Periplus Pocket Indonesian Dictionary. Katherine Davidsen

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      bab N chapter

      babi N pig, boar (also as an insult); ~ hutan wild boar; daging ~ pork

      baca V to read; bacaan N reading material; membaca V to read; pembaca N reader

      badai N hurricane, storm; ~ topan typhoon

      badak N rhino, rhinoceros

      badan N body; board, committee

      badut N clown

      bagai CONJ like, as; ber­bagai ADJ various, several; sebagai CONJ like, as

      bagaimana INTERROG, CONJ how, in what way

      bagasi N baggage; boot (of vehicle); hold (of ship or aircraft)

      bagi V divide; bagian N part, share, section; berbagi V to share; membagi V to divide, distribute; sebagian N some, a section of

      bagi PREP for

      bagus ADJ good, fine, excel­lent (ex­­ternal qualities of concrete objects)

      bahagia ADJ happy, joyous; berbahagia V to be happy

      bahan N materials, ingre­di­ents; cloth, fabric; ~ bakar fuel

      bahas V to discuss; membahas V to discuss, debate

      bahasa N language; ~ Indonesia Indonesian; ber­bahasa V to (be able to) speak or use a language

      bahaya N danger; ber­bahaya V to be dangerous

      bahkan CONJ moreover; on the contrary; indeed, even

      bahu N shoulder

      bahwa CONJ that

      baik ADJ good, fine, well, OK (ie. internal qualities of abstract ob­­jects); baik-baik ADJ fine; respectable; ~ hati kind; membaik V to improve; memperbaiki V to repair, fix; perbaikan N repair, improvement; sebaiknya ADV preferably, it’s best if; terbaik ADJ the best

      baja N steel

      bajaj N three-wheeled mo­torized form of transport in Jakarta

      bajak N plow; membajak V to plow

      bajak, membajak V to hijack; to copy illegally; bajakan ADJ pirated; CD ~ pirated CD

      baju N, INF clothes; clothing for the upper body; ~ dalam singlet; underwear

      bak N tub; ~ mandi large tank in the bathroom from which water is taken

      bakal ADJ future, potential

      bakar V to burn; kebakaran N fire; mem­bakar V to burn; terbakar ADJ burnt

      bakat N talent, gift; ber­bakat ADJ talented, gifted

      bakau N mangrove

      bakmi, bami N Chinese noodles

      bakpao N steamed white bread with filling of nuts or chicken

      bakpia N sweet cake from Jogja with nutty filling

      bakso, baso N meatball; meat­ball soup; ~ tahu meat­balls and tofu (specialty of Bandung)

      bakul N basket hung on a pole for selling goods

      bakwan N dish of various sweetmeats, a specialty of Malang

      balai ~ kota town hall

      balap race; balapan N race; mem­balap V to race

      balas reply; balasan reply, answer; membalas V to reply, respond

      balét N ballet

      Bali N pulau ~ Bali; bahasa ~, orang ~ Balinese

      balik V to return, reverse, re­treat; N back, flipside; return; membalik V to return, reverse, turn over; mem­ba­likkan V to turn something over; seba­lik­nya CONJ on the contrary; terbalik ADJ overturned, upside-down, opposite

      balon N balloon

      balut: pembalut N sanitary pad

      bambu N bamboo

      ban N tire; ~ serep spare tire

      bandara N airport → bandar udara

      bandel ADJ naughty, dis­obedient

      banding: membanding­kan V to compare something; perbandingan N comparison, ratio

      bandrék N ginger drink

      bang PRON older brother (in Jakarta or Malay areas) → abang

      banget ADJ, SL fast, quick

      bangga ADJ proud

      bangkai N corpse (usually of animals); bunga ~ the Rafflesia flower

      bangkit V to rise, get up

      bangkrut ADJ bankrupt

      bangku N bench (for sitting); stool; desk

      bangsa N people, nation, race

      bangun V get up, wake up; membangunkan V to wake someone up

      bangun: bangunan N build­ing; membangun V to build or create; pembangunan N development

      banjir N flood

      bank N bank; ~ negara state-owned bank; perbankan ADJ banking; bankir N banker

      bantal cushion; pillow

      banteng N (Javan) ox

      banting: membanting V to throw down (with a bang)

      bantu V to help; bantuan N assistance, help, aid; mem­bantu V to help (someone); pembantu N servant, maid; assistant

      banyak ADJ many, much; keban­yakan N, ADJ too much; most

      Bapa PRON Father (title for own father or respected older man), also Bapak; CHR God, Father, Lord

      Bapak PRON Father (title for own father or respected older man)

      bapak N father

      baptis ADJ baptist

      barang N goods, things

      barangkali CONJ perhaps, maybe

      Barat N the West

      barat ADJ west; ~ daya southwest; ~ laut northwest

      Barelang Batam, Rempang, Galang group of islands in Riau Archipelago province

      bareng CONJ, SL with; V to go together

      baris N line, row, rank; baris­an N line; forces; berbaris V to line up

      barongsai N Chinese dragon for dance performances

      baru ADJ new, recent; just; ~-~ ini just the other day; terbaru ADJ latest, newest; barusan ADV, SL just now

      basa-basi N good manners, politeness; platitudes

      basah ADJ wet, moist, soaked

      basi ADJ off, rotten, inedible (of food)

      batagor N fried tofu and meatballs, a specialty of Bandung → bakso tahu goreng

      Batak ADJ ethnic group of North Sumatra

      batal ADJ cancelled; broken (a fast); membatalkan V to cancel, repeal

      batang N trunk, stem, stick (of a tree); shaft; handle; penis; counter for long cylin­drical objects

      batas N limit, border; ber­batasan V to be adjacent to; perbatasan N border, frontier; terbatas ADJ limited

      baterai N battery

      batik N application of wax onto fabric to create a pattern after dyeing; fabric or clothes with designs produced in this manner; ~ cap stamped batik; ~ tulis handmade batik; mem­batik V to apply wax onto fabric

      batu N stone;