Draft:Indonesian and Malaysian Malay Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Loanword source differences

Indonesian and Malaysian Malay both differ in the forms of loanwords used due to division of the Malay Archipelago by the Dutch and the British and their long-lasting colonial influences, as a consequence of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824: Indonesian absorbed primarily Dutch loanwords whereas Malaysian Malay absorbed primarily English words. Pronunciation of certain loanwords in Malaysian Malay follows English, while in Indonesian it follows Dutch, for example Malay "televisyen" (from English: television) and Indonesian "televisi" (from Dutch: televisie); the "-syen" and "-si" also prevail in some other words, though "-si" has become more preferred in Malay of late.

Malaysian Malay has also experienced significant conservative pushback as precedent entities that existed within the British sphere made efforts to create words that would fit naturally foreign ideas of governance and thought through a Malay-oriented context. The Pakatan Belajar Mengajar Pengetahuan Bahasa in Johore headed by Abdul Rahman Andak during the 19th century was especially important in introducing neologisms like pejabat ("office", cf. Indonesian kantor from kantoor) and setiausaha ("secretary", cf. Indo sekretaris from Dutch: secretaris) into the Malay lexicon. For example, the word for 'post office' in Malaysia is "pejabat pos" (in Indonesia this means 'post officer'), whereas in Indonesia it is "kantor pos".

There are also some Portuguese influences: in Indonesia, Christmas is known as "Natal", whereas Malaysia uses both "Natal" and "Krismas", the latter derived from English. There are also instances where the Malaysian Malay version derives from English pronunciation while the Indonesian version takes its cue from Latin. The Latin preference of the (older) Indonesian intellectuals in these instances may be ascribed to the influence of their classical-oriented education when Gymnasium schools were established during the Dutch colonial period: compare Malaysian Malay kualiti, kuantiti, majoriti, minoriti and universiti with Indonesian kualitas, kuantitas, mayoritas, minoritas and universitas.

Some words which are spelt the same in both languages may even carry entirely different meanings in the other language, potentially leading to humorous or embarrassing situations: while baja means "steel" in Indonesian, in Malaysian Malay it means "fertiliser". Also, whereas the Indonesian word butuh (from Sundanese ᮘᮥᮒᮥᮂ butuh) means "require" or "need", in Malay, it is a vulgar slang term equivalent to "cunt/cock". Conversely, where the word "banci" seems innocuous enough in Malaysia ("census"), in Indonesia it is a derogatory term for "transvestite".

The relatively large share of Islamic (Arabic or Persian) loan words shared by Malaysian Malay and Indonesian often poses no difficulty in comprehension and usage, although some forms may have developed a (slightly) different meaning or have become obsolete either in Malaysian Malay or in Indonesian, e.g. khidmat, wakil (see below).

Word derivation and compounds

Indonesian and Malaysian Malay have similar derivation and compounds rule. However, there is difference on quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb. Malaysian Malay uses prefix ber- to denote such, while Indonesian uses prefix ter- to do so. It is important to note that prefix ber- can denote several other meanings.

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
registered (having had one's name added to an official list or entered into a register)	berdaftar	terdaftar
local	tempatan	setempat
honorable	berhormat	terhormat
written (having been written)	bertulis	tertulis

Vocabulary comparison

A

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
abolition	pemansuhan (from Arabic, المنسوخ)	1. abolisi (From Dutch pronunciation of abolitie), 2. penghapusan
abortion	pengguguran	1. aborsi (From Dutch pronunciation of abortie), 2. pengguguran (of a fetus)
Abrahamic religions	Agama Samawi, Agama Ibrahimik, Agama Ibrahimiah	Agama Abrahamik, Agama Samawi, Agama Ibrahimiah
abroad	luar negara	luar negeri
absolute monarchy	kerajaan mutlak	monarki absolut, monarki mutlak, kerajaan mutlak
academic degree	ijazah akademik	gelar akademik
academic discipline	disiplin akademik	disiplin akademik, disiplin ilmiah
acceleration	pecutan	percepatan, akselerasi
accelerator	pemecut	pemercepat, akselerator
accessibility	1. kebolehcapaian, 2. ketercapaian	1. keterjangkauan, 2. ketercapaian, 3. aksesibilitas (from Late Latin, accessibilitas), 4. keteraksesan
accident	kemalangan	kecelakaan
account (bank, bills)	akaun	1. rekening (from Dutch – used in banks and hotels), 2. akun (used for all meanings of account apart from bank account)
accountability	kebertanggungjawapan, akauntabliti	akuntabilitas, pertanggungjawaban
accountant	akauntan	akuntan
accounting	perakaunan	1. akuntansi, 2. perakunan
accumulator (energy)	penumpuk	aki (from Dutch, accu), akumulator
accurate	tepat	1. tepat, 2. akurat (from Dutch, accuraat)
acetic acid	asid asetik	asam asetat
acid	asid	asam
acidification	pengasidan	pengasaman, peningkatan keasaman, asidifikasi
acid rain	hujan asid	hujan asam
acute angle	sudut tirus	sudut lancip
Adam's apple	halkum (from Arabic, حُلقُوم)	jakun (from Minangkabau, jakun)
adhesive tape	pita pelekat	selotip, isolasi, pita perekat
adjective	adjektif, kata sifat	adjektiva (from Latin, adjectiva), kata sifat
administration	pentadbiran (from Arabic, تدبير)	administrasi (from Dutch, administratie), tata usaha
adventure	pengembaraan (means "wandering" in Indonesian)	petualangan, avontur (from Dutch) (rare)
adventurer	pengembara (means "wanderer" in Indonesian)	petualang, avonturir (from Dutch) (rare)
adverb	adverba, kata keterangan	adverbia (from Latin, adverbia), kata keterangan
advertisement	iklan (from Arabic, إعلان)	1. iklan, 2. pariwara (from Javanese), 3. reklame (from Dutch), 4. advertensi (from Dutch) (rare)
after	1. selepas, 2. setelah	1. setelah (also used in Malay to indicate consecutive actions), 2. sesudah, 3. selepas, 4. sehabis, 5. seusai
afternoon	petang	1. sore, 2. petang
agent	1. ejen, 2. agen	agen (from Dutch, agent)
Age of Enlightenment	Zaman Pencerahan	Abad Pencerahan, Zaman Pencerahan
air force	tentera udara	angkatan udara
aircraft hijacking	perampasan pesawat	pembajakan pesawat
airliner	kapal terbang penumpang	pesawat penumpang sipil
airplane	kapal terbang	pesawat terbang
airport	lapangan terbang ('airfield' in Indonesian; similar to Dutch vliegveld)	bandar udara (loan translation of the Dutch term luchthaven, commonly abbreviated as bandara), pelabuhan udara (pelud), landasan udara (lanud), lapangan terbang
airport lounge	lobi lapangan terbang	ruang tunggu bandar udara
air traffic control	kawalan lalu lintas udara	pemandu lalu lintas udara
air traffic controller	pengawal lalu lintas udara	pengawas lalu lintas udara
alarm	penggera	jam beker (from Dutch, wekker), jam weker (nonstandard), alarm
Alexandria	Iskandariah (from Arabic, الإسكندرية)	Aleksandria, Iskandariah
algebra	algebra	aljabar (from Arabic, الجبر)
Algeria	Algeria	Aljazair (from Arabic: al-Jazā'ir – الجزائر)
Algiers	Algiers	Aljir
alliance	perikatan, persekutuan, pakatan	aliansi (influenced by Dutch alliantie), persekutuan
allowance	elaun	tunjangan
alloy	pancalogam, aloi	logam paduan, logam campuran, aloi, lakur
anchovy	ikan bilis	ikan terilebuh raya ikan bilis (less common)
almond	badam (from Persian, بادام)	almon, badam (from Persian)
ambush	serang hendap	penyergapan
Ancient history	Sejarah purba	Sejarah kuno
Andorra	Andorra	Andora
animal	haiwan (from Arabic, حيوان), binatang	hewan (from Arabic), binatang, satwa (from Sanskrit)
animal fat	lemak haiwan (from Arabic, حيوان)	lemak hewani (from Arabic, حيواني)
animal husbandry	penternakan	1. peternakan, 2. penernakan
annexation	pengilhakan (from Arabic, إلحاق)	aneksasi, pencaplokan, penyerobotan, penggabungan
anxiety	keresahan, kegelisahan	kecemasan, kegelisahan
apartment	pangsapuri, rumah pangsa, rumah kondo (only for 'condominium')	apartemen (influenced by Dutch appartement), rumah susun (rusun) (public housing for poor families), kondominium
apple	epal	apel
apricot	aprikot	aprikot, abrikos (from Dutch abrikoos) (obsolete)
appeal (legal)	rayuan (means "seduction" in Indonesian)	banding, apel (rare)
appellate court	mahkamah rayuan	pengadilan tingkat banding, pengadilan tinggi (PT)
application (software)	perisian penggunaan, aplikasi	aplikasi (from Dutch applicatie)
applied science	sains gunaan	ilmu terapan
apron	apron	celemek (from Javanese)
aquaculture	akuakultur	budi daya perairan, akuakultur
architect	arkitek	arsitek (from pronunciation of Dutch architect)
architecture	seni bina	1. arsitektur (influenced by Dutch architectuur), 2. seni bangunan
archive	arkib	arsip (from Dutch archief)
area	kawasan	daerah (from Arabic, دائرة), area, kawasan
Arenga pinnata	kabung	enau, aren
arithmetic	aritmetik	aritmetika
arm wrestling	gusti tangan	panco, gulat lengan
armed forces	tentera	tentara, angkatan bersenjata
army	tentera darat	angkatan darat
ashtray	tempat abu rokok	asbak (from Dutch, asbakje)
astronomer	ahli astronomi	astronom, ahli astronomi
arithmetic progression	janjang aritmetik	barisan dan deret aritmetika
artistic gymnastics	gimnastik artistik	senam artistik
assembly	perhimpunan (from the root verb 'himpun' meaning 'to gather/assemble')	majelis (from Arabic, مجلس), himpunan, perhimpunan
assets	aset	harta, aset, aktiva (from Dutch activa)
assassination	pembunuhan orang ternama	asasinasi, pembunuhan rahasia
association	persatuan	asosiasi (from Dutch associatie), persatuan, perhimpunan, perkumpulan
assumption	andaian, anggapan	asumsi, anggapan, dugaan
article (publishing)	rencana (means "plan" in Indonesian)	artikel
astronaut	angkasawan	astronaut, antariksawan
Athens	Athens	Athena (influenced by Dutch Athene or from native Greek Athina)
athletics (sport)	olahraga ('sport' in Indonesian)	atletik
auction	lelong from Portuguese leilão	lelang also from Portuguese leilão
August	Ogos	Agustus from Dutch augustus
auntie	makcik (also used in Riau Malay dialect in Indonesia), emak saudara, ibu saudara	bibi, tante (from Dutch)
autobiography	autobiografi	autobiografi, otobiografi is a nonstandard form, swariwayat (less common), riwayat diri
automated teller machine (ATM) or cash dispenser	mesin juruwang automatik	anjungan tunai mandiri (ATM)
automatic	automatik (formerly otomatik)	otomatis (derived from Dutch pronunciation of automatisch)
autopsy	autopsi, bedah siasat	autopsi, otopsi (nonstandard), bedah mayat
auto racing	perlumbaan auto	balap mobil
auto rickshaw	tuk-tuk	bajaj
autonomy	autonomi	otonomi, swatantra, swapraja (self-governing)
autumn	musim luruh	musim gugur
awkward	janggal, kekok (of gesture)	aneh, janggal, canggung, kikuk (of gesture)
axiom	aksiom	aksioma
avocado	avokado	alpukat

B

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
Babylon	Babylon	Babel, Babilon
Babylonia	Babylonia	Babilonia
backpack	beg sandang (lit. "sling bag")	ransel (from Dutch), tas punggung
backstage (of a theater or studio)	belakang pentas	belakang panggung, belakang layar (lit. "back screen/behind the screen")
bacteria	bakteria	bakteri
badminton	badminton	1. bulu tangkis (means "shuttlecock" in Malay), 2. badminton, 3. tepuk bulu
bag	beg	1. tas (from Dutch), 2. kantong (e.g. kantong plastik "plastic bag", kantong belanja "shopping bag", kantong kertas "paper bag")
baking	membakar (means burn in Indonesian)	memanggang
baking pan or cake pan	acuan	loyang, cetakan
baking powder	serbuk penaik	bubuk pengembang
balance (accounting)	baki (means tray in Indonesian)	saldo (from Dutch)
balloon	belon	balon
Ballpoint pen	pen mata bola	bolpoin
Baozi	pau	bakpao
band (rock and pop)	kugiran (portmanteau for "kumpulan gitar rancak" (lit. lively guitar group))	grup musik
bank customer	pelanggan bank	nasabah bank (from Arabic, نسب)
bankrupt	bankrap, muflis (from Arabic, مفلس)	bangkrut, pailit (from Dutch), gulung tikar
bankruptcy	kebankrapan, kemuflisan (from Arabic, مفلس)	kebangkrutan, kepailitan (from Dutch)
baseball	besbol	bisbol
baseband	jalur asas	pita dasar
basin (wash basin/sink)	besen	wastafel (from Dutch, lit. washing table)
basket (ball)	bola keranjang (means "korfball" in Indonesian)	bola basket
basket (general)	bakul	1. keranjang, 2. bakul
bathroom	bilik air	kamar mandi
bathtub	tab mandi, takung mandi	bak mandi
batter (cooking)	bater	adonan cair, adonan encer
battery	bateri	baterai
beaker (laboratory equipment)	bikar	gelas piala, gelas beker
because	kerana (from Sanskrit, कारण), sebab (from Arabic, سبب)	karena, sebab, gara-gara, lantaran (nonstandard)
bed	katil	1. tempat tidur, 2. ranjang
bedcover	cadar (from Persian, چادر) (means niqab in Indonesian)	seprai (from Dutch, sprei)
beef	daging lembu	daging sapi
behind the scene	di sebalik tabir	di balik layar
Belgium	Belgium	Belgia (influenced by Dutch België)
Belgrade	Belgrade	Beograd (influenced by Serbian Београд)
belt	tali pinggang	sabuk, ikat pinggang
benchmark	penanda aras	tolok ukur, patokan, acuan
benchmark interest rate	kadar faedah rujukan	suku bunga acuan
bend	selekoh	tikungan
Bible	kitab Bible, Injil (from Arabic, الإنجيل)	Alkitab (from Arabic, الكتاب), Bibel (from Dutch), Kitab Injil (from Arabic)
bibliography	bibliografi	daftar pustaka, bibliografi
bicycle	basikal	sepeda (influenced by French velocipede)
bill	bil	tagihan
bill (legislation)	rang undang-undang	rancangan undang-undang (RUU), legislasi
billboard	papan iklan	baliho (supposedly from English ballyhoo (in English it means extravagant publicity or fuss)) papan iklan, papan reklame from Dutch reclame (advertisement)
billion	seribu juta, bilion	miliar (from Dutch miljard), milyar (informal but frequently used)
binary	perduaan	biner (from Dutch binaire), (bilangan) berbasis dua, (bilangan) serba dua, (bilangan) berdasar dua, perduaan (rare)
biscuit	biskut	biskuit
biodiversity	1. biokepelbagaian, 2. biodiversiti	1. keanekaragaman hayati, 2. keragaman hayati, 3. keanekaragaman biologis, 4. biodiversitas
biofuel	bahan api bio	bahan bakar hayati
biomass	biojisim	biomassa
birthday	hari jadi, hari lahir	ulang tahun (ultah), hari lahir (harlah), hari ulang tahun (HUT), milad (from Arabic, ميلاد)
bishop	biskop, uskup	uskup (from Arabic أُسْقُف)
black hole	lohong hitam	lubang hitam
black pepper	lada hitam	lada, merica
blender	pengisar	blender, pelumat
blizzard	ribut salji	badai salju
blueberry	beri biru	bluberi, beri biru
blouse	blaus	blus
board (company)	lembaga ('institution' in Indonesian)	dewan (from Persian, دیوان)
bok choy	bok choy	pakcoi, pakcoy
bolster	bantal peluk	guling
bolt (fastener)	bolt	baut (from Dutch)
border	sempadan	1. perbatasan 2. sempadan (used as setback for land use)
bonnet, hood (of a car)	bonet, bumbung, hud	kap (from Dutch)
boot, trunk (of a car)	but	bagasi (from Dutch baggage)
Borneo	Borneo	1. Kalimantan, 2. Borneo
boulevard	lebuh hias, boulevard	adimarga, marga raya, bulevar
bowling	boling	boling, bola gelinding
boyfriend	teman lelaki (means boy friend in Indonesian)	pacar laki-laki, cowok (slang) (also means boy in Indonesian)
brace	pendakap gigi	kawat gigi, behel (from Dutch, beugel)
braising	menumis reneh	menyemur (from Dutch, smoren)
brake	brek	rem (from Dutch)
brand	jenama	merek, jenama (less common)
brass	loyang (means baking dish in Indonesian)	kuningan
Brazil	Brazil	Brasil
bread crumbs	serbuk roti	tepung roti, remah roti
breathing	pernafasan	pernapasan
bribery	rasuah (from Arabic, رشوة)	penyuapan, penyogokan
briefcase	beg bimbit	tas kerja, tas kantor
Britain	Britain	Britania (from Latin: Britannia)
brown	perang (equivalent term in Indonesian is "pirang" means "blonde"), coklat	cokelat
bruise	lebam	memar, lebam
Brussels	Brussels	Brussel (influenced by Dutch spelling)
Bucharest	Bucharest	Bukares
bucket; pail	baldi (from Portuguese, balde)	1. ember (from Dutch emmer), 2. timba
budget	belanjawan, bajet	anggaran, anggaran belanja, bujet
buffet	bufet, jamuan berselerak	prasmanan (from Dutch, Fransman (“Frenchman”) as influenced by service à la française (literally, service in the French style), bufet
bulldozer	buldozer, jentolak a portmanteau for "jentera tolak" (lit. pushing machinery)	buldoser, mesin penggusur
bullying	pembulian	perundungan, perisakan, pembulian
bungee jumping	terjun lelabah	terjun lenting
bunsen burner	penunu bunsen	pembakar bunsen
burglary	pecah rumah	perampokan, pencurian, penggarongan
burn	lecur	luka bakar
bus	bas	bus, bis nonstandard, influenced by Dutch pronunciation
bus station	stesen bas	terminal bus (frequently pronounced as terminal bis as it is derived from Dutch pronunciation of bus)
bus stop	perhentian bas	1. pemberhentian bus, 2. halte bus (from Dutch bushalte)
business	perniagaan, bisnes	1. bisnis, 2. usaha (also means "effort" in Indonesian), 3. perniagaan or niaga (less commonly used)
business administration	pentadbiran perniagaan	1. administrasi bisnis, 2. administrasi niaga
butterfat	lemak mentega	lemak susu
button	butang (from Portuguese botão)	tombol, kancing (of shirt), kenop
bypass (road)	jalan pintasan	jalan elak

