Zuraidah Omar - Pocket Malay Dictionary: Malay-English English-Malay

Bahasa Malaysia-English abad century abang older brother abang angkat adopted brother, foster brother abang ipar brother-in-law abang tiri stepbrother abah dad; daddy; father abai neglect abjad alphabet abu ash abuk, berabuk dust, dusty acar pickled vegetables acara program; event ada to be; to exist; to have; to own acab, beradab good manners; courteous; polite adakalanya sometimes; occasionally adat custom; tradition; culture adat istiadat ceremony adik younger brother or sister adik-beradik brothers and sisters adil just; fair aduan, mengadu complaint, to complain aduh! ouch! agak guess agama religion agama Buddha Buddhism agama Islam Islam agama Kristian Christianity agama Tao Taoism agar in order that; so that agas gnat Ahad Sunday agen agent agensi agency ahli member air water air masak boiled water air mata tear (as in teardrop) air minum drinking water air panas hot spring air terjun waterfall ais ice ais ice cream ajaib baffling; miraculous ajak, mengajak to invite; to ask along ajal doom; death; ruin ajar, mengajar to teach ajuk, mengajuk mock; jeer; make fun of akal mind akan shall; will; would akan tetapi however akar root akaun accounts akhir last; end akhirat eternity akhirnya finally akhir minggu end of week; weekend akibat result; consequence aku I (informal) akui, mengakui to admit; to confess alam nature alamat address alamat emel email address alas meja tablecloth alas piring tablemat alasan excuse alat tool; utensil; instrument alat hawa dingin air conditioner alat eletrik electrical appliance; electrical tool alat tulis stationery alir flow alkohol alcohol; liquor; spirits almari cupboard am general amalan practice aman secure; safe amanah, beramanah trust, trustworthy amaran warning amat very ambil, mengambil take; fetch ambulans ambulance Amerika Syarikat America ampun forgiveness; mercy ampuni, mengampuni forgive anak child anak kapal sailor anak lelaki son anak perempuan daughter anak saudara lelaki nephew anak saudara perempuan niece ancam, mengancam threaten anda you (unfamilar, formal, polite) andaian assumption aneh strange angan daydream anggapan assumption anggar, anggaran estimate, estimation angguk nod one's head anggun elegant anggur grape angin wind angin taufan storm; typhoon angka figure (number) angkasa space; universe angkat, mengangkat lift; raise up angsa goose aniaya abuse anjing dog anjung facade anjur sponsor ansuran instalment antara among; between antarabangsa international; between countries antik antique anting-anting earrings anugerah award apa? what? apa khabar? how are you? apa saja anything apartmen apartment api fire apung float arah direction arahan instruction arak alcohol; spirits; hard liquor arang charcoal artikel article arus current (in body of water); flow of electricity asah, mengasah sharpen, to sharpen asal, berasal origin, to originate asam sour; sharp taste like unripe fruit asap smoke asas basis Asia Asia asing foreign askar soldier asli indigenous; original asrama hostel atap roof atas above; upstairs atau or; either...or atur, mengatur to arrange; to organize awan cloud awas! be careful!; look out! ayah father ayam chicken; poultry ayam belanda turkey ayam jantan cock; rooster ayam panggang roast chicken ayat sentence ayuh come on; let's go ayunan swing azam determination azan call to prayer (Muslim) bab chapter Baba Straits-born Chinese man babi pig baca, membaca read, to read badam almond badan body bagai as; in the same degree bagaikan as if bagaimana? how? bagaimanapun however bagasi baggage bagi give bagus good; lovely (things) bagus! well done! bahagi divide; share bahagia happy; blissful bahagian bit (part) bahagian yang dalam deep (location) bahan material; ingredient bahang heat; hot bahas, berbahas debate bahasa language bahasa baku standard language bahasa kebangsaan national language bahasa rasmi official language bahawa that bahaya danger, dangerous bahkan moreover; on the contrary bahu shoulder baik good; fine; lovely (person) baik-baik be careful baik...baik either...or baju shirt; dress baju dalam vest; undershirt baju hujan raincoat baju-t t-shirt baju tidur nightdress; pajamas baka heredity bakal future bakar, membakar burn; roast; toast bakat talent; aptitude; flair baki balance; remainder bakti devote to a special purpose bakul basket balai hall; large room balai polis police station balai raya community hall balak log of wood balas, membalas answer (a letter); respond; retaliate balasan reply; response baldi bucket baldu velvet balik turn over; go back baling throw; hurl balu widow balut wrap or cover on all sides banci census bancuh mix; stir together bandar town bandaran municipal bandar raya city; main town banding, dibanding compared to bandingkan, membandingkan to compare to banduan convict bangga proud bangkit evoke; get up; raise (an issue) bangku bench bangsa nationality; people bangsal simple roofed farm building; cow shed bangun, membangun awaken; build bangunan building banjir to be flooded; flood bank bank bantah, membantah disobey; object; protest bantal pillow bantal peluk bolster bantu, membantu help bantuan assistance; aid banyak many; much bapa father bapa mentua father-in-law bapa saudara uncle barah cancer baran rage; anger barang thing; item; object barang antik antiques barang kemas jewelry barang milik possession barang peribadi personal belongings barang pusaka inherited money or property barang siapa anyone barangan goods barangkali probably; perhaps barat west barat daya southwest barat laut northwest baring recline; lie down barisan queue; line baru new bam-baru just now; recently bas bus bas mini minibus bas sekolah schoolbus basah wet; damp basah kuyup drenched; soaking