see BAJU. 2. bodoh stupid, dumb, dull-witted.\n mangy of dogs. 2. see BODOK.\n
bongkar take apart.\n
bongkar-bangkir scattered, spread about.\n
bongkok see BUNGKUK.\n
bongkol 1 knob. 2 hump. 3 head of lettuce.\n
bongkong stupid.\n
bongkot 1 tree trunk. 2 tree stump. 3 base of plant stem, etc.\n
bongkrek Java inedible of misshapen, diseased tubers or fruits.\n
bonglai see BENGLE.\n
bongmeh mem-bongmeh 1 feel o.\s pulse. 2 note, observe.\n
bongok short and fat.\n
bongpai China tombstone.\n
bongsang small fruit basket.\n
bongsor 1 oversized, overweight. 2 big, tall.\n
bonjol 1 lump. 2 projection. 3 protrude.\n
bonjor fortification.\n
bontak chubby, bulging of cheeks, etc..\n
bontot 1. Java rice wrapped in leaves to eat away from home. 2.Java
youngest child.\n bonyok
bonyor 1 flabby of flesh. 2 soft, mushy of fruit. 3 tainted, rank of meat, fish.\n
booking see BUKING.\n
boom
see BOM 2.\n
boong see BOHONG.\n
boorwater see BORWATER.\n
bop see BOB.\n
bopeng 1 pockmarked. 2 full of pot-holes of roads.\n
boper buffer.\n
bopet see BUFET.\n
boplo construction unit or group.\n
bopong mem-bopong hold s.o. up against o.\s chest. pem-bopong
supporter.\n bor
drill, brace and bit.\n borak
Islam. winged steed that carried Muh. to heaven.\n boraks
borax.\n boraq
see BORAK.\n
bordel see BORDIL 1.\n
bordes balustrade.\n
bordil 1. bordello, brothel. 2. bordir embroider s.t.\n
bordu Naut. gunwale.\n
boreg, boreh 1 guarantee, security, warranty, collateral. 2 guarantor.\n
boreh medicinal powder mixed with water used as ointment or liniment.\n
borek
see BURIK.\n
borg see BOREG.\n
borgol handcuffs.\n
borjuasi bourgeoisie.\n
borjuis bourgeois.\n
boro-boro Jakarta do not expect even that much s.t. less is even unlikely.\n
borok 1 ulcer, boil, sore. 2 ulcerous, mangy, itchy. 3 bad, rotten.\n
borong the entire stock.\n
boros 1 wasful. extravagant. 2 lavish.\n
bortel, bortol
see WORTEL.\n
boru Batak kinship term, daughter of a clan.\n
borwater boratic solution.\n
bos 1. bunch, bundle. 2. Auto bushing. 3. Sl. boss.\n
bosan 1 bored. 2 tired of, fed up.\n
bosen Coll. see BOSAN.\n
bosman 1. boatswain. 2. Bushmen of Africa.\n
bosor pierced, full of holes.\n
bot 1. motorized boat us. with outboard motor. 2. boot.\n
botak bald headed.\n
botani botany.\n
botanikus botanist.\n
botik see BUTIK.\n
boto, botoh 1. shapely, nice, comely. 2. croupier, gambling cockfighting, etc..\n
botok dish made of coconut and meat, fish, etc. wrapped in banana leaf and
steamed.\n botol
1 bottle. 2 bottled in set expressions.\n bougie
see BUSI.\n
boven see NAAR BOVEN.\n
boyak see BAYAK.\n
boyas potbellied, fat, obese.\n
boyok small of back.\n
boyong a move from o. place to another.\n
bp Balai Pustaka Gvt. Printing and Publishing House.\n
bpkb Buku Pemilik Kendaraan Bermotor certificate of ownership of
motor vehicles.\n bps
Biro Pusat Statistik Central Bureau of Statistics.\n br
seealso entries with ber-.\n
brahmana Brahmin.\n
brahmani Brahmin woman.\n
brai bell bottom, flared of trousers.\n
brambang shallot.\n
brandal 1 rascal, scoundrel. 2 gangster, bandit.\n
brangus muzzle of dogs.\n
brankar hospital cart, stretcher.\n
brankas safe, strongbox.\n
brantam see HANTAM.\n
bratawali 1 k.o. vine the leaves of whice are used in bitter medicinal
concoctions. 2 a concoction containing such leaves, often used in university initianions.\n
bray see BRAI.\n
brayat nuclear family.\n
brebet mem-brebet make sound of static.\n
bredel see BREIDEL.\n
breg sound of s.t. heavy falling.\n