C

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
cabbage	kubis (from Portuguese, couves)	kubis, kol (from Dutch, kool)
Cairo	Kaherah (from Arabic, القاهرة)	Kairo (from Dutch Cairo)
cake	kek	kue (from Hokkien), bolu (from Portuguese), keik (from English)
calculation	pengiraan	penghitungan, kalkulasi
calculator	kalkulator, mesin kira	mesin hitung, kalkulator
Calendar	kalendar, takwim (from Arabic, تقويم)	kalender, penanggalan
Calendar date	tarikh (from Arabic, تاريخ)	tanggal
Cambodia	Kemboja	Kamboja
Cameroon	Cameroon	Kamerun (from Dutch Kameroen)
camp	kem	kamp (reflects Dutch pronunciation)
campfire	unggun api	api unggun
campaign	kempen	kampanye (from Dutch campagne (a French loanword))
can (to be able)	boleh (means "permit" in Indonesia), dapat	bisa, dapat
canal	terusan	terusan, kanal, saluran
cancer	kanser, barah	kanker (from Dutch kanker)
candy	gula-gula	permen, gula-gula (less common)
canoe	kanu	kano
Canonization	Pengkanonan	Kanonisasi
cantaloupe	tembikai wangi	blewah
capital city	ibu negara (means "first lady" in Indonesia	ibu kota
caption	kapsyen	takarir (gambar) (from Arabic, تَقَارِيْرُ), keterangan
car	kereta (means carriage in Indonesian, commonly used as a shorthand for kereta api, which means train. Malay followed English derivation of car which was a contraction of horseless carriage), motokar	mobil (from Dutch/mid-English automobile)
carbine	karbin	karabin
carbonated water	air berkarbonat	air soda, air berkarbonasi
car cover	kain penutup kereta	sarung mobil, penutup mobil
carburetor	karburetor	karburator (from Dutch carburator)
card	kad	kartu (from Dutch kaart)
cardboard	kadbod	kardus (from Dutch, kardoes), karton
career	kerjaya, karier	karier (from Dutch carrière
Caribbean	Caribbean	Karibia
carjacking	rampasan kereta	pembegalan mobil, pembajakan mobil
carrot	lobak merah (means red radish in Indonesian)	wortel (from Dutch)
case	kes	kasus (from Latin: casus), perkara (from Sanskrit), hal (from Arabic)
cash	wang tunai	uang tunai, kas, kontan (from Dutch contant)
cash withdrawal	cucuk duit	tarik tunai
cashew	gajus	jambu mete
cashier	juruwang	1. kasir, from Dutch kassier 2. juru uang (rare)
castle	istana kota	kastel, kastil (nonstandard), puri
catechesis	katekesis	katekese
catechism	soal jawab agama	katekismus
caterpillar	ulat bulu, beluncas	ulat, ulat bulu
cauliflower	kubis bunga	kembang kol
cavalry	pasukan berkuda	kavaleri, pasukan berkuda
ceiling	siling	plafon (from Dutch plafond), langit-langit
celebrate	meraikan	merayakan
cement	simen	semen (from Dutch cement
cemetery	perkuburan	permakaman (from Arabic, مقام), (per)kuburan (from Arabic, القبور),
censorship	penapisan (means "filtration" in Indonesian)	penyensoran
census	banci (from Sanskrit) (means "transvestite" in Indonesian)	sensus, cacah jiwa (from Javanese)
centaur	sentaur, sentora	sentaurus
centipede	lipan	kelabang, lipan
central	pusat	pusat, sentral, tengah, sentra
central processing unit	unit pemprosesan pusat	unit pemroses(an) utama, unit pemroses(an) sentral, unit pemroses(an) pusat, unit pengolahan pusat
ceramic	seramik	keramik
cereal	bijirin	sereal, serealia
certificate	sijil (from Arabic, سجل)	sertifikat, surat (e.g. land certificate "surat tanah"), ijazah (of school) (from Arabic, إجازة)
chairman	pengerusi	ketua
chainsaw	gergaji rantai	gergaji mesin
chameleon	sumpah-sumpah, sesumpah	bunglon
champagne	champagne, syempen	sampanye (from Dutch)
chandelier	candelier	lampu gantung, lampu lilin, kandelir
charger	pengecas	pengisi daya, pengecas, cas-casan (colloquial)
chart	carta	bagan, grafik, diagram
chat (verb)	bersembang, berbual	mengobrol, bercakap (less common), cuap-cuap (informal)
check and balance	semak dan imbang	pengawasan dan pengimbangan
cheese spread	keju sapu	keju oles
chef	cef, ketua jurumasak	jurutama masak, kepala juru masak
chilli	cili, lada ('pepper' in Indonesian, also in Malay), cabai (used in the northern states of Malaysia)	cabai, lombok (from Javanese: lombok)
China	China, Cina	1. Tionghoa (standard term for Chinese people, from Southern Min Chinese: Tiong-hôa – 中華), 2. Tiongkok (Republik Rakyat Tiongkok and Republik Tiongkok: official name of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China, from Southern Min Chinese: Tiong-kok – 中國), 3. Cina (standard, still in common use but discouraged due to racist connotations. See Shina for further information.), 4. China (nonstandard)
Chinatown	Pekan Cina	Pecinan, Kampung Cina
chinese cuisine	masakan China	masakan Tionghoa, hidangan Tionghoa
Chinese folk religion	Agama rakyat Cina	Kepercayaan tradisional Tionghoa
Chinese New Year	Tahun Baru Cina	Tahun Baru Imlek (from Hokkien), Lebaran Cina (informal), Sincia (informal)
chocolate	coklat	cokelat
chocolate bar	bar coklat	cokelat batangan
chocolate spread	lepa coklat	selai coklat
choir	koir	paduan suara, kor (from Dutch)
Christianity	Kristian, Nasrani (from Arabic)	Kristen, Kekristenan, Kristiani, Nasrani (standard, is still commonly used but is not recommended due to controversial debates among Christians and Muslims' views on Christianity. See Nazarene for further information.)
Christian cross	Salib (from Arabic, الصليب), palang	Salib Kristen
Christian pilgrimage	Ziarah Kristian	Peziarahan Kristen
Christmas	Krismas, Natal	Natal from Portuguese
Christmas Eve	Malam Krismas, Malam Natal	Malam Natal
chopping board	landas cencang	talenan (from Javanese)
chopsticks	penyepit	sumpit
Church of the Holy Sepulchre	Gereja Makam Suci	Gereja Makam Kudus
cinema	panggung wayang bergambar (more popularly abbreviated as pawagam), panggung wayang	bioskop (from Dutch bioscoop), sinema
circle	bulatan	lingkaran
circular (n)	pekeliling	surat edaran
circular saw	gergaji bulat	gergaji bundar
circuit	litar	sirkuit, rangkaian, untai
circus	sarkas (means "sarcasm" in Indonesian)	sirkus
citric acid	asid sitrik	asam sitrat
city	bandar (from Persian), bandar raya (big city), kota	kota (from Sanskrit), kota besar (big city), bandar (a coastal or port city in Indonesian)
civil	awam (from Arabic, عَوَامٌّ) (In Indonesian, it means "non-expert"), sivil	sipil (from Dutch civiel), perdata (legal term)
civil defense	pertahanan awam	pertahanan sipil (hansip)
civil disorder	pergolakan sivil	kekacauan sipil
civil engineering	kejuruteraan awam	teknik sipil
civil registration	pendaftaran sivil	pencatatan sipil (capil)
civil servant	penjawat awam	pegawai negeri sipil (PNS), aparatur sipil negara (ASN)
claim	tuntutan (means "sue" in Indonesian)	klaim, tagihan
clarification	penjelasan, penjernihan	klarifikasi (from Dutch clarificatie), penjelasan
clause (legal)	fasal (from Arabic, فصل) (equivalent term in Indonesian is pasal)	ayat (from Arabic, آية) klausul (from Dutch clausule)
clearance sale	jualan perabis	cuci gudang
clothes iron	seterika (from Dutch through Indonesian)	setrika (from Dutch, strijkijzer)
club (association)	kelab	klub, perkumpulan (infrequent)
club (weapon)	belantan	pentungan
clutch pedal (inside car part)	pedal cekam, klac	pedal kopling (from Dutch, koppeling)
coach (carriage)	koc	gerbong
coat	kot	jas (from Dutch jas), mantel
cockroach	lipas	kecoak (from Southern Min Chinese: ka-choa̍h – 虼蚻), coro
cohabitation	bersekedudukan	kumpul kebo (from kumpul (gather) and kebo (from Dutch, gebouw), samenleven (from Dutch), kohabitasi
coin	syiling from English shilling siling from English shilling (rare) mata wang, wang logam, duit from Dutch duit	koin, uang logam
collar (clothing)	kolar	kerah (from Dutch, kraag)
collateral (finance)	cagaran	agunan, jaminan
college	kolej, maktab (from Arabic, مكتب)	kampus, perguruan tinggi, kolese (from Dutch college), kolegium
College of Cardinals	Kolej Kardinal	Dewan Kardinal
Cologne	Cologne	Köln, Koeln
Colombia	Colombia	Kolombia
colored pencil	pensel warna	pensil warna
columbidae	merpati	merpati, dara
comb	sikat (means brush in Indonesian)	sisir
comment	ulasan, komen	ulasan (can also mean review, interpretation or comment), komentar (from Dutch commentaar), komen (nonstandard)
commission	suruhanjaya	komisi (from Dutch commissie)
committed	komited	berkomitmen
commissioner	pesuruhjaya	komisaris (from Dutch commissaris), komisioner
committee	jawatankuasa	komite, panitia
commitment	komitmen, iltizam (from Arabic, التزام)	komitmen
commodity	komoditi, barangan	komoditas
commonwealth	komanwel	persemakmuran
common cold	selesema (from Sanskrit, श्लेष्मन्)	pilek, selesma (from Sanskrit)
communication design	reka bentuk komunikasi	desain komunikasi visual (DKV), rancangan komunikasi
community hall	dewan komuniti	balai masyarakat
community service	perkhidmatan masyarakat	pengabdian masyarakat, layanan masyarakat, kerja bakti
Comoros	Comoros	Komoro
company	syarikat (from Arabic, شركة)	perusahaan, maskapai (from Dutch maatschappij – almost exclusively used to refer to airline companies or shipping agency, i.e. maskapai penerbangan, maskapai pelayaran)
compiler	penyusun	penyusun, kompilator
complaint	aduan	aduan, keluhan, komplain (informal)
composer	penggubah lagu, komposer	komponis (from Dutch), komposer, penggubah lagu
computer data storage	storan data komputer	penyimpanan data komputer
computer hardware	perkakasan komputer	perangkat keras komputer
conclusion	kesimpulan; konklusi (rare)	kesimpulan, simpulan, konklusi (from Dutch conclusie)
concrete	konkrit	beton (from Dutch)
condensation	pemeluwapan	kondensasi (from Dutch condensatie), pengembunan
condensed milk	susu pekat	susu kental manis, kental manis
condiment	perasa, perencah, rerempah	bahan penyedap, penyedap rasa
conductor (music)	konduktor	dirigen (from Dutch, dirigent), konduktor, pengaba
confectionery	konfeksioneri	makanan manis
congregation (religion)	jemaah (from Arabic, جماعة)	jemaah (for Muslim) (from Arabic) , jemaat (for Christian) (from Arabic) , kongregasi (for Christian)
cone	kon	kerucut
conference	persidangan	konferensi (from Dutch conferentie), sidang
confirmation	pengesahan	konfirmasi, penegasan, pengesahan of a document, kepastian of a decision
Congo	Congo	Kongo (as in the Republic of the Congo, or the Congo Basin, for example)
congratulation	tahniah (from Arabic, تهنئة)	selamat (from Arabic, سلامة) (also means "safe" in Indonesian)
conservation (movement)	pemuliharaan, konservasi (rare)	konservasi, pelestarian (of animals and plants) , penghematan (of energy)
conscription	pengerahan, khidmat tentera	wajib militer (wamil)
constant (n)	pemalar	tetapan, konstanta (from Dutch, konstante)
constitution of a country	perlembagaan	undang-undang dasar (UUD) (influenced by Dutch grondwet ['basic law']), konstitusi (from Dutch constitutie)
construction	pembinaan (from Arabic, بناء)	pembangunan (of building), pembinaan (of moral), konstruksi (from Dutch constructie)
constitutional monarchy	raja berperlembagaan	monarki konstitusional, kerajaan konstitusional
consumer	pengguna (means "user" in Indonesian)	konsumen (from Dutch)
consumerism	kepenggunaan	konsumerisme
consumption	perbelanjaan	konsumsi (from Dutch consumptie), pemakaian, penggunaan
contamination	pencemaran	pencemaran, kontaminasi
continuous	selanjar, berterusan	berkesinambungan, berkelanjutan, terus-menerus, kontinu
control	kawalan	kontrol, pengendalian, pengaturan, pengawasan
controlled access highway	lebuh raya capaian terkawal	jalan bebas hambatan terkendali
convenience store	kedai serbaneka	toko serba ada (toserba)
conversion	penukaran (means "exchange" in Indonesia)	konversi (from Dutch conversie), perubahan
convertible	kereta berhud	mobil atap terbuka, mobil konvertibel
cook (profession)	tukang masak	koki (from Dutch, kokje), juru masak, tukang masak
cooker hood	tudung dapur	penyedot asap, pengisap asap, pengisap uap
corned beef	konbif	daging kornet
corn starch	tepung jagung	tepung jagung, pati jagung, tepung maizena
corporation	perbadanan	korporasi (from Dutch corporatie), badan usaha, perusahaan
corrosion	pengakisan	korosi, perkaratan
corruption	rasuah (from Arabic, رشوة meaning 'bribe'), korupsi (rare)	korupsi (from Dutch corruptie), rasuah (from Arabic: Rashwah meaning 'bribe') (non-standard)
Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Kosta Rika
Côte d'Ivoire	Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire	Pantai Gading
cotton candy	gula-gula kapas, halwa rambut, alusmitai	permen kapas, gula kapas, gulali, harum manis
counseling	kaunseling	penyuluhan, konseling
counter	kaunter	loket (from Dutch), konter
counting	pembilangan	pencacahan
coup d'état	rampasan kuasa	kudeta, penggulingan kekuasaan, perampasan kekuasaan
country	negara	negara, negeri (in Malaysia, negeri usually refers to a state within a federation)
court	mahkamah (from Arabic, محكمة)	pengadilan, mahkamah
crab	ketam	kepiting
cracker	keropok	kerupuk
crane (machine)	kren	derek jangkung
crime	jenayah (from Arabic, جناية)	kejahatan (means "evil" in Malay)
criminal	penjenayah	penjahat, kriminal, pidana (ahli pidana is criminal law expert)
crispiness	kerangupan	kerenyahan
Croatia	Croatia	Kroasia
crucial	genting	krusial, penting, genting
CT scan	imbasan tomografi berkomputer	pindaian tomografi terkomputasi, pindaian CT
Cuba	Cuba	Kuba
cube root	punca kuasa tiga	akar pangkat tiga, akar kubik
cuisine	masakan	hidangan, masakan
cup	cawan (from Hokkien)	cangkir
cupboard	almari (from Portuguese armário)	lemari (also from armário)
cupcake	kek cawan	kue mangkuk
Curaçao	Curasao	Kurasao
current (adjective, of time)	semasa	saat ini, terkini, aktual (from Dutch actueel)
current affairs	hal ehwal semasa	peristiwa terkini, berita terkini, aktualitas
curtain	langsir (means train wagon arrangement in Indonesian), tirai	tirai (used for all meanings apart from house curtain), gorden (of a house; from Dutch gordijn)
customs (authority)	kastam	pabean refers to the administrative institution, bea dan cukai (bea-cukai) lit. tariff-and-tax, duty
cute	comel	imut, menggemaskan, lucu (also means "funny" in Indonesian)
cyber	siber	dunia maya, siber
cyberbullying	buli siber	perundungan dunia maya, perundungan siber
cybercrime	jenayah siber	kejahatan dunia maya, kejahatan siber
cylinder	silinder, tiub	tabung, silinder
Cyprus	Cyprus	Siprus
Czech Republic	Republik Czech	(Republik) Ceko

D

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
dairy product	produk tenusu	produk susu
dam	empangan	bendungan
dandruff	kelemumur	ketombe
deacon	diakon	diakon, diaken
deadline	tarikh akhir	tenggat, batas waktu
decathlon	dekatlon	dasalomba
December	Disember	Desember (influenced by Dutch december)
declaration	pengisytiharan, perisytiharan (from Arabic, اِشْتِهَار‎)	deklarasi, pernyataan
decimal	perpuluhan (means tithe in Indonesian)	desimal (from Dutch decimale), (bilangan) berbasis sepuluh, (bilangan) serba sepuluh, (bilangan) berdasar sepuluh, persepuluhan (rare)
decree	dekri	surat keputusan, dekret (from Dutch decreet)
Deepavali	Hari Deepavali	Dipawali
deep frying	goreng celur	goreng rendam
deforestation	penebangan hutan	penggundulan hutan, penebangan hutan, deforestasi
degree (of temperature)	darjah (from Arabic, درجة)	derajat (from Arabic)
dehydration	penyahhidratan	dehidrasi, pengawahidratan (rare)
delicious, tasty	sedap, lazat (from Arabic, لذيذ), enak	enak, lezat (from Arabic), sedap, maknyus (informal)
delivery	penghantaran	pengiriman, pengantaran
democratic	demokratik	demokratis (from Dutch demokratisch note: "democratic republic" (in country names) translates as republik demokratik, such as in Republik Demokratik Kongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
dentistry	pergigian	kedokteran gigi
deny	menafikan	membantah, menyangkal
department	jabatan ('occupation' in Indonesian)	departemen, jurusan (for department in university)
department store	gedung serbaneka	toko serba ada (toserba)
departure	pelepasan	keberangkatan, kepergian
depression (psychological)	kemurungan (means "sadness" in Indonesian)	depresi (from Dutch depressie)
deputy	timbalan	wakil (from Arabic, وكيل), deputi
derivative (mathematics)	terbitan	turunan
desiccator	alat pengering	desikator, alat pengering
design	reka bentuk	desain, kerangka bentuk, rancangan
detail	perincian	perincian, detail
developer	pembangun, pemaju	pengembang
diagonal	pepenjuru	diagonal, sudut-menyudut
dialect	dialek, loghat (from Arabic, لغة) (equivalent term in Indonesian is logat means "accent")	dialek
diaper	lampin	popok, pamper
diarrhea	diarea, cirit-birit	diare, menceret
dietary supplement	penokok pemakanan	suplemen makanan
detection	pengesanan	pelacakan, deteksi or pendeteksian
device	peranti	perangkat, peranti
diagram	rajah	diagram
different – difference	beza, berbeza – perbezaan	beda, berbeda – perbedaan
diploma	diploma	diploma, ijazah (from Arabic, إجازة) (means "degree" in Malay)
diplomatic mission	kedutaan	misi diplomatik, perwakilan diplomatik, kedutaan
diplomatic recognition	pengiktirafan diplomatik	pengakuan diplomatik
director	pengarah	direktur (from Dutch (and French) directeur), sutradara (of a film) from Sanskrit (through Javanese), pengarah (for an event)
disability	kehilangan upaya, kelainan upaya	disabilitas, difabel, ketunaan, kecacatan (offensive)
discharge overland flow	luahan aliran daratan	banjir kiriman, banjir limpasan
discount	diskaun, rebat, potongan harga	diskon, rabat, potongan harga, korting (from Dutch, less frequent)
discus throw	lempar cakera	lempar cakram
discussion	perbincangan, diskusi	pembicaraan, perbincangan, diskusi (from Dutch discussie)
disinfectant	penyahjangkit	disinfektan, penyuci hama (less common)
disposable	pakai buang	sekali pakai
disposable razor	pisau cukur pakai buang	pisau cukur sekali pakai
district	daerah	distrik, daerah
diversity	kepelbagaian	keberagaman, keragaman, keanekaragaman, kebinekaan, diversitas
division (mathematics)	pembahagian	pembagian
dizzy	pening	pusing, pening, puyeng, mumet, kliyengan
documentary film	filem dokumentari	film dokumenter
do it yourself	dibuat individu dengan yakin (DIY)	swakriya, lakukan sendiri
Dome of the Rock	Kubah al-Sakhrah	Kubah Shakhrah
domestic	dalam negara	dalam negeri, domestik
double-decker bus	bas dua tingkat	bus tingkat
dough	doh	adonan, adonan padat
download	muat turun	unduh (from Javanese)
drawing	melukis (means "paint" (v) in Indonesian)	menggambar
driver	pemandu (means guide in Indonesian), drebar (from English) (less common)	pengemudi, pengendara, sopir (from French chauffeur through Dutch),
drive-through	pandu lalu	lantatur (portmanteau for "layanan tanpa turun" (lit. service without dropping off))
driver's license (U.S.) driving licence (UK)	lesen memandu	surat izin mengemudi (SIM)
drowning	lemas	mati tenggelam
drugs (illegal)	dadah (colloquial use in Indonesia means "goodbye")	narkoba (an acronym for NARKotika dan OBat-obatan terlArang (narcotics and illegal drugs)), NAPZA (less frequent – an acronym for NArkotika, Psikotropika dan Zat-zat Adiktif (narcotics, psychotropics, and addictive chemical substances))
dustpan	penadah sampah, tadahan sampah, kuali habuk	pengki, cikrak, serokan, serokan sampah, serokan debu
Dutch East Indies	Hindia Timur Belanda	Hindia Belanda
duty (economics)	duti	bea
dynamics	dinamik	dinamika

