Periplus Pocket Indonesian Dictionary. Katherine Davidsen
emut, mengemut V to suck on, chew
kena touch; kenapa COLL why, how come; what did you say?; mengenai CONJ about, concerning
kenaikan N rise, raise
kenal V to know, be acquainted with; kenalan N acquaintance; mengenal V to know, be acquainted with, to recognize; memperkenalkan V to introduce; perkenalan N introduction; terkenal ADJ well-known
kenang recall; kenangan N memories; kenang-kenangan N souvenir, keepsake; mengenang V to commemorate, remember
kenapa INTERROG, COLL why, how come; what did you say? → kena apa
kenari burung ~ canary
kencan N date; berkencan V to go on a date
kencang tight, taut; mengencangkan V to tighten
kencing urine; urinate; ~ manis diabetes
kencur beras ~ traditional Javanese drink
kendali N reins; mengendalikan V to control; terkendali ADJ controlled
kendang N small drum → gendang
kendara: kendaraan N vehicle
kendi N earthen water flask
kendor, kendur ADJ slack, loose
kenduri N feast, celebration
kenék, kernét N bus assistant acting as conductor
kening N forehead, brow
kental ADJ thick, sticky, congealed
kentang N potato; COLL french fries; ~ goreng hot potato chips, french fries
kentut fart, break wind
kenyamanan N comfort → nyaman
kenyang ADJ full, not hungry
kenyataan N fact → nyata
kéong N snail
kepada PREP to (someone)
kepal fist; kepalan N fist
kepala N head, chief
kepanjangan ADJ too long → panjang
kepariwisataan N tourism industry
kepastian N certainty → pasti
kepedasan ADJ too hot or spicy → pedas
kepéndékan N abbreviation → péndék
kepéngén, kepingin V, COLL really want to → péngén
kepentingan N importance, interest → penting
kepercayaan N belief, faith → percaya
kepergian N departure → pergi
keperluan N needs, requirements → perlu
keping N piece (counter for flat objects); splinter
kepiting N crab
kepompong N cocoon
keponakan, kemenakan N niece or nephew; cousin
Kepri (Kepulauan Riau) Riau Archipelago, a province in Sumatra
kepribadian N personality → pribadi
kepulauan N archipelago, chain
kepunyaan N possession, belonging → punya
keputihan N thrush, vaginal itching (white discharge) → putih
keputusan N decision, decree → putus
kera N ape
keracunan ADJ poisoned → racun
keraguan, keragu-raguan N doubt, uncertainty → ragu
kerah N collar
kerajaan N kingdom → raja
kerajinan N crafts → rajin
keram cramp
keramahan N friendliness → ramah
keramaian N noise, din; lively atmosphere → ramai
keramas to wash your hair
keramik ceramic, earthenware
keran N tap, faucet
kerang N shell; mollusc
kerangka N skeleton, framework
keranjang N basket
keras ADJ hard, strong; severe, strict, violent; loud; bersikeras V to maintain, stick to, be obstinate; kekerasan N violence; mengeraskan V to make something harder, louder; pengeras ~ suara loudspeaker
kerasan COLL settled, comfortable, feel at home → rasa
keraton, kraton N Javanese palace
kerbau, kebo N buffalo
kerén ADJ, COLL great, cool; trendy
keréta N train; carriage; ~ api train
kericuhan N chaos → ricuh
kerikil N gravel, pebble
kerinduan N longing, craving → rindu
kering ADJ dry; kekeringan N dryness, aridity; mengeringkan V to dry something
keringat N sweat, perspiration; keringatan ADJ sweaty, sweating; berkeringat V to sweat
keripik, kripik N small chip or crisp
keris, kris N traditional dagger, creese
keriting curl, curly
kerja work; job, occupation; ~ sama co-operation; kerjaan N work, job, things to do; bekerja V to work; ~ sama to co-operate, work together; mengerjakan V to do, carry out; pekerja N worker, laborer; pekerjaan N work, profession
kernét, kenék N assistant on a bus or truck
kerok traditional treatment for minor illnesses by rubbing the back with a coin; kerokan V to be massaged in this way
keroncong, kroncong N traditional songs and music of Portuguese origin
kerongkongan N throat
keropos ADJ eroded, eaten away; tulang ~ osteoporosis
keroyok, mengeroyok V to beat savagely in a mob
kertas N paper
kerucut, cerucut N cone
kerudung, kudungan N, ISL veil
kerugian N loss; damage → rugi
keruk dredge; mengeruk V to dredge, scrape out
kerupuk, krupuk N large cracker, crisp, chip
kerusakan N damage → rusak
kerusuhan N riot, disturbance → rusuh
kesabaran N patience → sabar
kesadaran N consciousness, awareness → sadar
kesakitan ADJ in pain → sakit
kesaksian N evidence, testimony → saksi
kesal ADJ kesel COLL annoyed, in a bad mood
kesalahan N mistake → salah
kesampaian ADJ achieved, reached, realized → sampai
kesan N impression; berkesan, mengesankan ADJ impressive; terkesan ADJ impressed; seemed
kesasar COLL to lose your way, (get) lost → sasar
kesayangan favorite, pet → sayang
kesedihan N sadness, sorrow → sedih
keséhatan N health → séhat
keseimbangan N balance → imbang
kesejahteraan N welfare → sejahtera
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