breidel bridle.\n
brem Bali see BERAM.\n
bren k.o. light machine gun.\n
brendi brandy.\n
breng-brengan pungent, excessive of fragrance.\n
brengos Java moustache. brengos-an mustachioed.\n
brengsek 1 useless, in bad condition, no good. 2 Hell It is all messed up
exclamation of disapproval.\n bret
sound of a sheet of s.t. snatched away.\n bretel
suspenders.\n brevet
certification, license, flying certificate.\n brevir
Rel. breviary.\n
brewok Java whiskers, sideburns.\n
bri Bank Rakyat Indonesia People\s Bank of Indonesia state-
controlled bank.\n bridge
brits bridge, the card game.\n briefing
short oral summary of a project or organization.\n brigade
brigade.\n brigadir jenderal
brigadier general.\n brigjen
brigadir jenderal brigadier general.\n brikdan, brikdans
breakdance.\n briket
briquet.\n bril
Coll. eyeglasses.\n brilyan
1. brilliant, highly intelligent. 2. brilliant cut of diamond.\n brintik
curly hair.\n brisik
see RISIK 2.\n
britania raya Great Britain.\n
brocel Java having a rough surface, uneven and not smooth\n
broche see BROS 1.\n
brojol m-brojol, mem-brojol Java come out from within o.\s body
unexpectedly.\n brok
sound of s.t. heavy falling.\n brokat
brocade.\n bromfits
see BROMPIT.\n
bromida bromide.\n
bromocorah repeat offender.\n
brondol featherless, hairless.\n
brondong fusillade.\n
brongkol Java lump under skin.\n
bronhitis bronchitis.\n
bronjong concertina barbed wire.\n
bronsitis bronchitis.\n
bros 1. brooch. 2. crisp, brittle.\n
brosur brochure.\n
bruder religious brother, friar.\n
brujul Java sapi-brujul oxen for plowing.\n
bruk sound of many hard things falling together.\n
brul sound of rapid movement of many.\n
brur brother, a reference and address term, esp. in Protestant circles.\n
brutal 1 very violent, brutal. 2 impudent, insolent.\n
bruto gross.\n
brutu fleshy part of fowl\s tail.\n
bs 1. Burgerlijke Stand office of civil registration. 2. Bayar Sendiri
Sl. pay o.\s own way, Dutch treat.\n bt.
binti daughter of in Islam names.\n btn
Bank Tabungan Negara National Savings Bank state-controlled bank.\n
bto. bruto gross.\n
bu 1. Ambon brother term of address to men some what older than
o.s.. 2. see IBU. 3. see BA 2.\n
buah 1 fruit. 2 s.t. shaped like a fruit. 3 result. 4 focus, topic. 5 classifier of
large objects.\n buai
1. swing. 2. membuai stroke hair, cat, etc..\n bual
1 bubblling over of liquid. 2 boasting, big talk, bragging.\n buana
Lit. earth, universe.\n
buang throw away.\n
buani Lit. universal.\n
buar extravagant, wasteful. pem-buar spendthrift, lavish spender.\n
buas 1 wild of animals, natural phenomena. 2 cruel-hearted, ruthless.\n
buat 1 do, make. 2 for. 3 in order to.\n
buaya 1 crocodile, alligator. 2 villain, scoundrel, bounder.\n
bubar 1 disperse, scatter. 2 Mil. Fall out Dismissed \n
bubrah Java fall apart, scatter all over.\n
bubras Java scraped off of skin.\n
bubu a plaited rattan fish trap.\n
bubuh mem-bubuh put or place on. mem-bubuh-kan add, append, attach,
affix.\n bubuk
1. 1 powder. 2 s.t. which has been pulverized. 2. k.o. insect, woodborer.\n
1. 1 sore on palm or sole. 2 corns on hooves of animals. 2. mem- 93
swarm of insects.\n bubun-bubun
M fontanel.\n bubung
1 top, ridge. 2 ridgepole.\n bubur
porridge, gruel, mush.\n bubus
mem-bubus swarm out.\n bubut
1. lathe. 2. mem-bubut 1 pull up, plick grass, hair, etc.. 2 extract a thoot. 3. Naut. stay, brace. 4. k.o. bird, coucal.\n
bucu angle, corner.\n
buda see BUDHA.\n