E

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
eagle	helang	elang
easy	mudah, senang (means "happy" in Indonesian)	mudah, gampang (means "bastard" in Malay) gampil (informal)
e-mail	e-mel	surel (standard, shortened of surat elektronik (electronic mail)), pos-el (standard, shortened of pos elektronik (electronic mail)), email (pronounced as /i.mel/ is a non-standard Indonesian but common in practice, though "email" pronounced as /e.ma.il/ means enamel)
early childhood education	pendidikan awal kanak-kanak	pendidikan anak usia dini (PAUD)
Easter	Easter, Paskah (strictly used for Jewish Passover)	Paskah (from Portuguese Páscoa)
Easter Bunny	Arnab Easter (from Arabic, أرنب)	Kelinci Paskah (from Dutch, konijntje)
Easter Vigil	Malam Easter	Vigili Paskah, Malam Paskah
East Jerusalem	Baitulmuqaddis Timur	Yerusalem Timur
eau de cologne	air kolong, kelonyor	kolonye
Ecuador	Ecuador	Ekuador
economic sanctions	sekatan ekonomi	sanksi ekonomi
editor	penyunting	editor, penyunting, redaktur (from French rédacteur through Dutch – refers to editors of mass printed media)
editorial (board)	kakitangan editorial	redaksi (from Dutch redactie), editorial
effective	berkesan, efektif	efektif, berhasil guna, mangkus (rare)
effectiveness	keberkesanan	efektivitas (from Dutch effectiviteit), keefektifan, keberhasilgunaan, kemangkusan (rare)
efficient	cekap, efisien	efisien, berdaya guna, tepat guna, sangkil (rare)
efficiency	kecekapan	efisiensi, keefisienan, kedayagunaan, ketepatgunaan, kesangkilan (rare)
Eid al-Fitr	Hari Raya Aidilfitri (from Arabic, عيد الفطر), Hari Raya Puasa, Lebaran	Idulfitri, Idul Fitri nonstandard spelling, but common, Lebaran (from Javanese)
Eid al-Adha	Hari Raya Aidiladha (from Arabic, عيد الأضحى), Hari Raya Haji	Iduladha, Hari Raya Haji, Lebaran Haji, Idulkurban (informal)
eight	lapan used as colloquial abbreviation in Indonesian	delapan used in Malaysia before the spelling reform
elasticity	keanjalan	elastisitas, keelastisan, kelentingan
electric current	arus elektrik	arus listrik
electrical network	litar elektrik	rangkaian listrik
electronics	elektronik	elektronika, elektronik
electricity	elektrik, tenaga elektrik lit. electric energy	listrik, kelistrikan, ketenagalistrikan, setrum (from Dutch stroom)
embroidery	seni tekat, seni sulam	bordir, sulaman
emergency	kecemasan (used for anxiety or "too anxious" (condition) in Indonesian), darurat (of politic)	darurat (from Arabic, ضرورة – also used in Malaysia to express a state of emergency), gawat darurat, kegawatan
emperor	maharaja	kaisar (from Dutch keizer), maharaja (from Sanskrit)
empire	empayar	kekaisaran, kemaharajaan, imperium (from Latin)
enamel	enamel	email (from Dutch emaille)
energy	tenaga	energi, tenaga (for "power")
engine	enjin	mesin, motor
engineer	jurutera	insinyur (degree), teknisi, rekayasawan
engineering	kejuruteraan	teknik (from Dutch), rekayasa or perekayasaan
England	Inggeris	Inggris
entrepreneur	usahawan	pengusaha, wiraswasta, wirausahawan
entrepreneurship	keusahawanan	kewirausahaan, kewiraswastaan
envelope	sampul surat	amplop (from Dutch), sampul surat
environment	persekitaran, alam sekitar	lingkungan
environmentally friendly	mesra alam	ramah lingkungan
equilateral triangle	segi tiga sekata	segitiga sama sisi
eraser	getah pemadam	penghapus, setip (from Dutch, stuf)
erosion	hakisan	pengikisan, erosi (from Dutch erosie)
escalator	tangga gerak	tangga berjalan, eskalator
essential oil	minyak pati	minyak asiri (from Arabic, أثيري), minyak esensial
espionage	pengintipan (means "peeping" in Indonesian)	spionase, pemata-mataan
estimation	jangkaan, anggaran (from Persian, انگار) (means "budget" in Indonesian)	perkiraan, dugaan, estimasi (from Dutch evaluatie)
estuary	muara	estuari, muara, kuala
Ethiopia	Habsyah from Arabic الحبشة al-habsha (Abyssinia)	Etiopia
Eucharist	Eukaris	Ekaristi, Perjamuan Kudus, Perjamuan Suci, Perjamuan Tuhan
euclidean geometry	geometri euclid	geometri euklides
Europe	Eropah	Eropa
evacuation	pemindahan (means "translocation" or "relocation" in Indonesian)	pengungsian, evakuasi (from Dutch evacuatie)
evaluation	penilaian	penilaian, evaluasi (from Dutch evaluatie)
evaporated milk	susu sejat	susu evaporasi
evaporating dish	piring sejat	cawan penguap
evaporation	penyejatan	penguapan, evaporasi (from Dutch evaporatie)
evening	teja, petang	sore, petang
excess	lebihan	kelebihan ("benefit" in Malay, also in Indonesian), lebihan, ekses
exchange rate	singki	kurs (from Dutch koers)
excretion	perkumuhan	ekskresi, pembuangan zat sisa
execution (death sentence)	hukuman mati	eksekusi (from Dutch executie), hukuman mati
executive (government)	badan eksekutif	lembaga eksekutif
exhaust (pipe)	ekzos	knalpot (from Dutch, in which it also means "muffler")
exist	wujud (from Arabic, وجود) (more often interpreted as "form" in Indonesian)	ada, eksis
existence	kewujudan	keberadaan, eksistensi (from Dutch existentie)
expansion card	kad tambah	kartu ekspansi, kartu tambahan
experiment	uji kaji	percobaan, eksperimen (from Dutch experiment)
expired	tamat tempoh	kedaluwarsa (from Javanese), habis tempo
exploration	penjelajahan, eksplorasi	eksplorasi (from Dutch exploratie), penjelajahan, penjajakan
explosion	letupan	ledakan
explosive	bahan letupan	bahan peledak
exponentiation	pengeksponenan	eksponensiasi, pemangkatan
export	eksport	ekspor (from Dutch export)
expose	pendedahan	paparan (used for display in Malay), pemajanan or pajanan, ekspos
extinct	pupus (of species), padam (of flame or light)	padam (of flame or light), punah (of species), pupus (loss of hope)

F

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
facial recognition system	sistem pengecaman wajah	sistem pengenalan wajah
facility	kemudahan, fasiliti	fasilitas (from Latin, facilitas), kemudahan
facilitator	pemudah cara	fasilitator (from Dutch facilitator), penyedia fasilitas
faction (politics)	puak	faksi (from Dutch "factie"), fraksi from Dutch fractie
factory	kilang ('refinery' in Indonesian)	pabrik from Dutch fabriek
faculty	fakulti	fakultas (from Latin, facultas), fakultet (obsolete, from Dutch "faculteit")
fan (fanatic)	peminat (means enthusiast in Indonesian)	penggemar
farm	ladang (means field in Indonesian)	lahan usaha tani
fashion	fesyen	mode (from Dutch mode), tata busana, fesyen (informal)
fashion accessory	aksesori fesyen	aksesori mode, aksesoris mode (informal)
fast food	makanan segera	makanan cepat saji, makanan siap saji
fast-food restaurant	restoran makanan segera	rumah makan siap saji
fanatic	fanatik, taasub (from Arabic, التعصب)	fanatik (from Dutch fanatiek)
feather	bulu pelepah	bulu
federal	persekutuan (means alliance in Indonesian)	federal (from Dutch "federaal")
Federated States of Micronesia	Persekutuan Mikronesia	Federasi Mikronesia
federation	persekutuan (means alliance in Indonesian)	federasi from Dutch federatie, (negara) serikat
feedback	maklum balas	umpan balik, masukan
fermentation	penapaian, fermentasi	fermentasi (from Dutch fermentatie), peragian, penapaian
Ferris wheel	roda Ferris	kincir ria, bianglala
fiction	fiksyen, cerita rekaan (cereka)	fiksi (from Dutch fictie), cerita rekaan (cerkan)
file	fail	berkas, fail (uncommon)
filling station	stesen minyak	stasiun pengisian bahan bakar (SPBU), pompa bensin, pom bensin
financial	kewangan	keuangan, finansial from Dutch financieel
financial statement	penyata kewangan	laporan keuangan
fingerprint	cap jari	sidik jari
Finland	Finland	Finlandia
firecracker	mercun	petasan, mercon
fire hydrant	pili bomba	hidran
firefighter squad	bomba (from Portuguese, bomba)	pemadam kebakaran (damkar) (lit. fire extinguisher), branwir (from Dutch brandweer (fire defense)) (obsolete)
firewood	kayu api	kayu bakar
fireworks	bunga api	kembang api
First Council of Nicaea	Majlis Nicaea Pertama	Konsili Nikea Pertama
fish sauce	sos ikan	kecap ikan
flashback	imbas kembali	kilas balik, sorot balik
flash drive	pemacu kilat	diska lepas, kandar kilas
flash flood	banjir kilat	banjir bandang
flashlight	lampu suluh	senter
floating rib	tulang rusuk apungan	tulang rusuk melayang
floor, level (storey)	tingkat may be used in Indonesian to express the number of storeys/levels a building has, e.g. a 5-storey building = gedung bertingkat 5, or to emphasize British floor numbering, e.g. tingkat satu means first floor (UK), second floor (US) in both languages, aras (used to emphasize American floor numbering, e.g. aras dua = tingkat satu	lantai also refers to floor as ground surface in both languages, emphasizes American floor numbering, tingkat emphasizes British floor numbering, e.g. lantai dua = tingkat satu
flowerpot	pasu, pot (from English, vase)	pot, pot bunga, jambangan
floppy disk	cakera liut	cakram liuk, disket
flowchart	carta aliran	diagram alir, bagan alir
fluid	bendalir	fluida, zat alir (zalir), cairan
fluorescent lamp	lampu pendarfluor	lampu pendar, lampu kalimantang
flying fox or zip line	luncur keluang	luncur gantung
fog lamp	lampu kabus, lampu kabut	lampu kabut
folate acid	asid folik	asam folat
folklore	budaya rakyat	folklor, budaya rakyat
follow up	susulan	tindak lanjut
food	makanan	makanan, pangan
food allergy	alahan makanan	alergi makanan
food safety	keselamatan makanan	keamanan pangan
food science	sains pemakanan	ilmu pangan
food truck	trak makanan	truk makanan
foodborne illness	penyakit bawaan makanan	keracunan makanan
forklift	forklift, trak angkat susun	forklif, truk garpu
football	bola sepak	sepak bola
footnote	nota kaki	catatan kaki
footpath	laluan jalan kaki, lorong jalan kaki	jalan setapak
force (physics)	daya	gaya
foreign exchange market	pasaran pertukaran asing	pasar valuta asing
forestry	perhutanan	kehutanan
form (document)	borang	formulir (from Dutch formulier), borang (less common), blangko (from Dutch, blanco), surat isian
founding father	bapa pengasas	bapak pendiri
fountain	air pancut	air mancur
fountain pen	pen founten	pulpen (from Dutch, vulpen)
franchise	francais	waralaba
France	Perancis	Prancis, Perancis (nonstandard)
free (of charge)	percuma means "worthless" in Indonesian	gratis from Dutch, cuma-cuma, cecuma (nonstandard)
free kick (association football)	sepakan percuma	tendangan bebas, perekik (informal)
friction (physics)	geseran	gaya gesek
frostbite	reput fros, luka beku	radang dingin
frozen food	makanan sejuk beku	makanan beku
frying pan	kuali	wajan, penggorengan, kuali
fuel	bahan api	bahan bakar
fuel oil	minyak bahan api	bahan bakar minyak (BBM)
funfair	pesta ria	pekan raya
fungus	kulat, fungus	fungi, jamur
furniture	perabot rumah, perkakas rumah (In Indonesian, perkakas means equipment)	mebel from Dutch meubelen, perabot rumah tangga, furnitur
fuse (electrical)	fius	sekring (from Dutch, zekering)
fusion	pelakuran	fusi, penggabungan, peleburan
future	masa hadapan	masa depan

G

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
gadget	gajet, alat (from Arabic, آلة)	gawai, gadget, acang (rare)
gangster	samseng (from Hokkien), gengster	geng, preman from Dutch vrijman (lit. free-man), gangster from English
garage	garaj	garasi influenced by Dutch pronunciation
garrison	garison	garnisun from Dutch garnizoen
gasoline	petrol (from British English petrol)	bensin (from Dutch Benzine)
gastric acid	asid perut	asam lambung
gastritis	gastritis	sakit mag (from Dutch, maag), radang lambung, tukak lambung, gastritis
Gaza Strip	Genting Gaza	Jalur Gaza
gear	gear	roda gigi (influenced by Dutch tandwiel, lit. "tooth wheel"), gir
gearbox	kotak gear	persneling (from Dutch versnelling), girboks, transmisi
gender	jantina (from Indonesian), gender	jenis kelamin, gender
general (military)	jeneral	jenderal from Dutch generaal
general election	pilihan raya umum	pemilihan umum (pemilu)
genetics	genetik	genetika (from Dutch genetica)
genocide	pembasmian kaum, genosid	genosida (from Dutch genocide), pemusnahan ras
geothermal energy	tenaga geoterma	energi panas bumi, energi geotermal
ghee	minyak sapi	minyak samin (from Arabic, سمين)
ghost town	pekan hantu	kota hantu
gift	hadiah (from Arabic, هدية)	hadiah (from Arabic), kado (from Dutch, cadeau)
ginger	halia	jahe
girlfriend	teman wanita (means "girl friend" in Indonesian)	pacar perempuan, cewek (slang) (also means girl in Indonesian)
glacier	glasier	gletser (from Dutch, gletsjer)
glasses	cermin mata	kacamata
glass rod	rod kaca	batang pengaduk
Global Positioning System	Sistem Kedudukan Sejagat	Sistem Pemosisian Global
glue	gam (from English, gum)	lem (from Dutch, lijm)
goal	matlamat (portmanteau for "mata alamat" (lit. address points))	tujuan, matalamat (rare)
goal keeper	penjaga gol/penjaga gawang	kiper, penjaga gawang
golf club (stick)	kayu golf	stik golf, pemukul golf, tongkat golf
governance	tadbir urus	tata kelola, pemerintahan
government	kerajaan derived from raja (king) – used in Malaysia and Brunei – in Indonesian means "kingdom"	pemerintah derived from perintah (order/instruction) – also used in Singapore, which, like Indonesia, is a republic
governor	gabenor, Yang di-Pertua Negeri (in Malaysian states)	gubernur from Dutch gouverneur
gradation	pemeringkatan, penggredan	gradasi (from Dutch gradatie), pemeringkatan
graduate	siswazah, sarjana (from Sanskrit, सज्जन)	wisudawan, wisudawati (only for female), lulusan, sarjana
graphics card	kad grafik	kartu grafis
graphic design	reka bentuk grafik	desain grafis, rancangan grafis
graduation	konvokesyen, majlis penyampaian ijazah, majlis graduasi	wisuda (from Sanskrit, विशुद्ध), acara kelulusan, acara pelepasan, purnawiyata (from Sanskrit), purnawidya (from Sanskrit)
graduated cylinder	silinder penyukat	gelas ukur
grammar	tatabahasa, nahu (from Arabic, نحو)	tata bahasa, gramatika (from Dutch)
grandfather	datuk, atuk (informal) or "tok" (if there is grandfather's name like "Tok Dalang")	kakek, opa from Dutch, eyang, embah (from Javanese)
grandmother	nenek, opah (informal), nenenda (polite), nenda (polite), nenekanda (polite)	nenek, oma (from Dutch), eyang, embah (from Javanese)
grandparent	datuk nenek	kakek nenek, eyang, embah (from Javanese)
grant (law)	geran	hibah (from Arabic, هبة)
gravity	graviti	gravitasi
Great Britain	Great Britain	Britania Raya
greatest common divisor	faktor sepunya terbesar	faktor persekutuan terbesar (FPB)
Greece	Greece (of recent use), Yunani	Yunani (from Arabic Yūnān يُونَان)
grenade	bom tangan	granat
grenade launcher	pelancar bom	pelontar granat
grocery	barang runcit	barang kebutuhan sehari-hari, sembako, kelontong (less common)
grocery store	kedai runcit	toko kelontong, toko sembako, warung sembako
gross (financial)	kasar	bruto (from Dutch), kotor, kasar
gross domestic product (GDP)	keluaran dalam negara kasar (KDNK)	produk domestik bruto (PDB), hasil kotor dalam negeri (obsolete)
ground meat	daging kisar	daging giling
group	kumpulan, kelompok	kelompok, grup (from Dutch pronunciation of groep), (per)kumpulan, (per)himpunan
growth	tumbesaran, pertumbuhan	tumbuh kembang, pertumbuhan
guarantee	jaminan (from Arabic, ضامن)	jaminan (from Arabic), garansi from Dutch pronunciation of garantie
guerrilla warfare	gerila	gerilya, perang gerilya
guinea pig	marmut, tikus belanda	marmot, tikus belanda
gymnastics	gimnastik	senam (means "exercise" in Malay)

