The following is a partial list of English words of Indonesian origin. The loanwords in this list may be borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from the Indonesian language. Some words may also be borrowed from Malay during the British colonial period in British Malaya, or during the short period of British rule in Java. However, unlike loanwords of Malay origin, some of these loanwords may be derived from languages of Indonesia such as Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau, Buginese, Makassarese, Acehnese, and many more.
Examples of English loanwords of Indonesian origin are those related to Indonesian culture and artforms (e.g. angklung, batik, kris and wayang), as well as words used to describe flora and fauna endemic to the Indonesian archipelago (e.g. babirusa, cockatoo, orangutan and Komodo). Other recently adopted loanwords include food related terms (e.g. agar and tempeh) and specific volcanology terms (e.g. lahar and ribu).
Animals Anoa, small wild ox of Sulawesi Babirusa, compound word from babi (pig) and rusa (deer) Banteng Bantam, from the town of Banten / wahanten (Sundanese) Binturong Cassowary from kasuari or suari, man suar (Biak) Cockatoo from kakatua Lonely Planet, Indonesian phrasebook, Fifth edition, 2006. Page 9. Dugong from duyung Geckogecko, n. Oxford English Dictionary Second edition, 1989; online version September 2011. Accessed 29 October 2011. Earlier version first published in New English Dictionary, 1898. Gourami from gurami Komodo dragon, from Komodo Orangutan Pangolin from pengguling or trenggiling Siamang Tokay (gecko) from tokek Trepang from teripang
Plants and trees Burahol from burahol (Sundanese) Champak from cempaka, derived from campaka (Sundanese) Gambier from gambir Gutta percha from getah perca (Indonesian) Kapok from , the Malay name for the tree Bombax ceiba Macassar hair preparation, from Makassar, a city in IndonesiaWikipedia "Macassar" Meranti a kind of tropical tree Merbau a kind of tropical tree Paddy from padi (Indonesian) Pandanus from pandan Ramie from rami Rattan from rotan Sago from sagu Cajuput from kayu Putih
Fruits Cempedak Durian Langsat Mangosteen from manggis (manggustan) Rambutan Salak, also known as Zalacca
Foods Agar Krupuk Rendang Sambal Satay from sate (Javanese) Tempeh from tempe
Clothes and textiles Batik from Batik (Javanese) Canting from canting (Javanese) Gingham from genggang Ikat Koteka (Mee) Sarong from sarung / சரம் caram (Tamil) Songket
Musical instruments Angklung from angklung (Sundanese) Gamelan from ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ Gong from ꦒꦺꦴꦁ gong (Javanese) Kendang from (Javanese)
Ships Junk from jong Proa (also 'prahu' or 'prau') from prahu (Javanese) or perahu (Indonesian) originated from Portuguese proa.
Weapons Kris from keris (Javanese) Parang Sjambok from cambuk in Indonesia, where it was the name of a wooden rod for punishing slaves Tombac from tombak
Person name Mata Hari from matahari (sun)
Units Catty from கட்டி kaṭṭi (Tamil), ultimately derived from Chinese unit Picul: traditional Asian weight unit, derived from Javanese pikul Ribu: topographic prominence unit of mountain or volcano more than 1,000 metres, derived from Indonesian ribu (thousand)
Behavior and psychology Amok from amuk Latah
Sports Bantam, from bantam chicken, ultimately Banten town Silat Sepak takraw
Others Balanda to refer whiteman, from belanda (Dutchman) Camphor, from kapur barus ("Barus' chalk"), which refers to the port of Barus in Sumatra as the source of camphor Damar, plant resin Lahar from lahar (Javanese) Compound from kampung, which is Indonesian for "village". Warung
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