wet basahan something used daily (clothes) basi stale; rotten; out-of-date basikal bicycle basuh wash (clothes) batal, membatalkan cancel; invalidate batang stick; pole batas edge; boundary; limit bateri battery batin inner self; mental batu stone; rock batu giling roller for grinding spices batuk cough bau smell; odor (bad) bau-bauan scent; fragrance baucer voucher bawa, membawa carry; bring bawah below; downstairs bawahan subordinate; inferior; of lower rank bawang onion bawang putih garlic baya age bayam spinach bayang shadow; reflection bayangkan, membayangkan imagine bayar, membayar pay bayaran payment bayi baby bazir, membazir spend recklessly; wasteful beban burden; load bebas free; unrestrained bebel babbling talk beberapa some; several bebola daging meatball beca trishaw bedak powder beg bag beg baju suitcase beg bimbit briefcase beg duit purse beg tangan handbag begini thus; so; like this begitu thus; so; like that bekal cater or supply food; provide what is needed bekas former; container bekas bunga vase bekerja to work beku frozen belacan prawn paste belajar study; learn belakang behind Belanda Dutch belang stripe belanja buy; treat someone belasan teen beli, membeli buy belia youth beliau he/she beluk turn belukar bush belum not yet benang thread benang bulu biri wool benar true benarkan allow; permit bencana disaster benci, membenci hate, to hate benda object (thing) bendera flag bengkak swelling bengkel garage (for repairs); workshop bengkok bent; crooked bentuk, membentuk shape, to form benua continent beracun poisonous berak shit; defecate berangkat depart berani brave berapa? how many/much? berapa lama? how long? beras uncooked rice berat heavy berbagai-bagai all sorts; various berbahasa polite; well mannered; cultured berbaik be on good terms berbintik-bintik spotted (pattern) bercorak patterned berdiri stand, to stand up beres solved; arranged; okay berbaris stand in line; queue bergaris-garis striped bergurau tease berharga of worth berhasil achieve desired result berhenti stop; cease beri, memberi give; present berikut next; following berikutnya the next; the following berita news beritahu inform berjalan-jalan to travel berjanji to promise berjaya to succeed berjenaka to joke berjumlah altogether; in total berkelakuan baik well-behaved berkeliling to go around berkembang to develop; to expand; to grow up (child) berkilat shiny berlawak to joke bermurah hati generous bernilai to be worth berpendapat to think (have an opinion) berpisahan apart; to be separated bersalah wrong; guilty bersama together berseronok to have fun bersih clean bersin sneeze bersulam embroidered bersyarah to make a speech bersyukur grateful bertambah berat to gain weight bertengkar to quarrel bertolak to depart berubah to change beruntung lucky berus brush berus gigi toothbrush besar big; large besarsekali huge besen basin beserta together with besi metal; iron betis calf (of leg) betul true; correct; repaired betulkan, membetulkan repair; fix beza, berbeza differ; to be different; difference biarkan, membiarkan allow; let alone; leave be biasa usual; regular; normal bibir lips bicara, berbicara speak; talk bidan midwife bidang scope; range of a subject; domain bijak, bijaksana reasonable (sensible); wise biji seed biji bijan sesame seeds biji ran cereal bikin, membikin make bil bill bila when bila saja whenever bilang say; count bilangan number bilik room (in a house) bilik air bathroom bilik darjah classroom bilik makan dining room bilik mandi bathroom bilik tidur bedroom bilion billion bimbang worry bina, membina build binasa, membinasa destroy; perish binatang animal binatang peliharaan pet animal bincang, berbincang discuss bingung, membingungkan puzzled; confused, confusing, to confuse bini wife bintang star bintik spot; fleck bir beer biri-biri sheep biro bureau biru blue bisik; berbisik whisper bising noisy; loud biskut sweet biscuit; cookie biskut kraker crackers bisu mute; silent bisul boil; inflamed swelling with pus blaus blouse blok block of a building bocor leak; have a hole bodoh stupid; ignorant bogel nude bohong make up a story; tell a (white) lie bola ball bolajaring netball bola keranjang basketball bola sepak football boleh able to; can; allowed to boleh jadi possible; maybe bomba fire brigade bomoh medicine man bonda mother bongkak arrogant; overbearing; boastful bongkar break apart; unpack; disassemble bonjol bulge; rounded swelling borang form boros extravagant bosan to be bored botak bald botol bottle bra bra brek brake British British brokoli broccoli buah fruit buah dada breast buah pinggang kidney bual, berbual converse buang, membuang cast out; throw away buang air besar defecate buang air kecil urinate buas savage; wild and fierce buat, berbuat, membuat do; make; produce; prepare buatan product of; artificial buat apa? what for? buaya crocodile bubur porridge budak child budak lelaki boy; male child budak perempuan girl; female child budaya, kebudayaan culture budi kindness; good deed bujang single (not married) bujur oblong buka, membuka open buka baju take off clothes; get undressed bukaan opening; aperture bukan not; none bukit hill bukti proof buku book buku catatan notebook buku harian diary; journal buku lali ankle bulan month; moon bulanan monthly bulat round (shape) bulatan circle bulu fur buiu kening eyebrow bulu mata eyelash bumbung roof bumi Earth buncis green beans bunga flower; interest (on loan) bunga api fireworks bungkus wrap into a bundle bungkusan package; parcel buntut rear; tail; buttocks bunuh, membunuh kill bunyi, berbunyi sound; noise bunyikan to make a sound with something (e.g. bell) buru hunt buruh labor buruk ugly; bad burung bird busuk rotten; off (gone bad) buta blind butir point; fact; a detail