H

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
hacker	penggodam	peretas
hacking	penggodaman	peretasan
hall	dewan (from Persian, دیوان‎)	aula (from Dutch), balai
hand sanitizer	pensanitasi tangan, cecair pembasmi kuman (colloquial)	penyanitasi tangan, pembersih tangan (colloquial)
half past one	pukul satu setengah (lit. one and a half)	pukul setengah dua (thirty to two)
hail	hujan batu	hujan es
hammer	tukul	palu, martil (from Portuguese martelo)
hammer throw	lontar tukul besi	lontar martil, lempar martil
handball	bola baling	bola tangan
handcuffs	gari (from Hindi, कड़ी)	borgol, belenggu
hang gliding	geluncur angin	layang gantung
harassment	gangguan	pelecehan
hard disk drive	cakera keras	piringan keras, cakram keras
hardware	perkakasan	perangkat keras
hare	kelinci (kelinci means 'rabbit' in Indonesian)	terwelu (from Javanese terwèlu)
harp	harp	harpa
hawker (trade)	penjaja	penjaja, pedagang kaki lima, pedagang asongan
head office or headquarters	ibu pejabat ("ibu" also means "mother" or "ma'am" in both languages)	kantor pusat ("kantor" – from Dutch kantoor (office)), markas besar (from Arabic, مركز)
headphones	fon kepala	penyuara jemala (standard)
headscarf, hijab	tudung	kerudung, jilbab though these words have different meanings (from Arabic), hijab (from Arabic)
healthy	sihat (from Arabic, صحة)	sehat (from Arabic)
health care	penjagaan kesihatan	pelayanan kesehatan
heat	haba (portmanteau for "hawa bahang" (lit. hot weather))	panas, kalor (from Latin, calor), bahang
Hebrew Bible	kitab Bible Ibrani	Alkitab Ibrani
helmet	topi keledar	helm
hemorrhoid	hemoroid, buasir (from Arabic, بواسير)	ambeien (from Dutch), bawasir (wasir) (from Arabic), hemoroid
herb	herba	jamu often understood as traditional potion made from rhizomes, also means "guest" ("tamu") and "treat the guest" ("menjamu"), herbal, herba
hexadecimal	perenambelasan	heksadesimal, (bilangan) berbasis enam belas, (bilangan) serba enam belas, (bilangan) berdasar enam belas, perenambelasan (rare)
hide and seek	sorok-sorok	petak umpet, sembunyi-sembunyian
high heels	kasut tumit tinggi	sepatu hak tinggi
highlighter	penyerlah	stabilo, pena penyorot
highway	lebuh raya	jalan bebas hambatan
hippopotamus	badak air	kuda nil (influenced by Dutch nijlpaard ("Nile horse"))
history	sejarah (from Arabic, شجرة)	sejarah (from Arabic, شجرة), riwayat (from Arabic, رواية), histori
Hittites	Hittite	Bangsa Het
hoax	olok-olok (mean 'joke' in Indonesian)	berita bohong, berita palsu, informasi bohong, informasi palsu, hoaks (informal)
Holy Grail	Cangkir Suci	Cawan Suci
homecoming	balik kampung	mudik, pulang kampung
homewrecker	penyondol	pelakor (portmanteau for "perebut laki orang" (lit. husband snatcher)), pebinor (portmanteau for "perebut bini orang" (lit. wife snatcher)), perusak rumah tangga
Homily	Khutbah (mean 'sermon' in Indonesian)	Homili
hopscotch	(ke)tingting	engklek, permainan jingkat-jingkat
horn	hon	klakson (from Dutch)
horror film	filem seram	film horor
hose	hos	slang (from Dutch), selang (nonstandard)
hospital	hospital	rumah sakit (RS, rumkit) (influenced by Dutch ziekenhuis ("house of the sick") – This term is still used in Brunei, but in Malaysia, "hospital" has replaced the term completely since the 1960s)
hostage	tebusan (means "ransom" in Indonesian)	sandera
housewife	suri rumah	ibu rumah tangga
Hungary	Hungary	Hungaria
hybrid (biology)	kacukan, hibrid	hibrida, silangan
hygiene	higin, kebersihan, kesihatan	higiene, kebersihan, kesehatan, higienitas
hymn	him, gita puja	himne, madah, puji-pujian, gita puja

I

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
I	saya, aku, daku, I (slang)	saya, aku, daku, gue, gua (slang)
ice	ais	es
iceberg	aisberg	gunung es
ice cream	aiskrim	es krim
ice milk	ais susu	es susu
Iceland	Iceland	Islandia
ice skating	luncur ais	seluncur es
icing (food)	aising	lapisan gula
idea	idea	ide (from Dutch, idee), gagasan
identity	identiti	identitas, jati diri
identity card (ID card)	kad pengenalan	kartu tanda penduduk (KTP), identitas kependudukan
identification	pengenalan, pengenalpastian, pengecaman	identifikasi, pengenalan, penemukenalan (rare)
illegal drug trade	perniagaan dadah haram	perdagangan obat-obatan terlarang, perdagangan narkoba
image	citra, imej (of reputation), gambar (pictorial image), maruah (of reputation) (from Arabic, مروءة)	citra (of reputation, also pictorial image and broader meaning in computer science as for image processing) (from Sanskrit), gambar (pictorial image)
imagination	imaginasi, bayangan	imajinasi, khayalan (from Arabic, خيال), bayangan
imaging	pengimejan	pencitraan
immigration	imigresen, imigrasi	imigrasi (from Dutch immigratie)
impact	impak	dampak
import	import	impor
impotence	mati pucuk, impotensi, lemah syahwat	impotensi (from Dutch impotentie), kelemahan syahwat
impotent	kemandulan	impoten, lemah syahwat
incandescent lamp	mentol lampu	lampu pijar, bohlam
incineration	penunuan	insinerasi, pembakaran
incisor (human teeth)	gigi kacip	gigi seri
inclined plane	satah condong	bidang miring
Indian Ocean	Lautan Hindi	Samudra Hindia
Indian religions	Agama India	Agama Dharmik
inductor	peraruh, induktor (rare)	induktor, pengimbas (obsolete)
industrial waste	sisa perindustrian	limbah industri
infection	jangkitan	infeksi
information	maklumat (from Arabic, معلومة) (means "edict" in Indonesian)	informasi, from Dutch informatie, penerangan (rare)
injection (noun)	suntikan	suntikan, injeksi
injury in humans	kecederaan	cedera
ink	dakwat (from Arabic, دواة)	tinta (from Dutch tinte), dawat (archaic)
innovation	pembaharuan, reka baru, inovasi	inovasi, reka baru, kebaruan
installment (payment)	ansuran	angsuran, cicilan
instant	segera (means "soon" in Indonesia)	instan, seketika, dadak (rare)
instant noodles	mi segera	mi instan, mi dadak (rare)
interest (finance and economics)	faedah (from Arabic, فائدة) (means benefit in Indonesian)	bunga, suku bunga
institution	institusi	lembaga, institusi, pranata (from Javanese)
insurance	insurans	asuransi from Dutch assurantie, pertanggungan (less common)
integral	kamiran	integral
intelligence (spying)	risikan (means 'secret investigation' in Indonesia)	intelijen, telik sandi
Intercession of saints	Syafaat para wali	Perantaraan para kudus
international	antarabangsa	internasional, mancanegara from Javanese meaning: foreign land), antarbangsa
internationalization	pengantarabangsaan	penginternasionalan, internasionalisasi
International Labour Organization (ILO)	Pertubuhan Buruh Antarabangsa	Organisasi Perburuhan Internasional, Organisasi Ketenagakerjaan Internasional
international organization	pertubuhan antarabangsa	organisasi internasional
International Organization for Standardization	Pertubuhan Pemiawaian Antarabangsa	Organisasi Standardisasi Internasional
internet service provider	pembekal khidmat internet	penyedia jasa internet
intersection (road)	persilangan	persimpangan
intermodal container	kontena	peti kemas, kontainer
internet café	kafe internet, kafe siber	warnet (a portmanteau for "warung internet" (lit. internet shop))
introspection	kaji diri, introspeksi (rare)	introspeksi, wawas diri, mawas diri (nonstandard)
invasion	pencerobohan	invasi, penyerbuan
investigation	penyiasatan (from Arabic, سياسة)	penyelidikan (means "research" in Malay), pengusutan, penyidikan, investigasi
investment	pelaburan (means resurfacing in Indonesian)	investasi (from Dutch, investatie), penanaman modal
invoice	invois	tagihan, faktur (from Dutch, factuur)
Iraq	Iraq	Irak
Ireland	Ireland	Irlandia
irrigation	pengairan	irigasi, pengairan
isosceles triangle	segi tiga dua sama	segitiga sama kaki
Italy	Itali	Italia

J

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
(fruit) jam	jem	selai (from Dutch, gelei)
Japan	Jepun	Jepang, Jepun (informal)
jack (device)	jek	dongkrak (from Dutch, dommekracht)
jar	balang	stoples (from Dutch, stolpfles), toples (nonstandard)
javelin throw	rejam lembing	lempar lembing
Jericho	Jericho	Yerikho
Jerusalem	Baitulmuqaddis (from Arabic, بيت المقدس‎), Al-Quds (from Arabic, القدس)	Yerusalem, Alkudsi (from Arabic), Al-Quds (from Arabic)
jigsaw	gergaji jig	gergaji ukir
jícama	sengkuang	bengkuang
joke	jenaka, lawak	lelucon, lawakan candaan, gurauan, guyonan, olok-olok
Jordan (country)	Jordan	Yordania from Dutch Jordanië
journalist	wartawan	wartawan, jurnalis
judiciary	kehakiman	kehakiman, peradilan
juice	jus	sari buah, jus
juicer	pemerah jus	alat pembuat jus
July	Julai	Juli from Dutch juli
June	Jun	Juni from Dutch juni
junk	sampah, sarap	sampah, rongsokan, rombengan
Jupiter (planet)	Musytari (from Arabic, المشتري)	Jupiter

K–L

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
kaffir lime	limau purut	jeruk purut
kale	kubis kerinting	kubis keriting
kangaroo	kanggaru	kanguru
ketchup	sos tomato	saus tomat
keyboard (of computer technology)	papan kekunci	papan tombol, papan ketik, papan tik, papan tuts, kibor
key lime	limau nipis	jeruk nipis
kid	kanak-kanak, budak (means slave in Indonesian)	anak-anak, bocah (from Javanese), bocil (informal)
kindergarten	taman didikan kanak-kanak (tadika)	taman kanak-kanak (TK)
kitchen towel	tuala dapur, kain pinggan, kain pinggan mangkuk	serbet dapur, kain lap
kinetic energy	tenaga kinetik	energi kinetik, tenaga gerak
knee level	paras lutut	setinggi lutut
Kyiv	Kyiv	Kiev influenced by Russian Киев (Kyiv also commonly used)
laboratory	makmal (from Arabic, معمل)	laboratorium (lab) (from Dutch)
labor camp	kem buruh paksa	kamp buruh
ladle (spoon)	senduk	sendok sayur, centong
lake	tasik	danau, telaga, tasik
land mine	periuk api	ranjau darat
landslide	tanah runtuh	tanah longsor
lane	lorong (means alley in Indonesian)	lajur
lantern	lantera, tanglung (from Cantonese)	lentera
Lantern Festival	Pesta Tanglung	Festival Lampion, Festival Lentera
laptop	komputer riba, komputer peribadi	laptop, komputer laptop, komputer jinjing, komputer pangku
Last Supper	Santapan Terakhir	Perjamuan Malam Terakhir, Perjamuan Terakhir
launching	pelancaran	peluncuran
laundry	dobi (from Hindi)	penatu (from Javanese), binatu (nonstandard)
law enforcement	penguatkuasaan undang-undang	penegakan hukum
lawyer	peguam	pengacara (means 'master of ceremonies' in Malay), advokat from Dutch advocaat
least common multiple	gandaan sepunya terkecil	kelipatan persekutuan terkecil (KPK)
Lebanon	Lubnan from Arabic	Lebanon
lecturer	pensyarah (from Arabic, شرح)	dosen (from Dutch docent)
leek	bawang perai	bawang prei
legislative	perundangan (In Indonesian, it means legislation), legislatif	legislatif
lemon	lemon	lemon, sitrun (from Dutch, citroen), jeruk sitrun
lens	kanta	lensa, kanta
leopard	harimau bintang	macan tutul
lettuce	daun salad	selada, daun sla (less common)
liability	liabiliti	liabilitas
licence	lesen, izin	lisensi (from Dutch licentie), surat izin, izin (from Arabic, إذن)
lieutenant	leftenan (influenced by British English pronunciation)	letnan
life cycle	kitaran hidup	daur hidup, siklus hidup
lift, elevator	lif	lift, elevator
light	lampu elektrik	lampu listrik
light-emitting diode	diod pemancar cahaya	dioda pemancar cahaya
lighter	pemetik api, laiter (informal)	korek api gas, pemantik api
lighthouse	rumah api	mercusuar, menara suar, menara api
light rapid transit (LRT)	transit aliran ringan	lintas raya terpadu (LRT), lintas rel terpadu (LRT)
lingua franca	bahasa perantaraan	bahasa perantara (basantara)
link	pautan	tautan, pranala (from Old Javanese)
liquefied petroleum gas	gas petroleum cecair	gas minyak cair, tabung elpiji, tabung gas, LPG
liquid	cecair	cairan
liquid-crystal display	paparan hablur cecair	penampil kristal cair
liquidity (economy)	kecairan	likuiditas
Lisbon	Lisbon	Lisboa from Portuguese, Lisabon influenced by Dutch Lissabon
list	senarai	daftar (from Arabic, دفتر), senarai (less common)
literature	kesusasteraan, persuratan, sastera	kesusastraan, sastra, literatur, kepustakaan, bahan bacaan
Lithuania	Lithuania	Lituania
lobster	udang karang	lobster
local	tempatan	lokal, setempat
longan	longan	lengkeng, mata kucing
loudspeaker	pembesar suara	pengeras suara, pelantang, spiker (informal)
lubricant	pelincir	pelumas
lullaby	dodoi	ninabobo
Lutheranism	Lutheranisme	Lutheranisme, Gereja Lutheran
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Luksemburg influenced by Dutch/German Luxemburg
lychee	laici	leci

M

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
Macau	Macau	Makau
machine gun	mesingan	senapan mesin
magistrate	majistret	hakim from Arabic حَكِم – used in Malay to refer to judges, magistrat (less common)
magic (illusion)	silap mata	sulap
magnet	magnet, besi berani, batu berani	magnet, besi sembrani (less common), besi berani (less common)
magnifying glass	kanta pembesar	kaca pembesar, lup (from Dutch, loep), suryakanta (from Sanskrit)
Mainland China	Tanah besar China	Tiongkok Daratan
maintenance	penyelenggaraan	pemeliharaan, perawatan
Maldives	Maldives	Maladewa
male	lelaki, laki-laki, jantan (for animals, depending on the context, it can mean masculine or used as a derogatory term on men)	laki-laki, pria, lelaki, jantan (on animals, used on men to describe masculinity)
malfunction	kerosakan, malfungsi, pincang tugas	kerusakan, malafungsi
malnutrition	malpemakanan, malnutrisi	malnutrisi, malanutrisi, malagizi, gizi buruk
malpractice	penyelewengan (means "misappropriation" in Indonesian)	malapraktik
management	pengurusan	manajemen, pengelolaan, pengurusan (rare)
management accounting	perakaunan pengurusan	akuntansi manajemen
manager	pengurus	manajer, pengelola, pengurus
mandarin orange	limau mandarin	jeruk mandarin
mantis	mentadak, mentadu, cengkadak	belalang sentadu, belalang sembah, cangcorang
manufacturing	pengilangan	manufaktur
marble	guli	kelereng
March (month)	Mac	Maret influenced by Dutch maart
marker pen	pen penanda	spidol
Mars (planet)	Marikh (from Arabic, المريخ)	Mars (from Dutch, Mars)
mashed potato	kentang lecek	kentang tumbuk
mass	jisim (from Arabic, جسم)	massa
mass murder	pembunuhan beramai-ramai	pembunuhan massal
mass shooting	penembakan beramai-ramai	penembakan massal
massage	urut	pijat, pijit, urut
mass rapid transit (MRT)	transit aliran massa	moda raya terpadu (MRT)
master of ceremonies (MC)	pengacara (means lawyer in Indonesian), juruacara	pembawa acara, pemandu acara, pewara
match	mancis (from English, matches)	korek api
material	bahan	bahan (also means "ingredient" in Indonesian), material (of building material)
materials science	sains bahan	ilmu bahan, ilmu material
mathematics	matematik, ilmu hisab (from Arabic, علم الحساب)	matematika, ilmu hitung, ilmu hisab only used in Islamic text books
mathematics (discrete)	matematik diskret	matematika diskret
mathematics (logic)	logik matematik	logika matematika
matter	jirim	materi
mattress	tilam	kasur, matras
Mawlid	Maulidur Rasul	Maulid, Maulid Nabi
mayor	datuk bandar	wali kota
mean (verb)	bererti	berarti
measuring cup	cawan sukat	gelas ukur, gelas takar
mechanical pencil	pensel mekanikal, pensil pendorong	pensil mekanik, pensil cetekan
mediation	pengantaraan (In Indonesian, it means "broking")	mediasi, penengahan
medical	perubatan	medis, kedokteran, pengobatan, perobatan (rare)
medical diagnosis	diagnosis perubatan	diagnosis medis
medicine	ubat	obat
meeting	mesyuarat (from Arabic, مُشَاوَرَةٌ)	pertemuan, rapat
member of parliament	ahli parlimen	anggota parlemen
memory card	kad ingatan	kartu memori
mental arithmetic	congak	aritmetika cepat, congak
mental disorder	kecelaruan mental	gangguan jiwa, gangguan mental
Mentha	pudina	min, pudina
method	kaedah (from Arabic, قاعدة) (equivalent term in Indonesian is kaidah means rule)	metode
Methodism	Metodisme	Metodis, Gereja Metodis
Mercury (planet)	Utarid (from Arabic, عطارد)	Merkurius (from Dutch, Mercurius)
message	mesej	pesan
Messiah	Al-Masih (from Arabic, المسيح)	Almasih (from Arabic), Mesias (from Dutch, Messias)
metabolic waste	kumuhan metabolik	zat sisa metabolisme
Mexico	Mexico	Meksiko
Mid-Autumn Festival	Perayaan Kuih Bulan	Festival Pertengahan Musim Gugur, Festival Kue Bulan
Middle Ages	Zaman Pertengahan	Abad Pertengahan
mile	batu (means "stone" in Indonesian. "stone" is an alternative meaning of "batu" in Malay)	mil
military	tentera, ketenteraan, militari	militer (from French militaire through Dutch militair), kemiliteran, ketentaraan
minibus	bas mini	bus mini, minibus
mining	perlombongan	pertambangan
mineral (nutrient)	zat galian, mineral	mineral
minute	minit	menit
miracle	keajaiban (from Arabic, عجائب)	mukjizat (from Arabic, معجزة), keajaiban
missile	peluru berpandu	peluru kendali (rudal), misil
missionary	mubaligh (from Arabic, مبلغ)	misionaris, pekabar
mist	kabus	kabut, halimun
mobile phone, cellphone	telefon bimbit	telepon seluler (ponsel), telepon genggam
molasses	molases	molase
molotov cocktail	bom petrol	bom molotov, bom bensin
moderate earthquake	gempa bumi sederhana	gempa bumi sedang
modern	moden	modern
Monaco	Monaco	Monako
Monday	Isnin (from Arabic, الاثنين)	Senin (from Arabic)
money	wang, duit	uang, duit (colloquial)
money laundering	pelaburan wang haram	pencucian uang
mop	mop	pel
Morocco	Maghribi (from Arabic, المغرب)	Maroko (from Dutch, Marokko)
mortar and pestle	alu dan lesung	cobek dan ulekan, alu dan lesung, mortar dan pestil
mortgage	gadai janji	hipotek (from Dutch hypotheek), gadai
Moscow	Moscow	Moskwa, Moskow
motion of no confidence	undi tidak percaya	mosi tidak percaya
motorcycle	motosikal, moto (informal)	sepeda motor lit. "motorized bicycle" – influenced by Dutch motorfiets, motor (informal)
motorcycle taxi	teksi motosikal	ojek
motor vehicle theft	curi kenderaan	pencurian kendaraan bermotor (curanmor)
mountain range	banjaran	pegunungan
Mozambique	Mozambique	Mozambik
Mrs.	Puan (Pn.)	Ibu (Bu), Nyonya (Ny.)
multilingualism	pelbagai bahasa, berbilang bahasa	multibahasa, aneka bahasa, berbagai bahasa, multilingualisme
multiplication	pendaraban (from Arabic, ضرب)	perkalian
multiplication table	sifir (from Arabic, صفر)	daftar perkalian, tabel perkalian
multiracial	berbilang kaum	beragam suku bangsa, multiras
mung bean	kacang hijau	kacang hijau, kacang ijo (nonstandard)
mung bean sprout	tauge	kecambah, taoge
municipal solid waste	sisa pepejal perbandaran	limbah padat perkotaan
music	muzik	musik
musical ensemble	kumpulan muzik	ansambel musik
musical film	filem muzikal	film musikal
musical theatre	teater muzikal	teater musikal
musician	ahli muzik, pemuzik	pemusik, musisi, musikus
mushroom	cendawan	jamur
mushroom sauce	sos cendawan	saus jamur

