List of borrowed words in Indonesian
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This is a list of loanwords in the Indonesian language.
| Word | Meaning | Language borrowed from |
|---|---|---|
| agama | religion | Sanskrit |
| aksara | letter | Sanskrit |
| bahasa | language | Sanskrit |
| bakti, bhakti | homage, devotion, service etc. | Sanskrit |
| berita | news | Sanskrit |
| budi | reason | Sanskrit |
| bumi | earth | Sanskrit |
| cahaya | light | Sanskrit |
| cakram, cakra | disk, sphere etc. | Sanskrit |
| cakrawala | horizon | Sanskrit |
| dana | donation, funds | Sanskrit |
| dharma, darma | duty, good deeds (i.e. charity), truth etc. | Sanskrit |
| desa | village | Sanskrit |
| genta | bell | Sanskrit |
| guna | use, purpose | Sanskrit |
| guru | teacher, guru | Sanskrit |
| jasa | merit, service etc. | Sanskrit |
| karma | karma (Hindu origin) | Sanskrit |
| karya | work, oeuvre | Sanskrit |
| kepala | head | Sanskrit |
| kerja | work (same origin as karya) | Sanskrit |
| mantra | mantra | Sanskrit |
| menteri | minister (head of a government department) | Sanskrit |
| nama | name | Sanskrit |
| negara | country | Sanskrit |
| negeri | city (lit.) | Sanskrit |
| pahala | merit, reward (for moral conduct) | Sanskrit |
| paksa | to force | Sanskrit |
| pustaka | book | Sanskrit |
| rasa | emotion, feeling, taste | Sanskrit |
| sastra | literature | Sanskrit |
| seteru | enemy | Sanskrit |
| topi | hat | Sanskrit |
| utara | north | Sanskrit |
| warna | colour | Sanskrit |
| warta | news (same origin as berita) | Sanskrit |
| warta berita | news broadcast | Sanskrit |
| apam | kind of cake | Tamil |
| kedai | foodstall | Tamil |
| akal | reason | Arabic |
| akhir | end | Arabic |
| akhlak | moral | Arabic |
| akhirat | hereafter | Arabic |
| awal | beginning | Arabic |
| badan | body | Arabic |
| berkah, barokah | bless, barakah | Arabic |
| daftar | list | Arabic |
| dunia | world | Arabic |
| kitab | book | Arabic |
| kursi | chair | Arabic |
| halal | lawful | Arabic |
| haram | unlawful | Arabic |
| maaf | sorry, to apologise | Arabic |
| maksud | meaning, purpose | Arabic |
| majelis | assembly, majlis | Arabic |
| masjid | mosque | Arabic |
| mubazir | useless | Arabic |
| murtad | apostate | Arabic |
| musim | season | Arabic |
| pikir | to think | Arabic |
| sedekah | gift, shodaqoh | Arabic |
| siasat | trick | Arabic |
| surat | letter | Arabic |
| waktu | time | Arabic |
| wilayah | region, area | Arabic |
| zakat | alms | Arabic |
| zaman / jaman | era | Arabic |
| arde | ground (Dutch= aarde = earth) | Dutch |
| arbei | strawberry (Dutch =aardbei) | Dutch |
| ban | tyre (Dutch = band) | Dutch |
| baskom, waskom | washbasin (Dutch = waskom) | Dutch |
| bengkel | workplace (Dutch winkel = store, originally angle) | Dutch |
| besuk | visiting (Dutch = bezoeken) | Dutch |
| bioskop | cinema (Dutch = bioscoop) | Dutch |
| buncis | green beans (Dutch = boontjes) | Dutch |
| bruder | Roman Catholic friar (Dutch broeder = brother) | Dutch |
| buku | book (Dutch =boek) | Dutch |
| dak | roof (Dutch = dak) | Dutch |
| dasi | necktie (Dutch = das) | Dutch |
| ember | bucket (Dutch =emmer) | Dutch |
| engsel | hinges (Dutch hengsel) | Dutch |
| handuk | towel (Dutch handdoek) | Dutch |
| hanger | hanger | Dutch |
| kabel | cable (Dutch = Kabel) | Dutch |
| kamar | room (Dutch=kamer) | Dutch |
| kantor | office (Dutch=kantoor) | Dutch |
| karcis | ticket (Dutch kaartjes = plural for diminutive of kaart, card or ticket) | Dutch |
| kartu | card (Dutch=kaart) | Dutch |
| kelar | ready, finished (Dutch= klaar) | Dutch |
| kosen | window frame (Dutch= kozijn) | Dutch |
