to snap, staple
jerapah N giraffe
jerawat N pimple; jerawatan ADJ pimply
jerit scream, shriek; menjerit V to scream, shriek
Jerman N Germany; bahasa ~, orang ~ German
jernih ADJ clear, transparent, pure; air ~ clear water
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