N

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
naked	bogel, telanjang	telanjang, bugil
napa cabbage	kubis cina	sawi putih
nationality	kerakyatan	kebangsaan
natural	semulajadi	alami (from Arabic, عالمي), natural
natural rubber	getah asli	karet alami
natural science	sains semula jadi	ilmu pengetahuan alam (IPA), ilmu alam
naval mine	Periuk api laut	ranjau laut
navigation	pandu arah, navigasi	navigasi
navy	tentera laut	angkatan laut
necessary	perlu (from Arabic, فرض)	butuh (means "penis" in Malay), perlu
neckerchief	skarf (from English)	halsduk (from Dutch), setangan leher
necklace	rantai leher	kalung
negotiation	perundingan	perundingan, negosiasi
neighbor	jiran (from Arabic, الجيران) (means Malaysia as country in Indonesian)	tetangga
Neptune (planet)	Neptun	Neptunus (from Dutch, Neptunus)
netizen	netizen, warga siber	warganet, netizen
network	rangkaian (means circuit in Indonesian)	jaringan, jejaring
New Zealand	New Zealand	Selandia Baru (influenced by Dutch: Zeeland; or from Latin: Zeelandia)
newspaper	surat khabar coined from two Arabic words: ṣūrat – صورة / صورت (form, appearance) and khabar خبر (news), akbhar	surat kabar (more formal – lit. news letter), koran (from French courant through Dutch, Krant in modern Dutch, but Koerant in Afrikaans)
Nicosia	Nicosia	Nikosia
nil	nil	nol from Dutch nul
noise pollution	pencemaran bunyi	pencemaran suara, pencemaran bunyi, polusi suara
noisy	bising, kecoh in Indonesian means "disturb" or "distract", memekak	berisik, bising, ribut
nomad	nomad	nomaden
noon	tengah hari	siang
North Macedonia	Macedonia Utara	Makedonia Utara
Northern Cyprus	Republik Turki Cyprus Utara	Siprus Utarа
Norway	Norway	Norwegia
notebook computer	komputer buku nota	komputer pangku
noun	kata nama	kata benda, nomina (from Latin, nomina)
nuclear weapon	senjata nuklear	senjata nuklir
number	nombor	angka, nomor (from Dutch nummer), bilangan
nurse	jururawat	perawat, suster from Dutch zuster (only for female nurse), bruder from Dutch broeder (only for male nurse), ners
nut (fruit)	kekeras, kacang	buah geluk, buah keras, kacang pohon
nut (hardware)	nat	mur (from Dutch)
nutrient	nutrien	(zat) hara, nutrien
nutrition	pemakanan	nutrisi, gizi (from Arabic, غذاء), permakanan (less common)

O

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
observation	pemerhatian, pencerapan	pengamatan, pemerhatian (rare), observasi
obtuse angle	sudut cakah	sudut tumpul
ocean	lautan	samudra (from Sanskrit, समुद्र), lautan rarely used in formal situation
Oceania	Oceania	Oseania
octal	perlapanan	oktal, (bilangan) berbasis delapan, (bilangan) serba delapan, (bilangan) berdasar delapan, perdelapanan (rare)
office	pejabat	kantor (from Dutch kantoor)
officer	pegawai, kakitangan (a negative connotation usually means accomplice in criminal activity in Indonesian)	petugas
official (adj.)	rasmi (from Arabo-Persian rasmi رَسمِي)	resmi (also from rasmi)
offline	luar talian	luar jaringan (luring)
old age	umur tua	masa tua, lansia
Old City of Jerusalem	Kota Lama Baitulmuqaddis	Kota Tua Yerusalem
Olympic	Olimpik	Olimpiade
online	dalam talian	dalam jaringan (daring)
operating system	sistem pengendalian	sistem operasi
opposition	pembangkang (means "defiance" in Indonesian)	oposisi, penentang
option	pilihan, opsyen (rare)	pilihan, opsi
orange (colour)	jingga, oren	jingga, oranye (from Dutch oranje), oren (informal)
orange (fruit)	oren, limau	jeruk
order (instruction)	order, perintah	perintah
organization	pertubuhan, organisasi	organisasi
oscillation	ayunan	osilasi, ayunan
outer space	angkasa lepas (from Sanskrit, आकाश)	luar angkasa, ruang angkasa, angkasa luar, antariksa (from Sanskrit, अन्तरिक्ष)
oven	ketuhar	oven, pemanggang (also means "grill" in Indonesian), pemanggang roti, panggangan
oyster sauce	sos tiram	saus tiram

P

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
Pacific Ocean	Lautan Pasifik, Lautan Teduh	Samudra Pasifik
packaging	bungkusan	kemasan
paintbrush	berus cat	kuas cat (from Dutch, kwast)
Palestine Liberation Organization	Pertubuhan Pembebasan Palestin	Organisasi Pembebasan Palestina
Palestinian National Authority	Pihak Berkuasa Palestin	Otoritas Nasional Palestina, Pihak Berwenang Palestina
Palestine	Palestin	Palestina
Palestine (state)	Negara Palestin	Negara Palestina
palm sugar	gula melaka	gula aren
pamphlet	risalah	pamflet
pancake	penkek, lempeng (means "plate/slab" in Indonesian)	panekuk (from Dutch, pannekoek), kue dadar
papaya (fruit)	(buah) betik (from Arabic, بطيخ)	pepaya
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	Papua Nugini, Papua Guinea Baru
paragliding	luncur layar	paralayang
parachute	payung terjun	parasut, payung udara (less common)
parachuting	terjun udara	terjun payung
paragraph	perenggan	paragraf (from Dutch, paragraaf), gugus kalimat, alinea (from Dutch, alinea)
parallel	selari	sejajar, paralel
parallelogram	segi empat selari	jajaran genjang
parent	ibu bapa, induk (of animals, plants, etc.)	orang tua, induk (of animals, plants, etc.)
parking brake, or handbrake lever	brek tangan	tuas rem tangan, rem parkir, rem tangan
parking space	tempat letak kereta, tempat letak kenderaan, parkir (from Dutch through Indonesian)	tempat parkir (from Dutch, parkeren), parkiran
parliament	parlimen	parlemen (from Franco-Dutch parlement)
parliamentary system	sistem berparlimen	sistem parlementer
parsley	pasli	peterseli
particle	zarah (from Arabic, ذرة)	partikel, zarah (from Arabic)
party (political)	parti	partai (from Dutch partij)
passport	pasport	paspor
password	kata laluan	kata sandi
pasteurization	pempasteuran	pasteurisasi, pemasteuran
patient	pesakit (means convict in Indonesian)	pasien (from Dutch pronunciation of patiënt)
patrol	ronda (from Portuguese, ronda)	patroli (for police and military) (from Dutch patrouille), ronda (for civilian)
Patron saint	Santo penaung	Santo pelindung
pavement, sidewalk	jalan pinggir, jalur jalan untuk pejalan kaki, laluan jalan kaki, kaki lima (In Indonesia, it is used in pedagang kaki lima (street vendor)) tepi jalan	trotoar (from Franco-Dutch trottoir), pinggir jalan, tepi jalan, pematang jalan
pawn (chess)	bidak (from Arabic, بيدق)	bidak (from Arabic), pion (from Dutch)
pea	kacang pis	kacang polong, ercis (from Dutch, erwtjes), kacang kapri
peace	kedamaian, keamanan (from Arabic, أمان) (means "safety or security" in Indonesian)	perdamaian, kedamaian, ketenangan
peach	pic	persik (from Dutch, perzik)
peanut butter	mentega kacang	selai kacang
peekaboo	cak, cak-ba, ba-cak	cilukba
peer review	ulasan sejawat	penelaahan sejawat, penilaian sejawat
pencil	pensel	pensil, potlot (from Dutch, potlood) (less common)
pencil case	bekas pensel	kotak pensil
pendant	loket	liontin
penis	zakar from Arabic ذَكَر "male"- this word is extremely vulgar in Indonesian, "buah zakar" means testicles, batang lelaki, konek (slang), butuh (vulgar)	penis (formal), zakar (from Arabic, less frequent), pelir, alat kelamin laki-laki (euphemism), kemaluan laki-laki (euphemism), burung (vulgar), titit (children's slang like "pee-pee"), kontol (slang, extremely vulgar)
pentathlon	pentatlon	pancalomba
penthouse	megapuri	griya tawang
pepper	lada benggala	paprika
percent	peratus	persen (%), perseratus (less common, usually used when compared per mille) (100/100)
perfume	haruman, minyak wangi	parfum (from Dutch), minyak wangi
performing arts	seni persembahan	seni pertunjukan
periodic	berkala	berkala, periodik
periodic table	jadual berkala	tabel periodik
Persia	Parsi (from Persian, فارس)	Persia, Parsi
Personal Computer (PC)	komputer peribadi	komputer pribadi
pest (organism)	makhluk perosak	hama
petri dish	piring Petri	cawan petri
petroleum	petroleum	minyak bumi
pharmacist	ahli farmasi	apoteker
pharmacy	farmasi	apotek (from Dutch apotheek), farmasi (usually for medicine manufacturers)
philosophy	falsafah (from Arabic, فلسفة)	filsafat (from Arabic, فلسفة), falsafah, filosofi (from Dutch, filosofie)
philosophy of mathematics	falsafah matematik	filsafat matematika
phone credit	kredit telefon	pulsa telepon (from Latin, pulsa)
phonograph record	piring hitam	piringan hitam
photograph	gambar (In Indonesian, it means "picture" or "figure"), foto	foto (lit. photo) potret
physical therapy	terapi fizikal	fisioterapi, terapi fisik
physics	fizik (Indonesian equivalent term, fisik, is used for term physical, e.g. aktivitas fisik [physical activity])	fisika
pickpocket noun	penyeluk saku	copet (portmanteau of colong dompet, "wallet thief"), pencopet
pickup truck	trak, lori pikap	mobil bak terbuka, mobil pikap, mobil losbak, truk pikap
pie chart	carta pai	diagram lingkaran
pig, swine	babi khinzir from Arabic خِنْزِير (khin-zeer)	babi
pink	merah jambu, merah samar	merah muda, merah jambu
pipe	paip	pipa
piracy (media)	cetak rompak	pembajakan
pirate (maritime)	lanun	bajak laut, perompak (perompak in Malay, means "robber"), lanun (archaic)
Place of worship	Tempat ibadat	Tempat ibadah
plan	rancangan (more often interpreted as "design" in Indonesian), pelan (means slow in Indonesian)	rencana
plant nutrition	beg plastik	nutrisi tumbuhan
plastic bag	beg plastik	kantong plastik, kantong keresek
plate (dishware)	pinggan (from Classical Persian, پنگان‎)	piring
platform (train)	platform	peron from Dutch perron
playing card	daun terup	kartu permainan, kartu remi
pliers	playar	tang (from Dutch, tang)
plot (narrative)	plot	alur cerita, plot
plug (electrical connectors)	palam	colokan, steker (from Dutch)
poached egg	telur carak	telur poser, telur apung
Poland	Poland	Polandia
police	polis (means "insurance policy" (polis asuransi) in Indonesian)	polisi from Dutch politie
police station	balai polis	kantor polisi
policy	polisi, dasar	kebijakan, kebijaksanaan, polis (for insurance)
political demonstration	tunjuk perasaan	unjuk rasa, demonstrasi (demo)
politician	ahli politik	politikus, politisi
polling	pengundian, tinjauan pendapat	jajak pendapat (japat)
pollution	pencemaran	pencemaran, polusi
pomelo	limau bali	jeruk bali
portion	sebahagian	porsi, sebagian (a portion of...)
Portugal	Portugal	Portugis, Portugal
postman	posmen	tukang pos
post code	poskod	kode pos
postharvest	lepas tuai	pascapanen
potential	keupayaan, potensi,	potensial, daya berkemampuan
powdered milk	susu tepung	susu bubuk
power station	stesen kuasa	pembangkit listrik
power supply unit	unit bekalan kuasa	unit catu daya, unit pasokan daya
Prague	Prague	Praha (also used in Malay)
prayer (Islam)	solat (from Arabic, صلاة), sembahyang	salat (standard), sholat (nonstandard), sembahyang
prayer room (Islam)	surau, bilik solat	ruang salat, ruang doa, musala (from Arabic, مُصَلًّى), mushola (nonstandard)
precipitation	pemendakan, kerpasan	presipitasi, pengendapan, curah hujan, curahan
prediction	ramalan (from Arabic, رمل) (means "forecast" in Indonesian)	prediksi, prakiraan (not perkiraan estimation)
premature	pramatang	prematur, pradini
preparation	penyediaan (means "to supply" in Indonesian)	persiapan, penyiapan
preposition	kata sendi nama	kata depan, preposisi
presidential system	sistem berpresiden	sistem presidensial
printed circuit board	papan litar tercetak	papan sirkuit cetak
press	akhbar (from Arabic, أخبار), surat khabar (see above)	pers (from Dutch), media massa
priest	paderi (from Portuguese, padre)	imam (from Arabic, امام) (also means imam in Indonesian), pastor (from Dutch, pastoor), padri (from Portuguese)
primary education	pendidikan rendah	pendidikan dasar
primary school	sekolah rendah	sekolah dasar (SD)
prince	putera (from Sanskrit) (equivalent term in Indonesian is putra means son)	pangeran
principal	guru besar (means professor in Indonesian)	kepala sekolah
printer (computing)	pencetak, pencetak komputer	pencetak, mesin cetak, printer (informal)
prisoner	banduan	tahanan
Private Limited Company	Sendirian Berhad abbreviated as Sdn Bhd (suffix), "sendirian" alone means "alone"	Perseroan Terbatas abbreviated as PT (prefix)
private university	universiti swasta	universitas swasta
privatization	penswastaan	privatisasi, swastanisasi, penswastaan
probability (mathematics)	kebarangkalian	peluang, kebolehjadian, probabilitas
producer	pengeluar, penerbit, penghasil	penghasil, produsen (from Dutch producent), produser (mainly refers to musical producers)
product	keluaran	produk (from English and Dutch product), hasil (from Arabic, حَاصِلٌ), keluaran (more specific term for outcome)
programming (computer)	pengaturcaraan	pemrograman, penataolahan (obsolete)
projectile	projektil	proyektil
property (economics)	harta	properti, harta benda
propulsion	perejangan	propulsi, pendorongan, penggerakan
prosecutor	pendakwa raya	jaksa (from Sanskrit, अध्यक्ष), jaksa penuntut
prostitute	pelacur, perempuan sundal (vulgar)	pelacur, wanita tunasusila (WTS) (Sanskrit, pronounced 'way-tay-es', i.e. "moral-less women"), pekerja seks komersial (PSK) (formal, pronounced 'pay-es-ka' (commercial sex workers)), perek (slang)
prostitution	pelacuran	prostitusi (from Dutch prostitutie), pelacuran
protest	bantahan (means "rebuttal" in Indonesian)	protes, unjuk rasa, demonstrasi (demo)
protractor	jangka sudut	busur derajat
province	wilayah (from Arabic, ولاية) (used in Indonesian to mean 'area'), daerah (from Arabic, دائرة) (used in Indonesian to mean 'area')	provinsi (from Dutch provincie)
puberty	akil baligh	pubertas, akil balig
publication	penerbitan	penerbitan, publikasi, terbitan
public	awam (from Arabic, عَوَامٌّ)	publik, umum (from Arabic, عموم), masyarakat (from Arabic, مشاركة)
public space	ruang awam	tempat umum, ruang publik
public health	kesihatan awam	kesehatan masyarakat (kesmas)
public health center	pusat kesihatan awam	pusat kesehatan masyarakat (puskesmas)
public relation	perhubungan awam	hubungan masyarakat (humas)
pulley	kapi	katrol (from Dutch), kerek
push, to (door)	tolak (It used as in tolak peluru (shot put) in Indonesian for this contex, used less primarily in Indonesian to mean 'subtract', it also means 'to refuse/reject', also common meaning in Malay when used in arithmetics)	dorong (means "to push" in Malay, but often used to mean "to support")
puzzle	teka-teki	teka-teki, tebakan
pyramid (geometry)	piramid	limas, piramida