budak 1 servant, slave. 2 Lit. youngster.\n
budanco rank in defense units during Japanese occupation.\n
budaya 1 culture. 2 practice.\n
budayawan cultural observer, o. who writes about art, drama, etc.\n
budayawi cultural.\n
budeg Java 1 deaf. 2 anonymous.\n
budel Coll. inheritance.\n
budeng Java k.o. ape, black gibbon.\n
budget
see BUJET.\n
budgeter see BUJETER.\n
budha Buddha.\n
budhis Buddhist.\n
budhisme Buddhism.\n
budi 1 mind, reason, right thinking. 2 character. 3 sensibleness,
reasonableness, level-headedness. 4 trick, cunning.\n budidaya
cultivation.\n budiman
wise, prudent, sensible.\n buduk
1. mangy of dogs. 2. see BODOK.\n
budur prominent, protruding of eyes.\n
bufe bufet, buffet 1 buffet, side table, counter, bar. 2 food and drink
stand, lunch counter, refreshment bar.\n bugar
see SEGAR, SEHAT.\n
bugenfil k.o. flowering ornamental shru, bougainvillea.\n
bugil completely naked.\n
buh sound of blowing candle, etc..\n
buhuk goiter.\n
buhul 1. knot of rope or string. 2. appear slightly or partly from beneath
or inside.\n bui
1. jail. 2. buoy.\n buih
foam, froth.\n buitenzorg
Bogor in the colonial period.\n bujah
protruding, prominent.\n bujang
1 single, unmarried. 2 bachelor. 3 male servant.\n bujangga
1 sage, scholar, learned or wise person. 2 poet, man of letters.\n bujet
budget.\n 94
bujuk coaxing, persuasion.\n
bujur 1 lengthwise, longitudinal. 2 longitude. 3 a numerical classifier for
long objects.\n buk
1. sound of thud. 2. book up. 3. cement bench us. placed in front of
gate to yard of home. 4. java see IBU.\n
buka 1 open. 2 breaking of fast, food consumed at breaking of fast.\n
bukan 1 not, no negates nouns, pronouns or nominal phrases. 2 it is not
the case that. 3 isn\t it ?, aren\t you ?, etc., often as\n bukat
dirty, muddy.\n bukau
see BUKIT.\n
buket bouquet.\n
buking booking, previously arranged reservation.\n
bukit hill, mountain.\n
bukti proof, evidence.\n
buku 1. book. 2. 1 knuckle, joint. 2 knot. 3 grain, pellet, lump of salt,
sand, etc..\n bukung
1 tailless. 2 Coll. woman\s short hair style.\n bukur
grain, granule.\n bukut
mem-bukut 1 cover up, keep secret. 2 cover.\n bul
see BOL 1.\n
bulai 1 albino. 2 Derog. white person, Caucasian.\n
bulak lonely place in a road.\n
bulak-balik see BOLAK-BALIK.\n
bulan 1 month. 2 moon.\n
bulang 1 wrapper, headdress, wraparound. 2 tape, ribbon, etc. for fastening
spur to fighting cock\s foot.\n bulang-baling
see BOLANG-BALING 2.\n
bular cataract of eye.\n
bulat 1 circle, spherical, round. 2 complete, overall. 3 unanimous.\n
bulbul k.o. bird, tropical nightingale.\n
buldog bulldog.\n
buldoser buldozer bulldozer.\n
bule bulek see BULAI.\n
buletin bulletin.\n
bulgur grain product made of the nutritious portions of wheat, bulgur.\n
buli-buli gourd for storing liquids.\n
bulian k.o. ironwood tree.\n
bulir 1 ear of corn. 2 counter for long, coneshaped objects, esp. grains.\n
bulkpos bulkpost.\n
bulldozer see BULDOSER.\n
bulsak 1 upholstery. 2 mattress.\n
bulu 1 body hair. 2 fur. 3 feather\n
buluh bamboo.\n
bulur starving, overpowering hunger.\n
bulus 1. 1 totally bald, smooth of head. 2 childless. 3 robbed, fleeced,
wiped out. 2. be struck by blow. 3. small freshwater or land turtle. 4. pierce, penetrate.\n
bulus-bulus k.o. fish.\n
bulutangkis badminton.\n
bulyon 1. bouillon for broth. 2. bullion.\n
bum
see BOM 2.\n
bumban wreath, garland.\n
bumbu cooking spices, flavor.\n
bumbun 1. 1 shady, shaded. 2 shelter for hunters. 2. 1 heap, pile. 2 heaped
up.\n bumbung