The former colonial power, the Netherlands, left an extensive vocabulary. These Dutch loanwords, and loanwords from other European languages which came via Dutch, cover all aspects of life. Some Dutch loanwords, having clusters of several consonants, pose difficulties to speakers of Indonesian. This problem is usually solved by insertion of the schwa. For example, Dutch schroef → sekrup . Many Indonesian vocabulary ending "-si" (e.g.:administra-si) also are known from the Dutch vocabulary influence "-tie" (e.g.:administra-tie). All the months from January (Januari) to December (Desember) used in Indonesian are also derived from Dutch. It is estimated that 10,000 words in the Indonesian language can be traced to the Dutch language.
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Examples A Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref , , 1. clipped as acc. 2. Loan word borrowed from French from Vulgar Latin *accordō, accordāre ("to be heart to heart with"), formed from Latin ad + cor ("heart"). division, section division, section pre-1934 spelling, obsolete verbal promise arrangement, agreement, understanding afdruk print agen agent agensi agency current, present current, present alliance alliance handicraft (archaic) 1. handicraft. 2. (historical) legal district amnesty, state-granted pardon amnesty, state-granted pardon demand, request application 1. contribution, part. 2. (finance) a share, stock 1. contribution, part. 2. (finance) a share, stock , anchor anchor antique antique , queue to accept, to join enthusiastic enthusiastic apathetic apathetic apartment apartment apartheid 1. separateness, separating characteristics. 2. apartheid From Afrikaans, a Dutch-related language, apartheid ("apartheid"). , pharmacy pharmacy pharmacist pharmacist April April strawberry strawberry ground (electricity) earth, soil, ground area area watch watch article article shading to highlight, to hatch axis, axle axis, axle ashtray ashtray From as ("ash") + bak ("container"). antisocial antisocial backward backward From achter ("behind") + uit ("out").
B Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref container container tyre, belt tyre, belt barricade barricade washbasin washbasin From was ("wash") + kom ("bowel", "basin"). , , battery battery bolt bolt (dated) servant servant (sing.) budget budget belek, blek can, tin can, tin behel dental braces 1. dental braces. 2. hinged clamp beken famous, notorious bekend 1. (well-)known. 2. familiar, trusted. tax, excise, duty 1. strain, burden, load. 2. tax, levy by public authorities. policy 1. policy. 2. care. (industrial) From Middle Dutch winkel ("corner"). fit, stroke or seizure fit, stroke or seizure letter of appointment decision, determination (dated) delivery place bestellen 1. to order, demand delivery. 2. to deliver (dated) management board 1. management. 2. governing board. 3. reign excoriation bezetten to occupy, to fill to visit sick persons to visit BH, brassiere brassiere 1. in (preposition, adverb). 2. 1. in (preposition, adverb). 2. cinema cinema beefsteak beefsteak to block to block , bus bus receipt receipt, ticket (e.g. for speeding), voucher harbour administration harbour administration boric acid solution boric acid solution , safe safe (dated) firefighter squad fire department friar (notably Catholic) friar (notably Catholic) 1. cognate with brother in English. 2. the meaning as brother is dated and translated as broer in Dutch. book book In Indonesian, buku is used for book (for specific for secular books). For religious and poetic book, Indonesian uses kitab (an Arabic loanword) and pustaka (a Sanskrit loanword) respectively. green beans beans (plural diminutive)
C Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref (dated) headgear cokelat chocolate chocolate cultuurstelsel cultivation system cultivation system The Cultivation System was a Dutch government policy in the mid-19th century for its Dutch East Indies colony (now Indonesia). curatele guardianship guardianship
D Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref dah/dah-dah/dadah good-bye dag (good) day dak roof dak dasi necktie das(je) debat debate debat departemèn department departement depresi depression depressie Désèmber December december deterjen detergent detergent dinas administration dienst diskusi discussion discussie dokter medical doctor dokter dosis dose dosis dus box doos duit money duit a copper Dutch coin
E Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Refedisieditioneditie egois selfish egoïst egoist émbér bucket emmer emosi emotion emotie éngsél hinges hengsel epidemi epidemic epidemie epidemiologi epidemiology epidemiologie Eropa Europe Europa eksodus exodus exodus eksklusifexclusiveexclusief es ice ijs
F Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref faktur invoice factuur fantastis fantastic fantastisch Februari February februari fisika physics fysica fotografer photographer fotografer frambus (obsolete) raspberry framboos frustasi frustration frustratie
G Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref gaji wages gage collateral gang alley gang alley gardu to guard, watch post garde guard of honor gerilya guerrilla guerrilla guerrillagebukto punchgebuktto suffer gletser glacier gletsjer glacier gorden curtain gordijn curtaingranatgrenadegranaatgun shell gubernur governor gouverneur governor gratis free gratis free
H Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref halo hello hallo handuk towel handdoek hanger hanger hanger halte bus bus stop bushalte helm helmet helm hipotek mortgage hypotheek
I Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref ide idea idee identik identical identiek ilusi ilussion illusie imun immune immuun indehoi fun intimacy / extramarital sex in het hooi:KOST (UITGAVE, LEVENSONDERHOUD) in the hay Indo Eurasian, mestizo abbreviation of Indo-European infanteri infantry infanterie insinyur engineer ingenieur institut institute instituut intim intimate intiem iritasi irritation irritatie
J Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref Januari January januari jas coat jas Juli July juli Juni June juni jus juice jus gravy
K Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref kabel cable kabel kaisar emperor keizer kakus toilet verb: kakken/noun: kakhuis kalem calm kalm kalkun turkey kalkoen kamar room kamer Kamboja Cambodja kampanye campaign campagne kanker cancer kanker kantor office kantoor kantor pos post office postkantoor karakter character karakter karcis ticket kaartjes plural for diminutive of kaart, card or ticket karnaval carnival carnaval kartu card kaart kastanye chestnut kastanje katun cotton katoen kavaleri cavalry cavalerie kavêling a tract of land kaveling kelavir piano klavier kelar ready, finished klaar kelas class klas keran faucet, tap kraan ketikto typegetikt knalpot, ""kenalpot"" muffler (on a motor vehicle) knalpot kol cabbages kool kolega colleague collega komandan commander commandant komentar comment commentaar komersil (replaced by komersial) commercial commercieel komisaris commissioner commissaris kondisi condition conditie kongres congress congres kopi coffee koffie kopling clutch koppeling kopêr suitcase koffer kor, ""koor"" choir koor korannewspaperkrant korsleting/konslet short circuit kortsluiting korting/diskon discount korting/disconteren korup corrupt corrupt korupsi corruption corruptie kos/indekos room rental kost cost; board kroket croquette kroket kuitansi receipt kwitantie kulkas ice box or refrigerator koelkast kursus course cursus kusén window frame kozijn kusir coachman koetsier
L Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref labil unstable labiel laci deskdrawer laatje diminutive form of la(de) lampu lamp lamp langsam (dated) slow langzaam langsir shunting, switching rangeren lavendel lavender lavendel lem glue lijm limun lemonade limoen lisensi license licentie listrik electric elektrisch loket pay box loket
M Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref makelar broker makelaar mantel coat mantel Maret March maart maskapai company, especially airline maatschappij company masker face mask gezichtsmasker massa mass (bulk, load) massa matras bed matras mébêl furniture meubel media massa mass media massamedia Mei May mei meises sprinkles muisjes merek brand merk mesin machine, engine machine migrasi migration migratie miliarbillionmiljard minder not confident minder misi mission missie mobil car, automobile automobiel montir mechanic monteur motor motorcycle motorfiets nut (hardware) nut (hardware)
N Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref nanas pineapple ananas Portuguese: Ananas, origin South America nomor number nummer nol zero/nil nul November November november
O Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref observasi observation observatie Oktober October oktober Olibolen Oliebol oliebollen om uncle oom oma grandma oma omzet, ""omset"" revenue omzet onderdil components/spare parts onderdeel ongkos cost & expenses onkosten opa granddad opa oranyê orange (colour) oranje orgêl pipe organ orgel otomatis automatic automatisch
P Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref pabrik factory fabriek pandemi pandemic pandemie panik panic paniek panêkuk pancake pannenkoek parkir parking parkeer parlemen parliament parlement paroki parish parochie pas fit past from the third person singular of "passen" pastor pastor pastoor paus pope paus paviliun pavilion paviljoen pelek, ""velg"" rim velg pelopor frontrunner voorloper pénsil pencil penseel brush pensiun retirement pensioen perboden, ""verboden"" prohibit (mainly used in street signs in Indonesian) verboden permak, ""vermak"" alter (clothes), transform vermaken (kleding) permisi excuse me; permission permissie permission peron platform (railway) perron pers press pers persik peach perzik persis precise, exactly the same, look alike precies persneling gear versnelling plafon ceiling plafond The Dutch word is from French pofercis poffertjes poffertjes polisi police politie pos post post potlot (dated or obsolete pencil potlood potret portrait portret prahoto (obsolete) truck vrachtauto preman gangster vrijman freeman; outlaw prestasi performance prestatie prinsip principle principe proyek project project puisi poetry poëzie
R Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref redaksi editorial office redactie referensireferencereferentie rekening account rekening reklame advertisement reclame rem brake rem republik republic republiek rentenir loan shark rentenier person of independent means; from "rente", meaning interest on capital resep recipe recept ritsleting, ""resleting"" zipper ritssluiting risiko risk risico rok skirt rok rokok cigarette; smoke roken to smoke
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