Q–R

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
queue (line)	barisan (means line "formation" in Indonesian)	antrean (from Dutch aantreden or in de rij)
Rabbi	Rabai	Rabi
rabbit	arnab (from Arabic, أرنب)	kelinci (from Dutch konijntje)
race (human categorization)	kaum (from Arabic, قوم)	ras, suku bangsa, rumpun bangsa
racial segregation	pengasingan kaum	segregasi ras
recognize	mengiktirafkan	mengenali, mengakui
radiation	sinaran	radiasi
railway track	landasan kereta api	rel, rel kereta
rake (kind of gardening tools)	pencakar, gurit	penggaru, garu, garuk
Random-Access Memory (RAM)	Ingatan Capaian Rawak	Memori Akses Acak
ransomware	perisian tebusan	perangkat pemeras
rape	perogolan	pemerkosaan, rudapaksa
raspberry	raspberi	frambos (from Dutch framboos), rasberi
rat	tikus	tikus pondok, tikus
ratio	nisbah (from Arabic, نسبة)	rasio, nisbah, perbandingan
reaction (chemical)	tindak balas kimia	reaksi kimia
Read-Only Memory (ROM)	Ingatan Baca Sahaja	Memori Hanya Baca
real estate	hartanah	realestat, properti tanah, lahan yasan
reality	realiti	kenyataan, realitas, realita (nonstandard)
rearview mirror (inside car part)	cermin pandang belakang	kaca spion, spion
receipt	resit, penerimaan	kuitansi (from Dutch kwitantie), resi (from Franco-Dutch reçu), bon from Dutch, setruk (from Dutch strook), tanda terima
recession (economy)	kemelesetan (In Indonesian, it means "mishit")	resesi (from Dutch recessie), kelesuan (ekonomi)
recipe	resepi	resep masakan
reclamation	tebus guna	reklamasi (from Dutch reclamatie)
recommendation	cadangan, syoran (from Arabic, شُوْرَى)	rekomendasi, saran, anjuran
record label	syarikat rakaman	label rekaman
recruitment	pergerakan (In Indonesian, it means "movement"), pengambilan (In Indonesian, it means "taking")	perekrutan, rekrutmen
rectangle	segi empat tepat	persegi panjang
rectangular cuboid	kuboid segi empat tepat	balok (from Dutch, balk)
recycling	kitar semula	daur ulang
redox	tindak balas redoks	reaksi redoks
reference	rujukan (from Arabic, رجوع)	rujukan (from Arabic), acuan, referensi (from Dutch)
reforestation	penghutanan semula	reboisasi (from Dutch, reboisatie), penghijauan kembali, penghutanan kembali, reforestasi
refraction	pembiasan	pembiasan, refraksi (from Dutch refractie)
refrigerator	peti sejuk lit. cool box (rarely used in Indonesian), peti ais, almari ais	lemari es, lemari pendingin (lit. cooler closet), kulkas (from Dutch koelkast)
regime	rejim	rezim
rehearsal	raptai	gladi bersih, gladi resik
relay race	lumba berganti-ganti	estafet (from Dutch), lomba beranting (less common)
Relic	Peninggalan	Relikui, Peninggalan
Religion	Agama, Ugama (widely used before the 80s)	Agama, Kepercayaan
Religious music	Muzik keagamaan	Musik religi, Musik keagamaan
remote control	alat kawalan jauh	pengendali jarak jauh, remot (colloquial)
renovation	pengubahsuaian	renovasi (from Dutch renovatie)
repentance	taubat (from Arabic, التوبة)	pertobatan
reproduction	pembiakan	reproduksi, perkembangbiakan, pembiakan (also means "breeding")
research	kajian (means research or investigation result in Indonesian), penyelidikan	penelitian, riset
research and development	penyelidikan dan pembangunan	penelitian dan pengembangan (litbang)
research university	universiti penyelidikan	universitas penelitian
responsibility	tanggungjawab	tanggung jawab, pertanggungjawaban
reservoir	takungan	waduk, reservoir
resistor	perintang	resistor, hambatan, perintang
response	tindak balas, gerak balas, jawapan (from Arabic, جواب), respons	tanggapan, jawaban (from Arabic, جواب), respons
restaurant	kedai makan lit. "eating shop", restoran	rumah makan lit. "eating house", warung makan lit. "eating café", restoran
restrictions	penakatan	pembatasan
retail	runcit	eceran, ritel, retail, ketengan
retired	bersara	pensiun, purnatugas, purnabakti, purnakarya, purnawira (for military and police)
Retreat (spiritual)	percutian kerohanian	retret
reversing light	lampu undur	lampu mundur
rhombus	rombus	belah ketupat, wajik
rhythm	rentak, ritma	irama, ritme
rhythmic gymnastics	gimnastik berirama	senam irama, senam ritmik
rib	(tulang) rusuk	(tulang) rusuk, (tulang) iga
rice cooker	pemasak nasi	penanak nasi
rifle	raifal	senapan
rifle (sniper)	raifal penembak tepat	senapan runduk, senapan penembak jitu
right angle	sudut tegak	sudut siku-siku
right triangle	segi tiga sudut tegak	segitiga siku-siku
riot	rusuhan	kerusuhan
rim (wheel)	rim	pelek (from Dutch, velg)
ring (mathematics)	gelanggang	ring, gelanggang
rings of Saturn	gegelang Zuhal	cincin Saturnus
road surface marking	penandaan permukaan jalan raya	markah jalan
road traffic safety	salah laku jalan raya	keselamatan lalu lintas
rob	rompak (Indonesian for "to commit piracy")	rampok, rampas
robbery	rompakan	perampokan
Rome	Rom	Roma
Roman (demonym)	Rom	Romawi
romantic comedy	komedi romantik	komedi romantis
roller coaster	roller coaster	kereta luncur
room	bilik (usually means "compartment" in Indonesian)	ruang or ruangan (from Javanese), kamar (from Dutch kamer),
roundabout (traffic)	bulatan e.g. Bulatan Dato Onn in Kuala Lumpur pusing keliling (in Brunei)	bundaran e.g. Bundaran HI in Jakarta
routing	penghalaan	perutean
royal	diraja	kerajaan (in Malaysia and Brunei means "kingdom" or "government")
rubber	getah may also mean gum or sap or resin in both languages, also figure of speech for "cause of bad deed"	karet
rugby football	bola sepak ragbi	sepak bola rugbi
ruler	pembaris	penggaris, mistar (from Arabic, مسطر)
rumour	khabar angin, desas-desus	rumor, desas-desus, kabar angin, kabar burung

S

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
sacrifice	korban (from Arabic, قربان)	kurban (from Arabic)
safe	peti besi	brankas (from Dutch, brandkast)
safety	keselamatan (from Arabic, سلامة)	keamanan (from Arabic, أمان) (means "peace" in Malay), keselamatan (from Arabic)
safety or shoulder belt	tali pinggang keledar, tali pinggang keselamatan	sabuk pengaman
sailor	kelasi (from Classical Persian خلاصی)	pelaut, awak kapal
salty	masin	asin, masin (rare)
salute	tabik hormat	salam hormat, salut
sandwich	sandwic	roti lapis, roti isi, roti apit (less common)
Sanskrit	Sanskrit (from English Sanskrit)	Sanskerta (from Sanskrit संस्कृत saṃskṛtá)
sapote	ciku	sawo
sardine	sardin	sarden
Saturn (planet)	Zuhal (from Arabic, زحل)	Saturnus (from Dutch, Saturnus)
sauce	sos	saus (from Dutch saus)
scale	penimbang	timbangan
sausage	sosej	sosis (from Dutch saucijs)
scalene triangle	segi tiga tak sama kaki	segitiga sembarang
scanning	pengimbasan	pemindaian
scarf	skarf	syal (from Persian, شال)
scenario	senario	skenario (from Dutch scenario)
school (Islamic)	sekolah pondok	madrasah (from Arabic, مدرسة), pesantren, pondok pesantren (ponpes)
science	sains	ilmu (from Arabic, علم), sains (especially for "natural science"), ilmu pengetahuan
science fiction	fiksyen sains, cereka sains	fiksi ilmiah
scientific	saintifik	ilmiah (from Arabic, عِلْمِيَّةٌ), saintifik
scientific journal	jurnal saintifik	jurnal ilmiah
scientist	ahli sains	ilmuwan
Scotland	Scotland	Skotlandia
scouting	kepengakapan	kepramukaan, kepanduan
scrambled eggs	telur hancur	telur orak-arik
screen printing	cetak saring	sablon (from Dutch, sjabloon)
screw	skru	sekrup (from Dutch)
screwdriver	pemutar skru	obeng
seasoning	perasa	bumbu, pembumbuan
seaweed	rumpai laut	rumput laut, ganggang laut, gulma laut
second (unit)	saat (from Arabic, ساعة)	detik, sekon
Second Council of Nicaea	Majlis Kedua Nicea	Konsili Nikea Kedua
secret	rahsia	rahasia (from Sanskrit)
secretary	setiausaha Indonesian lit. "loyal to work"	sekretaris (from Dutch secretaris), panitera (also means "clerk" in Indonesian)
secretariat	sekretariat, urus setia	sekretariat, kepaniteraan
section	seksyen, bahagian	seksi (from Dutch sectie), bagian
security	keselamatan (from Arabic, سلامة), keterjaminan, sekuriti	keamanan (from Arabic, أمان) (means "peace" in Malay), jaminan, ketahanan
security guard	pengawal keselamatan	satuan pengamanan (satpam)
sedimentary rock	batuan enapan	batuan sedimen, batuan endapan
sedimentation	pemendapan	sedimentasi, pengendapan
seesaw	jongkang-jongket	jungkat-jungkit
semi-presidential republic	sistem separa-presiden	sistem semipresidensial
sensor	penderia, pengesan, sensor	sensor, pengindra
sentence	ayat (from Arabic, آية)	kalimat (from Arabic, كلمة)
sequence (mathematics)	jujukan	barisan
series (mathematics)	siri	deret
sermon	khutbah (from Arabic, خطبة)	khotbah (from Arabic)
server (computing)	pelayan	server, peladen
service	perkhidmatan (from Arabic, خدمة)	layanan, jasa (from Sanskrit)
sesame	bijan	wijen
sesame oil	minyak bijan	minyak wijen
session	sesyen, sesi (from Dutch through Indonesian)	sesi (from Dutch sessie)
set theory	teori set	teori himpunan
settlement	penempatan, petempatan	permukiman (from Arabic, مقيم)
setting	tetapan	pengaturan, setelan (from Dutch stel, stellen)
sewage treatment	rawatan kumbahan	pengolahan limbah
sewer	pembetung	saluran pembuangan, selokan
sexagesimal	perenampuluhan	seksagesimal, (bilangan) berbasis enam puluh, (bilangan) serba enam puluh, (bilangan) berdasar enam puluh, perenampuluhan (rare)
sexual orientation	kecenderungan seksual	orientasi seksual
sewing needle	jarum	jarum jahit
Shamanism	Kepawangan	Syamanisme
shampoo	syampu (from Anglo-Indian / Hindustani chāmpo, the imperative form of (Hindi) चाँप्ना chāmpnā 'to smear, knead the muscles, massage')	sampo, keramas
share (verb)	berkongsi (In Indonesian, it means "creating trading company" or "plotting something bad") (from Hokkien)	berbagi
shark	jerung, ikan yu	hiu
shark attack	serangan jerung	serangan hiu
sheep	kambing biri-biri, biri-biri (from Persian, بره), bebiri	domba (from Persian, دنباله), biri-biri
shirt	baju (also in Indonesian but more generally refers to clothes) (from Classical Persian, بازو‎)	kaus, kemeja (from Portuguese camisa, implies collared shirt)
shoe	kasut (generalized term for any footwear in Indonesian, but usually related to sandals or ancient shoes), sepatu	sepatu (understood but less frequently used in Malaysia, from Portuguese sapato)
shop	kedai (means eateries stall in Indonesia) (from Tamil கடை)	toko (from Hokkien), warung, kedai (from Tamil)
shoplifting	pencurian kedai, pelesapan kedai	pengutilan
shopping mall	pusat beli-belah	mal, pusat perbelanjaan
short circuit	litar pintas	korsleting (from Dutch, kortsluiting), konsleting (konslet) (nonstandard), hubungan arus pendek
shotgun	senapang patah	senapan gentel
shot put	lontar peluru	tolak peluru
shoulder	bahu	bahu, pundak
shovel	penyodok	sekop lengkung, sekop (from Dutch)
shrimp paste	belacan	terasi, belacan
shuttle bus	bas ulang-alik	bus antar jemput, bus ulang-alik
side marker light (in exterior car part)	lampu penanda sisi, lampu penanda sampingan	lampu tepi
sightseeing	bersiar-siar	tamasya (from Persian, تماشا) (equivalent term in Malay is temasya means parade, show, fair, carnival)
signal	isyarat (from Arabic, الإشارة)	sinyal (from Dutch, signaal), isyarat (of gesture)
simple machine	mesin ringkas	pesawat sederhana
single (music)	single	singel
sink	singki	bak cuci, wastafel (from Dutch), wasbak (from Dutch)
sister city	bandar kembar	kota kembar
site (internet)	tapak (means foundation (building) or footprint in Indonesia)	situs
size	saiz	ukuran
skateboard	papan selaju	papan seluncur
skirt	skirt	rok (from Dutch)
slavery	perhambaan	perbudakan, perhambaan (less common)
sleeveless shirt	baju tak berlengan	kaus tanpa lengan, singlet
slipper	selipar	sandal, selop (from Dutch, slof)
Slovakia	Slovakia	Slowakia
small change	duit syiling	receh, uang receh, recehan, uang kecil
smartphone	telefon pintar	ponsel cerdas, ponsel pintar, telepon pintar
smoked meat	daging salai	daging asap
snack	snek, makanan ringan	camilan, makanan ringan, kudapan
social security	keselamatan sosial	jaminan sosial
social science	sains sosial	ilmu pengetahuan sosial (IPS), ilmu sosial
Solar System	sistem suria	tata surya
sound recording	perakaman dan pengeluaran semula bunyi	perekam suara
snakes and ladders	ular dan tangga	ular tangga
snorkeling	selam paras permukaan	selam permukaan
snow	salji (from Arabic thalj)	salju (also from thalj)
snowmobile	kereta salji	mobil salju
soap opera	teledrama, drama lipur lara (rare or uncommon), sinetron (rare; but influenced by Indonesian language)	sinetron (portmanteau for "sinema elektronik" lit. electronic cinema), opera sabun (rare)
soccer table	bola sepak meja	sepak bola meja
socket (electrical connectors)	soket	stopkontak (from Dutch), soket
sodomy	liwat (from Arabic)	sodomi, liwat (only used in Islamic text books)
software	perisian	perangkat lunak
software engineering	kejuruteraan perisian	rekayasa perangkat lunak
solar	suria	surya (from Sanskrit)
solar energy	tenaga suria	energi surya, tenaga surya
solid	pepejal	padat, padatan, zat padat
solid-state drive	pemacu keadaan pepejal	kandar wujud padat, penggerak keadaan padat
solution	penyelesaian	solusi, pemecahan, penyelesaian
Solomon's Temple	Kuil Sulaiman, Rumah Ibadat Sulaiman	Bait Salomo
sorting	pengisihan	pemilahan, penyortiran
sound card	kad bunyi	kartu suara, kartu bunyi
soundtrack	runut bunyi	lagu tema, jalur suara
soundtrack album	album runut bunyi	album lagu tema
sour	masam	asam, masam (poetic, usually used in connotative expressions: bermuka masam: sour faced (dissatisfied/unhappy expression))
soursop	durian belanda	sirsak (from Dutch, zuurzak)
sour cream	krim masam	krim asam
soya beans	kacang soya	(kacang) kedelai
soybean sprout	tauge kasar	kecambah kedelai
spade	penyodok	sekop datar, sekop (from Dutch, schop)
Spain	Sepanyol	Spanyol
spare part	alat ganti	suku cadang, onderdil (from Dutch)
speak/talk	bercakap, berbicara, bersembang, berborak	berbicara, bertutur, bercakap (less common), mengomong (from Javanese, colloquial), mengobrol, cuap-cuap
specialist	pakar	spesialis (in case of specialist doctor), pakar in general, it means expert
speech recognition	pengecaman pertuturan	pengenalan ucapan
speed bump	bonggol laju	polisi tidur, markah kejut, alat pembatas kecepatan
sphere	sfera	bola
spark plug	palam pencucuh	busi (from Dutch, bougie)
spinal column or vertebra	tulang belakang	tulang punggung, tulang belakang
spinal cord	saraf tunjang	sumsum tulang belakang
sponsor	penaja	sponsor
spoon	sudu	sendok
sport	sukan	olahraga (means "athletics" Malay, from Sanskrit, lit. "to train the body")
spouse	pasangan suami-isteri, kelamin colloquial, in Indonesian means "sex" or "gender"	pasangan (suami istri) (pasutri), suami istri (husband-wife)
spread (food)	lepa	olesan
spring (device)	spring, pegas	pegas, per (from Dutch, veer)
spring (season)	musim bunga	musim semi
sprinkles, or chocolate rice	urai, coklat urai	meses (from Dutch, muisjes), cokelat beras
sprocket	gegancu	sproket
sprint (running)	lari pecut	lari cepat
square	segi empat sama	persegi, bujur sangkar
square root	punca kuasa dua	akar pangkat dua, akar kuadrat, akar persegi
squash (sport)	skuasy	skuas, tenis dinding
squat	mencangkung	berjongkok
squatter	setinggan	penghuni liar
squid	sotong (means cuttlefish in Indonesian)	cumi-cumi
stability	kestabilan	stabilitas, kestabilan
stadium	stadium	stadion from Dutch
staff	kakitangan (phrase "kaki tangan" means subordinate with negative image in Indonesian)	staf, personel (from Dutch personeel), pegawai
stainless steel	keluli tahan karat	baja nirkarat, baja tahan karat
stamp	setem	prangko (from Dutch franco)
standard	standard, piawai	standar, baku
standardization	pemiawaian, penstandardan	standardisasi, pembakuan, penstandaran
standard operating procedure (SOP)	prosedur operasi standard, tata cara pengendalian piawai	prosedur operasi standar (POS), prosedur operasional standar (POS), tata cara kerja baku
staple food	makanan ruji	makanan pokok
stapler	pengokot	stapler, pengokot, staples, jegrekan, ceklekan, hekter (informal)
starfish	tapak Sulaiman	bintang laut
state (within a federation)	negeri	negara bagian
state budget	belanjawan negeri, bajet negeri	anggaran pendapatan dan belanja negara (APBN)
state school	sekolah kerajaan	sekolah negeri
statement	kenyataan (means "reality" in Indonesian), penyata	pernyataan, laporan (also means "report" in Indonesian)
statistics	perangkaan, statistik	statistika
station	stesen	stasiun (formerly spelled "setasiun")
steak	stik	steik, bistik
steak tartare	stik tartar	bistik tartar, steik tartar
steel	keluli	baja
steering wheel	roda stereng	roda setir (from Dutch stuur), roda kemudi
stew	rendidih, stu	setup, rebusan
stereotype	stereotaip	stereotipe
stilts	kaki kayu	egrang, jangkungan
stocking	stoking	kaus kaki
stomach	perut	perut, lambung
stop (verb)	berhenti	berhenti, hentikan, stop, hop, op (from Dutch)
storm	ribut (means "noise" in Indonesian)	badai
stove	dapur (means "kitchen" in Indonesian)	kompor (from Dutch, komfoor)
straw	straw	sedotan, pipet (informal)
strawberry	strawberi	stroberi, arbei (from Dutch aardbei) (obsolete)
street food	makanan jalanan	jajanan jalanan, makanan jalanan, kuliner jalanan
street racing	lumba haram, rempit (slang)	balap liar
stress (biology)	tekanan	stres, tekanan
string instrument	alat muzik bertali	alat musik dawai
student	pelajar, murid (from Arabic, مريد)	pelajar, siswa (from Sanskrit), peserta didik, murid (from Arabic), mahasiswa (higher education) (from Sanskrit)
study tour	lawatan sambil belajar	karyawisata, widyawisata, studi wisata
stupid	bodoh, bengap, tolol, bangang, bongok (slang)	bodoh, tolol, goblok, geblek, dungu, dongok, bego (slang)
sublimation (phase transition)	pemejalwapan	sublimasi, penyubliman
submachine gun	submesingan	pistol mitraliur
substance	bahan	zat (from Arabic, ذات), bahan, substansi (from Dutch)
subtitle	sari kata	takarir (from Arabic, تَقَارِيْرُ), sulih teks, subjudul, telop, subtitel (informal)
subtraction	penolakan (mean 'rejection' in Indonesian)	pengurangan
suicide attack	serangan berani mati	serangan bunuh diri
suitcase	beg pakaian	koper (from Dutch, koffer)
sulfuric acid	asid sulfurik	asam sulfat
Sunday	Ahad (from Arabic, الأحد)	Minggu (from Portuguese Domingo which means Lord's Day), Ahad (only used in Islamic calendar)
sunglasses	cermin mata gelap (In Indonesia, cermin means "mirror")	kacamata hitam (lit. black glasses), kacamata riben (from 'Ray-Ban' brand of sunglasses)
sunny side up eggs	telur mata lembu, telur mata kerbau	telur mata sapi, telur ceplok
sunscreen	pelindung matahari	tabir surya
supermarket	pasar raya	supermarket, pasaraya, pasar swalayan (lit. self-service market)
supernatural	ghaib (from Arabic, غائب)	gaib (from Arabic), adikodrati, supernatural, supranatural
supervision	penyeliaan	pengawasan, penyeliaan, supervisi
supply	bekalan	pasokan, suplai
support	sokongan, sapot (informal)	dukungan, suport (informal)
supporter	penyokong	pendukung, suporter
survey	tinjauan (means process or result of observation in Indonesian), kaji selidik	survei
surfing	luncur air	selancar
surfer	peluncur air	peselancar
surgical mask	topeng pembedahan, pelitup muka	masker bedah
suspect	suspek	tersangka
suspend (hang)	menggantung (means 'hang' in Indonesian)	menangguhkan (also 'adjourn' in Malay)
Sustainable Development Goals	Matlamat Pembangunan Mampan	Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan
Sweden	Sweden	Swedia
sweepstake	cabutan bertuah	undian berhadiah
sweet potato	keledek	ubi jalar
switch	suis	sakelar (from Dutch, schakelaar)
Switzerland	Switzerland	Swiss
swivel chair	kerusi pusing	kursi putar
synagogue	sinagog, saumaah (from Arabic, صومعة)	sinagoge, kanisah (from Arabic, كنيسة)
synchronized swimming	renang berirama	renang indah, renang sinkronisasi
Syria	Syria	Suriah (from Arabic, سوريا)
syringe	picagari	alat suntik, jarum suntik
syrup	sirap	sirop, sirup (nonstandard), setrup (from Dutch) (less common)

