accident, bad luck, misfortune; kecelakaan N accident, disaster
celana N trousers; ~ pendek shorts
celémék N apron
céléng, céléngan N piggy bank, savings box
celurit, clurit N crescent-shaped knife, sickle
cemar: mencemari V to dirty, pollute; pencemaran N pollution; tercemar ADJ polluted
cemara N casuarina (tree)
cemas ADJ worried, anxious
cemberut ADJ bad-tempered, in a bad mood
cemburu ADJ jealous; ~ buta blind jealousy
cemerlang ADJ glittering, sparkling, brilliant
cemilan N snack food
cempaka N a white kind of gardenia or magnolia
cempedak N fruit which is cut into slices and fried
cendana kayu ~ sandalwood
cendekiawan N intellectual
cenderung V to tend; kecenderungan N tendency, trend
céndol N sweet drink of green rice flour, molasses and coconut milk
cendramata, cinderamata N souvenir, keepsake
cengéng ADJ whiny, complaining
cengkéh N cloves
cengkeram V to grip; cengkeraman N grip, squeeze; mencengkeram V to grip, squeeze
centong ~ nasi spoon for serving rice
cepak ADJ shaven-headed
cepat ADJ cepet COLL fast, quick; kecepatan N speed; mempercepat V to speed up, accelerate; secepat CONJ as fast as; ~ mungkin, secepat(-cepat)nya ADV as fast as possible; tercepat ADJ fastest
ceplas-ceplos ADV forthright, blunt, straight from the heart (of speech or behavior)
ceplok telur ~ fried egg
cerah ADJ clear, sunny
cerai divorce; ~ mati widowed; mencerai(kan) V to divorce someone; perceraian N divorce
ceramah N lecture, talk
cerdas ADJ intelligent, bright; kecerdasan N intelligence
cerdik ADJ clever, smart; cunning
cerét, crét: mencrét V to have diarrhea
ceréwét ADJ fussy, finicky, hard to please; talkative
céri buah ~ cherry
ceria ADJ happy, in a good mood
cerita, ceritera story, tale; ~ pendek (cerpen) short story; ~ rakyat folk tale; bercerita V to tell (a story); menceritakan V to describe, relate
cermai, cermé N small, sour plum
cermin mirror; mencerminkan V to reflect
cerna: mencerna V to digest; pencernaan N digestion
ceroboh ADJ careless
cerobong N chimney
cerutu N cigar
cét → cat
cétak print; cétakan N mold; impression, printing; mencétak V to print
céwék N, COLL girl, young woman; ADJ female
cicak, cecak N gecko, house lizard
cicil pay in instalments; mencicil V to pay by instalments
cicip taste; mencicipi V to try, taste something
cicit N great-grandchild
cidera → cedera
cidomo N horse-drawn cart in Lombok → cikar dokar mobil
ciduk, cédok N dipper
Cik PRON you, Sister (for Chinese women)
Cilé N Chile; orang ~ Chilean
cilik ADJ small, little
Cina N China; bahasa ~, orang ~ Chinese; Pecinan N Chinatown
cincang minced
cincau N jelly made from cinchona leaves, used in drinks
cincin N ring
cinderamata, cendramata N souvenir, keepsake
cinta love, like; bercinta V to make love; to be in love; mencintai V to love someone; pencinta, pecinta N lover; tercinta ADJ dear, beloved
cipta idea, creativity; ciptaan N creation; mencipta, menciptakan V to create, make; tercipta ADJ created
ciri N characteristic, identifying mark
cita-cita N ideal, dream, ambition
citra N image
cium kiss; smell; ciuman N kiss; berciuman V to kiss each other; mencium V to smell; to kiss; tercium ADJ smelt; found out
coba V, AUX try; please; cobaan N trial, ordeal; mencoba V to try, attempt; percobaan N experiment, test
cobék, coék N pestle for grinding chillies
coblos, mencoblos V to vote, pierce
cocok fit, match, suitable; mencocokkan V to match
cokelat, coklat chocolate; warna ~ brown
colok V to put in a plug; colokan N powerpoint
conték, menconték, menyonték V to copy, cheat
contoh N example, model, sample; ~nya for example
copét N pickpocket; kecopétan ADJ to be pickpocketed, robbed; N pickpocketing; mencopét V to pick someone’s pocket
copot V to come off (accidentally)
corak N design, pattern, motif, style
corét scratch; corét-corét doodle, graffiti; corétan N scratch; mencorét V to scratch, cross out
corong N funnel, spout
coto N clear meat soup, specialty of Makassar
cuaca N weather
cubit pinch; mencubit V to pinch; secubit N pinch
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