| laci | deskdrawer (Dutch= laatje, diminutive form of la) | Dutch |
| lampu | lamp | Dutch |
| oom / om | uncle | Dutch |
| pabrik | factory (Dutch = fabriek) | Dutch |
| plafon | ceiling (Dutch= plafond, from French) | Dutch |
| potlot | pencil (Dutch= potlood) | Dutch |
| rekening | account (Dutch= rekening) | Dutch |
| resleting | zipper (Dutch= ritssluiting) | Dutch |
| ribewis | driving licence (Dutch= rijbewijs) | Dutch |
| sekrup | screw (Dutch= schroef) | Dutch |
| sepeda | bicycle (most probably from French velocipede) | Dutch |
| slang | waterhose | Dutch |
| tante | aunt | Dutch |
| tas | bag | Dutch |
| tegel | floor tile | Dutch |
| telat | (too) late (Dutch= te laat) | Dutch |
| wastafel | sink | Dutch |
| wortel | carrot | Dutch |
| zuster, suster | nun, nurse, sister | Dutch |
| mantel | coat | Dutch / German |
| amoi | Chinese girl (from Port of Amoy, China) | Chinese |
| angpao | gift money for Chinese New Year | Chinese |
| bakmie | noodle | Chinese |
| bakso | meatball | Chinese |
| dacin | balance scale | Chinese |
| hoki | luck, lucky | Chinese |
| kecap | soybean sauce, (ketchup is tomato ketchup, it is not the kecap of soybean) | Chinese |
| Mak Comblang | Match Maker | Chinese |
| mesiu | gunpowder (not clear whether of Chinese descent or not) | Chinese |
| singkek | Chinese newcomer (derogative), pure blooded Chinese, i.e. not of mixed ancestry | Chinese |
| tahu | tofu | Chinese |
| teh | tea | Chinese |
| Tionghoa | Chinese (Hokkien) | Chinese |
| Tiongkok | China (Hokkien) | Chinese |
| kado | gift (FR: cadeau) | French |
| kudeta | coup d'etat (FR: coup d'etat) | French |
| aku | I, me | Javanese |
| armada | fleet (Port. armada) | Portuguese |
| belanda | Dutch, Holland, any westerner (Port. Holanda) | Portuguese |
| beranda | veranda (Port. varanda) | Portuguese |
| biola | violin (Port. viola) | Portuguese |
| boneka | doll (Port. boneca) | Portuguese |
| frambus | raspberry (Port. frambuesa) | Portuguese |
| gardu | to guard, watch post (Port. guarda) | Portuguese |
| gereja | church (Port. igreja) | Portuguese |
| gubernur | governor (Port. governador) | Portuguese |
| jendela | window (Port. janela) | Portuguese |
| kakus | toilet | Portuguese |
| keju | cheese (Port. queijo) | Portuguese |
| kemeja | shirt (Port. camisa) | Portuguese |
| kereta | chariot/car | Portuguese |
| lemari | closet (cognate with English armoury. Port. armario) | Portuguese |
| meja | table (Port. mesa) | Portuguese |
| mentega | butter (Port. manteiga) | Portuguese |
| minggu | Sunday (Port. Domingo) | Portuguese |
| sepatu | shoe (Port. sapato) | Portuguese |
| serdadu | army (Port. soldado) | Portuguese |
| tempo | time (Port. tempo) | Portuguese |
| terigu | flour (Port. trigo) | Portuguese |
| gosip | gossip | Portuguese |
| pensil | pencil | Portuguese |
| solusi | solution | Portuguese |
| target | target | Portuguese |
| topik | topic | Portuguese |
| anjangsana | high official visiting | Sundanese |
| anjungan | pavilion | Minangkabau (W. Sumatra) |
| nan | which, who (connecting word) | Minangkabau |
| anda | you (respectful) | Nias (island W. of Sumatra) |
| so pasti | surely | Manado Malay |
| pahlawan | hero | Persian |
| piyama | pajamas | Persian |
| administrasi | administration | English |
| migrasi | migration | English |
| sirkulasi | circulation | English |
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Bibliography
de Vries, Jan W., Grijns, C.D. and Santa Maria, L. 1983 Indonesian : a check-list of words of European origin in Bahasa Indonesia and traditional Malay Leiden : Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. ISBN 9067180041.Template:Au-lang-stub