T

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
Tabernacle	Maskan	Kemah Suci, Tabernakel
table (set of facts or figures)	jadual (Indonesian equivalent, jadwal, means "schedule") (from Arabic, جدول)	tabel (from Dutch tabel)
table tennis	pingpong	tenis meja, pingpong
tank	kereta kebal	tank, mobil lapis baja
tap (valve)	paip (from English)	keran (from Dutch kraan)
tap water	air paip (piped water)	air keran (from Dutch kraan), air ledeng ("ledeng" also means "plumbing", from Dutch "leiding")
tape measure	pita ukur	meter ukur, meteran, meteran pita, pita pengukur
tapioca	tepung ubi kayu	(tepung) tapioka, tepung singkong, tepung ubi kayu
taro	keladi cina	talas
teacher	cikgu, guru	guru (from Sanskrit), pengajar
team	pasukan (used in Indonesian to refer to squad (military))	tim, regu
tear gas	gas pemedih mata	gas air mata
technical drawing	lukisan teknik	gambar teknik
Temple in Jerusalem	Kuil Suci	Bait Allah, Bait Suci
Temple Mount	Bukit Kuil	Bukit Bait Suci
Ten Commandments	Sepuluh Rukun, Dekalog	Sepuluh Perintah Allah, Dekalog
tent	khemah (from Arabic, خيمة)	tenda (from Portuguese), kemah (from Arabic)
term (mathematics)	sebutan	suku
terms	terma	ketentuan, syarat (from Arabic: syarṭ – شَرْطٌ)
terrorist	pengganas (means "rioter" or aggressor in Indonesian)	teroris
terrorism	pengganasan	terorisme
testicles	buah zakar, testis, buah keranjut	testis, buah zakar, biji kemaluan (slang, vulgar), kanjut (slang, vulgar)
Thailand	Negara Thai, Siam, Thailand	Thailand, Siam, Muangthai (used in old scripts)
Thanksgiving	Hari Kesyukuran	Hari Pengucapan Syukur
The Hague	The Hague	Den Haag (from Dutch)
they	mereka, diorang (colloquial)	mereka
thrust	tujahan	gaya dorong
ticket	tiket	tiket, karcis (from Dutch kaartje, usually refers to small-size ticket)
tie	tali leher	dasi (from Dutch [strop]das)
time	masa, waktu	waktu from Arabic الوقت (al-Waqt), masa (can be used for 'in a specific long period of time' in Indonesian)
tips and trick	petuah dan cara (from Arabic, فَتْوَى)	kiat dan siasat (from Arabic, سياسة), tip dan trik
tire (US), tyre (UK)	tayar	ban (from Dutch [auto]band)
tissue (biology)	tisu	jaringan
toaster	pembakar roti	pemanggang roti
toddler	kanak-kanak bertatih, todler	balita (portmanteau for "bawah lima tahun" (lit. under five years))
toilet	bilik air, tandas	toilet, kamar kecil, WC (pronounced 'way-say') for watercloset, kakus (from Dutch, kakhuis)
toothbrush	berus gigi	sikat gigi
toothpaste	ubat gigi (means medicine for toothache in Indonesian)	pasta gigi, odol (genericized from Odol, German toothpaste brand)
tourism	pelancongan	pariwisata, wisata, pelancongan (rare), turisme
tourist	pelancong	wisatawan, pelancong, turis
tow truck	trak tunda	mobil derek
towel	tuala (from Portuguese toalha)	handuk (from Dutch handdoek)
town hall	dewan bandar	balai kota
town square	medan bandar	lapangan kota, alun-alun kota (from Javanese)
track record	rekod	rekam jejak
tractor	traktor, jentarik a portmanteau for "jentera tarik" (lit. traction machinery)	traktor, mesin bajak
traffic jam	kesesakan lalu lintas, jam (slang)	kemacetan, macet
traffic light	lampu isyarat (In Indonesian, isyarat means sign)	lampu lalu lintas
traffic sign	papan tanda lalu lintas	rambu lalu lintas
traffic ticket	surat saman (from English, summons)	bukti pelanggaran (commonly abbreviated as "tilang")
trailer (vehicle)	treler	kereta gandeng, trailer
train	kereta api, tren (means trend in Indonesian), keretapi	kereta (api), kereta rel
transaction	transaksi (from Dutch through Indonesian), urus niaga	transaksi
transparent	telus, lut sinar	transparan (from Dutch), tembus pandang, bening, lejas (rare)
transparency	ketelusan, kelutsinaran	transparansi (from Dutch), ketembuspandangan, kebeningan, kelejasan (rare)
transportation	pengangkutan	transportasi (from American English: 'transportation'), pengangkutan or angkutan, perhubungan (in case of Ministry of Transportation)
transsexual	pondan, bapok (slang), transseksual	transseksual, waria (polite) a shortened form of wanita-pria , banci, bencong, wadam
travel agency	agensi pelancongan	biro perjalanan
trawl	pukat tunda	pukat harimau, cantrang
tree	pokok (in Indonesian means "principal" or "core" or "staple")	pohon
triathlon	triatlon	trilomba
trick or treat	helah atau habuan (from Arabic, حيلة)	tipuan atau permen, tipuan atau suguhan, kenakalan atau permen
triple jump	lompat kijang	lompat jangkit
trillion (1012)	trilion	triliun (from Dutch pronunciation; starting with 1012, Indonesian uses the short scale)
trousers	seluar panjang (from Persian, شلوار)	celana panjang (from Hindi चोलना)
truck (US); lorry (UK)	lori (from British English: 'lorry'), trak	truk, prahoto from Dutch vrachtauto (obsolete)
t-shirt	kemeja-T (from Portuguese, camisa)	kaus (from Dutch, kous), kaos (nonstandard), kaus oblong
tunnel	terowong	terowongan
tug of war	tarik tali	tarik tambang
tuition	tuisyen	les (from Dutch, les), bimbingan belajar (bimbel)
turkey (bird)	ayam belanda	(ayam) kalkun (from Dutch kalkoen)
turn	pusing (means 'to spin' in Indonesian, commonly used to mean dizzy as a short form of kepala pusing)	belok, putar
turn signal light	lampu isyarat pusing	lampu sein (from Dutch), lampu tanda belok
typing	menaip (from English, type)	mengetik

U

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
ugly	hodoh, teruk, buruk	jelek, buruk
Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraina
uncle	pakcik	paman, om (derived from Dutch, pronounced and sometimes spelt oom)
underbone	kapcai	sepeda motor bebek
underwriting	pengunderaitan, penajajaminan	penjaminan emisi
uninstall	nyahpasang	copot pemasangan, hapus instalan
uninterruptible power supply	bekalan tenaga berterusan	pasokan daya takterputus, suplai daya bebas gangguan
union	kesatuan (in Indonesian means "unity")	persatuan, uni, serikat (from Arabic, شركة)
unit	unit	satuan, unit
United Arab Emirates	Emiriah Arab Bersatu	Uni Emirat Arab (UEA), Persatuan Emirat Arab (PEA)
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Britania Raya, Inggris Raya
United Nations	Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB)	Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (PBB)
United Nations Secretariat	Sekretariat Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu	Sekretariat Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa
United States of America (USA) United States (US)	Amerika Syarikat	Amerika Serikat (AS)
unity	perpaduan	persatuan, kesatuan, ketunggalikaan
Universal Serial Bus	bas bersiri sejagat	bus beruntut semesta
university	universiti	universitas
until	sehingga (means 'thus' in Indonesian), sampai	hingga, sampai
update (n)	pengemaskinian, kemaskinian	pembaruan, pembaharuan, pemutakhiran (From Arabic مُتَأَخِّر), penginian
upload	muat naik	unggah (from Javanese)
USB flash drive	pemacu kilat USB	diska lepas USB, kandar kilas USB

V

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
vacation	cuti (means "leave" in Indonesian)	liburan, vakansi (from Dutch) (rare)
vacuum	hampagas, vakum	hampa udara, vakum
vacuum cleaner	pembersih vakum, pembersih hampagas	penyedot debu, pengisap debu
vagina	faraj (from Arabic الفرج, in Indonesian means "vulva"), pepek/pepet (slang)	vagina, alat kelamin perempuan, kemaluan perempuan, memek, pepek (slang, vulgar)
vandalism	laku musnah	vandalisme, perusakan
variable (mathematics)	pemboleh ubah	variabel, peubah
Vatican City	Vatican City	(Kota) Vatikan
vegetable fat	lemak sayuran	lemak nabati (from Arabic, نباتي)
vegetable oil	minyak sayur	minyak sayur, minyak nabati (from Arabic, نباتي)
vehicle	kenderaan	kendaraan
Venice	Venice	Venesia (influenced by Dutch Venetië)
Venus (planet)	Zuhrah (from Arabic, الزهرة)	Venus (from Dutch)
verb	kata kerja	kata kerja (influenced by Dutch werkwoord, lit. "work word"), verba
verification	pengesahan (means "validation" in Indonesian), penentusahan	verifikasi, pemeriksaan
verdict	keputusan	putusan, vonis (from Dutch)
very	sangat, amat	sangat, amat, sekali, banget (from Javanese, colloquial)
Vesak	Hari Wesak	Waisak
vice (deputy)	naib (from Arabic, نائب)	wakil (from Arabic, وكيل), naib (less common)
victim	mangsa (from Sanskrit) (in Indonesian means "prey")	korban (from Arabic)
Vienna	Vienna	Wina (influenced by Dutch Wenen)
violence	keganasan	kekerasan
violet (colour)	lembayung	violet, ungu, lembayung (rarely used)
viscosity	kelikatan	kekentalan, viskositas
visit	lawatan, pelancongan	kunjungan, lawatan (to foreign country, an excursion), wisata, besuk (from Dutch bezoeken) (to someone sick)
visual arts	seni tampak	seni rupa
vocational school	sekolah vokasional	sekolah menengah kejuruan (SMK), sekolah kejuruan, sekolah vokasi
volleyball	bola tampar	bola voli
volume (math)	isi padu	volume, ruang, isi
volumetric flask	kelalang volumetrik	labu takar, labu volumetrik
volunteer	sukarelawan	sukarelawan, relawan, volunter
vote (v)	undi (means "lot" in Indonesian)	pilih, votum
voting	pengundian, pembuangan undi	pemungutan suara

W

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
want	mahu, nak (colloquial)	mau, ingin, pengen (colloquial)
war crime	jenayah perang	kejahatan perang
ward	wad	bangsal
warden	warden, penjaga penjara	sipir (from Dutch cipier), penjaga penjara
watermelon	tembikai (from Tamil)	semangka
we	kami (exclusive), kita (inclusive), kitorang (colloquial)	kami (exclusive), kita (inclusive), kita-kita (nonstandard)
website	tapak web, tapak sesawang	situs web, laman web
weed	rumpai	gulma, rumput liar
weekend	hujung minggu	akhir pekan, akhir minggu, pengujung minggu
welding	pengimpalan	pengelasan (from Dutch, lassen)
well (water hole)	perigi	sumur
West Bank	Tebing Barat	Tepi Barat
Western Wall	Tembok Meratap	Tembok Ratapan
wheat flour	tepung gandum (from Persian, گندم)	tepung terigu (from Portuguese, trigo), tepung gandum (from Persian, گندم)
when	bila (from Sanskrit), apabila (means "if" in Indonesian), ketika (from Sanskrit), bilamana (rarely used)	kapan (question word), ketika, saat (from Arabic, ساعة) (means "second" in Malay)
whip	sebat	cambuk, pecut
whipped cream	krim putar	krim kocok
wholesaling	pasar borong	grosir, perkulakan
wildfire	kebakaran liar	kebakaran hutan dan lahan (karhutla), kebakaran liar
window	tingkap	jendela (from Portuguese janela)
wine	wain	anggur (minuman) (from Classical Persian, انگور)
windshield	cermin kereta	kaca depan (mobil)
windscreen wiper	pengelap cermin depan	penyeka kaca, kipas kaca, pengusap kaca
winged termite	kelekatu	laron
wire	dawai, wayar	kawat (e.g. copper wire), kabel (e.g. electrical wire, cable)
wireless	wayarles, tanpa wayar	nirkabel, tanpa kabel
wok	kuali	wajan, kuali
wonton	wantan (from Cantonese)	pangsit (from Hokkien, pán-si̍t)
worcestershire sauce	sos worcestershire	kecap inggris
wrench	sepana (from English, spanner), perengkuh	kunci bengkel
wrestling	gusti (from Persian, کشتی)	gulat

Y–Z

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
yesterday	semalam (means "last night" in Indonesian)	kemarin (equivalent term in Malay is "kelmarin" means "day before yesterday")
you	anda (very formal) (from Indonesian), awak, kamu, kau, engkau, dikau, korang (you (plural)) (colloquial), you (slang)	Anda (everyday formal), kamu, kau (familiar only), kau, engkau, dikau (prose), kalian (you (plural)), lu, lo, elu (slang), pak, bu, kak, bang, dik, mas, mbak, etc. (greetings)
youth	belia (means "teenager" in Indonesian)	pemuda
zebra	kuda belang	zebra, kuda belang, kuda loreng
zebra crossing	lintasan belang	penyeberangan pejalan, penyeberangan belang
zero	sifar (from Arabic, صفر)	nol (from Dutch nul), kosong (colloquial)
zipper (fastener)	zip	ritsleting (from Dutch ritssluiting), resleting (nonstandard), kancing tarik
zone	zon	zona, kawasan, mintakat (from Arabic, منطقة)
zoo	zoo, taman haiwan (kebun binatang was also frequently used in Malaysia before the mid-1960s)	kebun binatang (bunbin) (derived from Dutch dierentuin, lit. "animal garden"), taman margasatwa (more formal form for zoological park)

False friends

Besides vocabulary differences, there are also a number of false friends in both languages. As these words are in quite common use in either or both of the languages, misunderstandings can arise.

