buah ~ orange, mandarin; ~ nipis lemon
jihad N, ISL crusade, holy war
jijik ADJ disgusting, revolting, filthy; menjijikkan ADJ disgusting, revolting, foul
jika, jikalau CONJ if, should
jilat lick; menjilat V to lick; SL to suck up, flatter
jilbab N, ISL (full) veil; berjilbab V to wear the veil
jilid N volume
jimat N lucky charm, talisman
jin N spirit
jinak ADJ tame, domesticated, friendly
jingga ADJ orange (color)
jinjing tas ~ carrybag
jip mobil ~ jeep
jiwa N life, soul
Jl(n) Jalan street, road
jodoh N life partner, match; M Mr Right; menjodohkan V to set up, match
jogét, jogéd (spontaneous) dance; berjogét V to dance
jok N seat (in vehicle)
jongkok V to squat
joran N fishing rod
jorok ADJ obscene, disgusting; sloppy; cerita ~ dirty story
jual V to sell; ~ beli business, buying and selling; jualan V to sell informally; menjual V to sell; penjual N seller, dealer; penjualan N sale, sales; terjual ADJ sold; habis ~ sold out
juang: berjuang V to fight, struggle; perjuangan N battle, fight, struggle
juara N champion; ~ satu first place; kejuaraan N championship
judi V to gamble; main ~ to gamble; berjudi V to gamble
judul N title; berjudul ADJ titled
juga too, also
jujur ADJ honest; kejujuran N honesty
Juli bulan ~ July
Jumat, Jum’at hari ~ Friday; sholat ~ Friday prayers
jumlah N amount, total, sum, number; berjumlah V to number
jumpa meet; berjumpa V to meet
Juni bulan ~ June
junior, yunior N junior; student in a younger year level; co-worker of a lower rank
jurang N ravine, gorge
jurnal N journal; jurnalis N journalist, reporter → wartawan
juru expert, skilled; ~ bicara spokesperson; ~ masak cook
jurus: jurusan N direction; major (at university)
jus N juice
justru ADV precisely, exactly
juta N million; sepuluh ~ ten million; jutaan ADJ millions; berjuta V to have millions of; jutawan N millionaire
K
KA ABBREV kereta api train
kabar N news; ~ baik good news; I’m well
kabupatén N regency
kabur ADJ blurry, hazy
kabur V to disappear, vanish
kabut N fog, mist
kaca N glass; ~ mata glasses, spectacles; ~ mata hitam sunglasses, dark glasses
kacang N bean, legume; ~ kedelai soybean, soya bean; ~ tanah peanut
kacau ADJ disordered, confused, chaotic
kadal N lizard
kadaluwarsa, kedaluwarsa ADJ expired; tanggal ~ expiry date, use-by date (food) → daluwarsa
kadang, kadang-kadang, terkadang ADV sometimes, occasionally
kadar N level, degree; sekadar ADJ just; ~nya as necessary
kafé N café, bar, pub, nightspot
kagét N startled, surprised; mengagétkan V to surprise, startle
kagum ADJ admiring; mengagumi V to admire
-kah (suffix to make a question) bisa~? Can you?
kail N fishing rod
kailan N Chinese broccoli, kailan
kain N cloth; ~ kebaya national dress for women
kaisar N, PRON emperor
kait hook; kaitan N relationship, link; mengaitkan V to link, connect, join → gaét, gait
kaji: kajian N studies
kaji: mengaji, ngaji V to recite or read the Koran; pengajian N Koranic recitation
kak PRON term for older sibling or slightly older person; kakak N, PRON elder brother or sister; ~ laki-laki elder brother
kakas: perkakas N tool, implement
kakatua N burung ~ cockatoo
kakék N, PRON grandfather; old man
kaki N foot, leg
kaku ADJ stiff, frozen
kala N time; CONJ when
kalah lose, be defeated; mengalahkan V to conquer, defeat
kalajengking N scorpion
kalang: kalangan N circle, group
kalau CONJ if; kalau-kalau CONJ in case; kalaupun CONJ even if
Kalbar N West Kalimantan → Kalimantan Barat
kaldu N broth
kalem ADJ calm, steady
kaléndar, kalénder N calendar
kaléng N tin, can
kali time, times; satu ~, se~ once; dua ~ twice; berkali-kali ADV repeatedly, again and again; sekali ADV once; very; besar ~ very large; sekali-sekali, sesekali ADV every now and then, occasionally; sekali-kali jangan ~ never (do this); sekalian ADV all together, all at once; ADV, COLL at the same time; sekaligus ADV all at once; sekalipun CONJ even though
kali N creek, stream, river
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