Word	(Malaysian) Malay meaning	Indonesian meaning
acara	event	event program, agenda court examination
ahli	a member (of a group) (when the word is used by itself) (from Arabo-Persian "ahli" اهلی 'belonging to a group, people, indigenous or sim.'), expert in a field (from Arabo-Persian "'aqli" عقلی 'belonging to the intellect or mind, intellectual')	expert in a specific field (the sense of member is dated in Indonesian, preserved in some compounds.)
akta (from Latino-Dutch acta)	act (= law)	act (= written legal document)
awak	you (casual)	me / I (Used by speakers from Sumatra mainly Malays, people in Medan, etc.), crew (of transportation)
baja	fertilizer	steel Malay: besi waja
banci	census (Indonesian: sensus)	effeminate, transvestite homosexual (negative connotation)
bandar	city	port
bandung	refers to something mixed with other ingredients or in pairs, such as the term "rumah berbandung" to refer to a semi-detached house, for example, "Mi bandung" which refers to a noodle dish mixed with various ingredients and "sirap bandung" which refers to a This drink is made by mixing sweetened condensed milk and rose syrup which gives it a pink color	Bandung (Indonesian city)
bangun	to develop/ wake up (from sleep)	to build / wake up (from sleep)
bapa	Father (male parent)	specific to 'Father' (God) in religious context (Christianity) our Father which art in Heaven = Bapa kami yang di surga Father in Indonesian is bapak (with an additional 'k' letter')
belanja	to treat, giving something for free	to shop (note: also carries this meaning in Malay, though in a context more akin to "spend").
berbagi	to give	to share (something)
berbual	to chat	to tell a lie
bercinta	in (the essence of) love	to make love, have sexual intercourse
beredar	From the root word "edar" which can means; to oscillate (planets only), to leave, or to distribute	to oscillate, to distribute
berjaya	succeed, succeeded	successful, victorious
berlaku	happen, occur	apply
biji	seed	seed, testicles ("balls", offensive)
bila	when	if, when (older version, almost obsolete)
bina	to build	to develop
bisa	venom	can/be able to (also understood but less frequently used in Malay) (same as "boleh" in Malay), venom
bontot/buntut	buttock	tail ('ekor' as commonly used in Malay, sometimes in Indonesia)
budak	kid Indonesian:anak or bocah	slave
bunga api	firework	spark
butoh/butuh	male genitals, an offensive reference	need
cadangan	suggestion, opinion, proposal (example: peti cadangan = suggestion box) Indonesian:saran	reserve, spare (example: ban cadangan = spare tire)
comel	cute, pretty	(to call) someone who can not keep a secret (example: mulutnya comel = her mouth can't keep a secret)
daripada	A preposition that carries 5 meanings; from (to explain the origin of something) than (to do comparison) from (to protect from, to avoid from) from (to state the sender of something) from (to state the differences)	than (comparison) (example: Kamus ini lebih baik daripada yang itu = This dictionary is better than that one)
darurat	state of emergency	emergency not necessarily, state of emergency
daya	force	power
detik	jiffy	second
doktor	doctor (medical); doctorate (educational title)	doctorate (educational title) In Indonesian, the equivalent for medical doctor is dokter
duduk	to sit, a place to live on (only used informally)	to sit, to occupy
email	electronic mail (recently changed to "emel")	enamel
gampang	bastard from 'anak gampang' lit. easy child.	easy (non-negative meaning)
getah	rubber, plant sap	plant sap
guru besar	principal, headteacher (of a school)	professor, senior lecturer or senior researcher (of a higher education institution)
hemat	moral excellence	frugal, pennywise, save money or something e.g. electricity, gas or water usage
ibu negara	capital city	First Lady
ibu pejabat	head office	wife of an official
jabatan	department	position
jawatan	position	department
jemput	to invite, to pick up	to pick up
jeruk	pickles/preserved fruits or vegetables	orange (fruit)
jimat	frugal, pennywise, save money or something e.g. electricity	amulet (the Malay equivalent is azimat)
kacak	handsome	ber-kacak pinggang (stands with hands on your hips) The Malay equivalent is bercekak-pinggang, a phrase to mean that a person is being bossy
kadar	rate	content, level
kakak	elder sister	elder sibling (either elder brother or sister)
kakitangan	employee	subordinate (with negative meaning)
kapan	or kafan: Muslim burial shroud (kain kafan/kapan)	when (kapan mau pulang? = when do you want to go home?)
karya	work of art (karyawan = artists)	to work (karyawan = workers) result of work Karya seni = work of art to create a piece of art.
kecemasan	emergency	anxiety; extremely anxious
kerajaan	government (historical association, most Malay states were governed by monarchs, from Raja = King, now refers to any kind of government)	kingdom
keranjang	'bola keranjang' = basketball (no other use than for basketball)	basket
kereta	car	vehicle, carriage, cart (kereta api = train, kereta kuda = horse carriage/cart, kereta gantung = cable car)
kesal	regret Indonesian:sesal	annoyed
khidmat	service Indonesian: layanan	fully concentrate
koneksi	'konek' = dick (slang/vulgar)	connection Malay: Sambungan
kopiah	taqiyah (cap)	songkok, peci
konfeksi	A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey	clothing industry, any fancy or luxurious women's clothes (Dutch: confectie. A non-standard spelling sometimes used is: "konveksi")
kontrol	control	control examination checkup
kurun	century	a long (time)
lucu	funny	funny, cute (slang)
mangsa	victim	prey (for animal)
mengacau	to disturb, to stir Indonesian: mengaduk	to disturb
olahraga	athletics (sport)	sport
operasi	mathematic operational symbol, tactical operation	mathematic operational symbol, police operation, operation/surgery (as in Dutch)
pajak	to mortgage, pawn	tax
paket	packet	packet, package (normally used for promotion purposes, as in Dutch)
pantas	speedily	appropriate, 'no wonder'
pantat	buttock (Sabahan Malay meaning), vagina/pussy (slang/vulgar)	buttock
pegawai	high-rank officer/officials	officials
pelan	plan (associated with architectural work, site map etc. only)	slow (perlahan in Malay)
penyelenggaraan	maintenance	organizing
pejabat	office	high-rank officer/officials (those who hold office, Malay (pegawai))
pembangkang	opposition	rebel (noun), insurgent
pemerintah	ruler	government
pengacara	master of ceremonies, host Indonesian: pembawa acara	lawyer
pengajian	studies Indonesian: pelajaran	mass recitation of Qur'an, (Islamic) teaching
penganjur	organizer	promoter
percuma	free of charge percuma can also mean free of charge in Indonesian, but its usage has become obsolete, replaced by cuma-cuma/gratis (taken from Dutch: gratis = free)	useless, not needed, vain
perhubungan	1. connection 2. communication	1. connection 2. transportation
petang	afternoon	evening
piawai	standard; correct bahasa piawai = standard language	expert; skillful (on something)
pijat	bugs (software bugs i.e. Year 2000 bug and also commonly referring to the bed bugs)	massage Javanese pijet
pohon	tree, to plea or to beg (from basic word: "mohon")	tree
pokok	tree	essential, basic, main kebutuhan pokok = essential necessities
polis	police	(insurance) policy (as in Dutch)
polisi	policy	police (as in Dutch)
pontianak	kuntilanak	Pontianak (Indonesian city)
prestasi	performance	accomplishment, achievement
punggung	buttock	back Malay: belakang
pupuk	to nurture	fertilizer (also means 'to nurture' in the metaphorical sense of the word)
pusing	to go around a place, circular in motion, to spin/rotate Indonesian: putar	dizzy, confused, headache
putera	prince (Indonesian: Pangeran	son
rambut	hair (for head only)	hair
rayuan	appeal (neutral)	flattery, seduction (emotional or sexual connotation)
saat	second	jiffy
sarjana	master's degree	bachelor's degree
sederhana	medium, normal	simple, easy
semalam	yesterday; last night	last night
senang	easy	happy, relax
seronok	good, enjoyable Indonesian: seru	false thoughts from : tak senonoh > seronok, in nonstandard usage: "impolite", "pornography-related" gambar seronok (gambar tak senonoh) = porn picture
sulit	confidential, difficult	difficult
tambang	fare Indonesian: tarif	mine, rope (as tali tambang)
tandas	toilet	to explain, to finish
tren	train (transportation)	trend (data patterns and forecasting)
undang-undang	law	legislation law (rare, commonly use hukum instead)
wakil	representative	vice (for example, 'vice chancellor' and 'vice president'), representative
wayang	movie	a traditional performing art native to Indonesia that originated and developed rapidly on the islands of Java and Bali.

Spelling differences

English	(Malaysian) Malay	Indonesian
accordion	akordion	akordeon
account	akaun	akun
accountability	akauntabliti	akuntabilitas
accountant	akauntan	akuntan
activity	aktiviti	aktivitas
agent in espionage	ejen	agen
algebra	algebra	aljabar
always	sentiasa	senantiasa
amateur	amatur	amatir
amulet	azimat	jimat
animal	haiwan	hewan
Anno Domini (AD)	Masihi	Masehi
answer	jawapan	jawaban
anxiety	anzieti	ansietas
apple	epal	apel
architect	arkitek	arsitek
archive	arkib	arsip
armed forces	tentera	tentara
assembly, council	majlis	majelis
astonished	hairan	heran
atmosphere	atmosfera	atmosfer
auction	lelong	lelang
August	Ogos	Agustus
automatic (adj)	automatik	otomatis
autonomy	autonomi	otonomi
avocado	avokado	alpukat
aware	sedar	sadar
axiom	aksiom	aksioma
bacteria	bakteria	bakteri
balloon	belon	balon
balcony	balkoni	balkon
bankrupt	bankrap	bangkrut
banner	sepanduk	spanduk
baseball	besbol	bisbol
bat	kelawar	kelelawar
battery	bateri	baterai
Belgium	Belgium	Belgia
bell	loceng	lonceng
because (grammatical conjunction)	kerana	karena
bile	hempedu	empedu
biome	biom	bioma
biscuit	biskut	biskuit
blouse	blaus	blus
bounty	kurnia	karunia
breath	nafas	napas
bribery	rasuah	rasywah
bridge	jambatan	jembatan
brigade	briged	brigade
Britain	Britain	Britania
broken, damaged	rosak	rusak
budget	bajet	bujet
business	bisnes	bisnis
bus	bas	bus
cake	kek	keik
calendar	kalendar	kalender
Cambodia	Kemboja	Kamboja
camp	kem	kamp
campaign	kempen	kampanye
cancer (diseases)	kanser	kanker
capacity	kapasiti	kapasitas
card	kad	kartu
carpet	permaidani	permadani
case (legal)	kes	kasus
cataloguer	pengkatalog	pengatalog
celery	saderi	seledri
cement	simen	semen
centaur	sentora	sentaurus
cephalopod	sefalopod	sefalopoda
ceramic	seramik	keramik
chair	kerusi	kursi
chancellor	canselor	kanselir
chandelier	candelier	kandelir
chimpanzee	cimpanzi	simpanse
chocolate	coklat	cokelat
chord (music)	kord	akor
chips	kerepek	keripik
Christianity	Kristian	Kristen
cigar	cerut	cerutu
circus	sarkas	sirkus
civil	sivil	sipil
clinical	klinikal	klinis
clothes iron	seterika	setrika
club	kelab	klub
cocoa	koko	kakao
code	kod	kode
college	kolej	kolese
come on	ayuh	ayo
commotion	honar	onar
community	komuniti	komunitas
compound (adj)	majmuk	majemuk
concert	konsert	konser
concrete (adj)	konkrit	konkret
container	kontena	kontainer
contemporary	kontemporari	kontemporer
contingent	kontinjen	kontingen
convention	konvensyen	konvensi
copy (publishing)	naskhah	naskah
counselling	kaunseling	konseling
counter	kaunter	konter
crackers	keropok	kerupuk
creativity	kreativiti	kreativitas
crime	jenayah	jinayah
critical	kritikal	kritis
cupboard	almari	lemari
debt	hutang	utang
decade	dekad	dekade
December	Disember	Desember
decree	dekri	dekret
degree (temperature)	darjah	derajat
delicious	lazat	lezat
delivery	penghantaran	pengantaran
dengue	denggi	dengue
diarrhea	diarea	diare
different	beza	beda
dignity	maruah	muruah
dinosaur	dinosaur	dinosaurus
discount	diskaun	diskon
Diwali	Deepavali	Dipawali
doctor (medical practitioner)	doktor	dokter
documentary	dokumentari	dokumenter
donkey	keldai	keledai
dose	dos	dosis
dozen	dozen	lusin
dregs	hampas	ampas
dynamics	dinamik	dinamika
eagle	helang	elang
Eid al-Adha	Aidiladha	Iduladha
Eid al-Fitr	Aidilfitri	Idulfitri
eight	lapan	delapan
electricity	elektrik	listrik
end	hujung	ujung
England	Inggeris	Inggris
epidemic	wabak	wabah
episode	episod	episode
eradicate	membanteras	memberantas
espionage	espionaj	spionase
essay	esei	esai
Eucharist	Eukaris	Ekaristi
Europe	Eropah	Eropa
exhibitor	pempamer	pemamer
export	eksport	ekspor
facility	fasiliti	fasilitas
faculty	fakulti	fakultas
fairy	pari-pari	peri
father	bapa	bapak
feudal	feudal	feodal
fiction	fiksyen	fiksi
film	filem	film
finance	kewangan	keuangan
Finland	Finland	Finlandia
fishy (odour)	hanyir	anyir
France	Perancis	Prancis
Friday	Jumaat	Jumat
Gabriel	Jibrail	Jibril
gallon	gelen	galon
game	gem	gim
garage	garaj	garasi
Garuda	Geroda	Garuda
gear	gear	gir
general officer	jeneral	jenderal
genocide	genosid	genosida
giraffe	zirafah	jerapah
gizzard	hempedal	empedal
glacier	glasier	gletser
globe	glob	globe
glossary	glosari	glosarium
God's will, God's omnipotence, power (of nature)	kudrat	kodrat
gonorrhea	gonorea	gonore
governor	gabenor	gubernur
gravity	graviti	gravitasi
guerrilla	gerila	gerilya
gun	senapang	senapan
healthy	sihat	sehat
heaven	syurga	surga
hello	helo	halo
hygiene	higin	higiene
hymn	him	himne
ice	ais	es
idea	idea	ide
identity	identiti	identitas
imagination	imaginasi	imajinasi
immigration	imigresen	imigrasi
immunity	imuniti	imunitas
impact	impak	dampak
import	import	impor
indigenous, native	peribumi, bumiputera	pribumi, bumiputra
inspector	inspektor	inspektur
installment (payment)	ansuran	angsuran
insurance	insurans	asuransi
integrity	integriti	integritas
interpreter	pentafsir	penafsir
Ireland	Ireland	Irlandia
Italy	Itali	Italia
Japan	Jepun	Jepang
Jatayu	Jentayu	Jatayu
Jordan	Jordan	Yordania
July	Julai	Juli
June	Jun	Juni
kangaroo	kanggaru	kanguru
knight	kesateria	kesatria
kuih, kue	kuih	kue
landscape	landskap	lanskap
launching	pelancaran	peluncuran
lettuce	salad	selada
license	lesen	lisensi
lieutenant, leftenant	leftenan	letnan
lift	lif	lift
literature	sastera	sastra
log, lumber	balak	balok
logic	logik	logika
lotion	losyen	losion
lottery	loteri	lotre
mathematics	matematik	matematika
magistrate	majistret	magistrat
major (rank)	mejar	mayor
majority	majoriti	mayoritas
mantra, magic spell	mantera	mantra
March	Mac	Maret
margarine	marjerin	margarin
marry	kahwin	kawin
meaning	erti	arti
medication	ubat	obat
minority	minoriti	minoritas
minute	minit	menit
Monday	Isnin	Senin
mode	mod	mode
modern	moden	modern
money	wang	uang
museum	muzium	museum
music	muzik	musik
musty	hapak	apak
namely, e.g.	iaitu	yaitu
nasal mucus, snivel	hingus	ingus
neutral	neutral	netral
new	baharu	baru
news	khabar	kabar
newspaper	surat khabar	surat kabar
nuclear	nuklear	nuklir
number	nombor	nomor
obligation	kewajipan	kewajiban
official (adj.)	rasmi	resmi
official position	jawatan	jabatan
ointment	salap	salep
okay	okey	oke
Olympic	Olimpik	Olimpiade
only	sahaja	saja
option	opsyen	opsi
optional	opsyenal	opsional
orange (colour)	oren	oranye
organism	organisma	organisme
orchid	anggerik	anggrek
package	pakej	paket
Palestine	Palestin	Palestina
pandemic	pandemik	pandemi
parasite	bendalu	benalu
parliament	parlimen	parlemen
parsley	pasli	peterseli
part	bahagian	bagian
partner	rakan	rekan
party (political)	parti	partai
passport	pasport	paspor
pear	pear	pir
pedicab	beca	becak
pencil	pensel	pensil
pension	pencen	pensiun
petition	petisyen	petisi
phase	fasa	fase
physics	fizik	fisika
pipe	paip	pipa
pity	hiba	iba
Poland	Poland	Polandia
police	polis	polisi
popular	popular	populer
portfolio	portfolio	portofolio
pound (mass)	paun	pon
practical	praktikal	praktis
prayer (Islam)	solat	salat
prestige	prestij	prestise
precisely, exactly	justeru	justru
priest	paderi	padri
princess	puteri	putri
priority	prioriti	prioritas
processor	pemproses	pemroses
prototype	prototaip	prototipe
pteropus	keluang	kalong
pump	pam	pompa
punch, hit	hentam	hantam
punishment (divine)	seksa	siksa
pyramid	piramid	piramida
quality	kualiti	kualitas
quantity	kuantiti	kuantitas
rabbi	rabai	rabi
racing	lumba	lomba
reality	realiti	realitas
recipe	resipi	resep
record (v)	rakam	rekam
record (superlative)	rekod	rekor
regime	rejim	rezim
regiment	rejimen	resimen
rhetorics	retorik	retorika
rhythm	ritma	ritme
rob	rompak	rampok
Rome	Rom	Roma
rugby	ragbi	rugbi
sabotage	sabotaj	sabotase
saboteur	pensabotaj	penyabotase
Sanskrit	Sanskrit	Sanskerta
sardine	sardin	sarden
satire	satira	satire
sauce	sos	saus
sausage	sosej	sosis
scenario	senario	skenario
schedule	jadual	jadwal
scheme	skim	skema
screw	skru	sekrup
secret	rahsia	rahasia
sense	deria	indra
sermon	khutbah	khotbah
sesame	bijan	wijen
shampoo	syampu	sampo
shark	yu	hiu
shell (of mollusc)	cangkerang	cangkang
silk	sutera	sutra
siren (alarm)	siren	sirene
slice	hiris	iris
sling	humban	umban
slit-eyed	sepet	sipit
snow	salji	salju
solidarity	solidariti	solidaritas
soy sauce	kicap	kecap
Spain	Sepanyol	Spanyol
sputum	kahak	dahak
stability	stabiliti	stabilitas
stadium	stadium	stadion
standard	standard	standar
station	stesen	stasiun
steak	stik	steik
steam, vapor	wap	uap
stereotype	stereotaip	stereotipe
stew	stu	setup
stoning	rejam	rajam
strawberry	strawberi	stroberi
stretch out	menghulurkan	mengulurkan
suck	sedut	sedot
Sun	suria	surya
Sweden	Sweden	Swedia
synagogue	sinagog	sinagoge
syndicate	sindiket	sindikat
syrup	sirap	sirop
tattoo	tatu	tato
taxi	teksi	taksi
technical	teknikal	teknis
telephone	telefon	telepon
television	televisyen	televisi
tempo	tempoh	tempo
tent, camp	khemah	kemah
that the	bahawa	bahwa
thin	nipis	tipis
think	fikir	pikir
thrifty	jimat	hemat
throne	singgahsana	singgasana
Thursday	Khamis	Kamis
tile	jubin	ubin
tofu	tauhu	tahu
tomato	tomato	tomat
ton	tan	ton
tragic	tragik	tragis
trailer (vehicle)	treler	trailer
translator	penterjemah	penerjemah
trapezoid, trapezium	trapezium	trapesium
trend	trend	tren
trillion	trilion	triliun
truck, lorry	trak	truk
try	cuba	coba
typhoon	taufan	topan
understand	faham	paham
United States	Amerika Syarikat	Amerika Serikat
university	universiti	universitas
unseen	ghaib	gaib
vape	vap	vape
variety	varieti	varietas
vase	pasu	vas
vehicle	kenderaan	kendaraan
velvet	baldu	beludru
Vesak	Wesak	Waisak
Vishnu	Visynu	Wisnu
voucher	baucar	voucer
wade	mengharungi	mengarungi
want	mahu	mau
wife	isteri	istri
wool	wul	wol
worn out	haus	aus
worry	khuatir	khawatir
wudu	wuduk	wudu
youngest	bongsu	bungsu
zone	zon	zona