List_of_Dutch_loanwords_in_Indonesian References

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 [ˈsxruf] → sekrup [səˈkrup]. Many Indonesian vocabulary ending "-i" (e.g.:administras-i) also are known from the Dutch vocabulary influence "-ie" (e.g.:administrat-ie). 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.^[1]

Rule

Examples

A

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Dutch Meaning	Note
abolisi	abolition	abolitie	abolition
abonemen	subscription	abonnement	subscription
accoord	agreement, accord	akkoord	agreement, accord	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”).
adempauze	breather	adempauze	breather
administrasi	administration	administratie	administration
advokat	lawyer	advocaat	lawyer
afdeling	division, section	afdeling	division, section
afdeling	division, section	afdeeling	division, section	pre-1934 spelling, obsolete
afspraak	verbal promise	afspraak	arrangement, agreement, understanding
afdruk	print	afdrukken
Agustus	August	Augustus	August
aktual	current, present	actueel	current, present
aliansi	alliance	alliantie	alliance
ambah	handicraft (archaic)	ambacht	1. handicraft. 2. (historical) legal district
amnesti	amnesty, state-granted pardon	amnestie	amnesty, state-granted pardon
amprah	demand, request	aanvraag	application
andil	1. contribution, part. 2. (finance) a share, stock	aandeel	1. contribution, part. 2. (finance) a share, stock
jangkar,	anchor	anker	anchor
antik	antique	antiek	antique
antre, antri	queue	aantreden	to accept, to join
antusias	enthusiastic	enthousiast	enthusiastic
apatis	apathetic	apathisch	apathetic
apartemen	apartment	appartement	apartment
apartheid	apartheid	apartheid	1. separateness, separating characteristics. 2. apartheid	From Afrikaans, a Dutch-related language, apartheid (" apartheid").
aplaus	applause	applaus	applause
apotek, apotik	pharmacy	apotheek	pharmacy
apoteker	pharmacist	apotheker	pharmacist
April	April	April	April
arbéi	strawberry	aardbei	strawberry
arde	ground (electricity)	aarde	earth, soil, ground
areal	area	areaal	area
arloji	watch	horloge	watch
artikel	article	artikel	article
arsir	shading	arceren	to highlight, to hatch
as	axis, axle	as	axis, axle
asbak	ashtray	asbak	ashtray	From as ("ash") + bak ("container").
asosial	antisocial	asociaal	antisocial
atret	backwards	achteruit	backwards	From achter ("behind") + uit ("out").
avonturir	adventurer	avonturier	adventurer

B

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Dutch Meaning	Note
bak	container	bak	container
ban	tyre, belt	band	tyre, belt
barikade	barricade	barricades	barricade
baskom	washbasin	waskom	washbasin	From was ("wash") + kom ("bowel", "basin").
baterai, batere, baterei	battery	batterij	battery
baut	bolt	bout	bolt
bêdindê	servant	bediende	servant ( sing.)
begroting	budget	begroting	budget
belek, blek	can, tin	blik	can, tin
behel	dental braces	beugel	1. dental braces. 2. hinged clamp
beken	famous, notorious	bekend	1. (well-)known. 2. familiar, trusted.
bekleding	upholstering	bekleding	upholstering
belasting	tax, excise, duty	belasting	1. strain, burden, load. 2. tax, levy by public authorities.
beleid	policy	beleid	1. policy. 2. care.
béngkél	workshop (industrial)	winkel	shop	From Middle Dutch winkel (“corner”).
berurte	fit, stroke or seizure	beroerte	fit, stroke or seizure
beslit	letter of appointment	besluit	decision, determination
bêstèl	delivery place	bestellen	1. to order, demand delivery. 2. to deliver
bestir	management board	bestuur	1. management. 2. governing board. 3. reign
bêsèt	excoriation	bezetten	to occupy, to fill
besuk	to visit sick persons	bezoeken	to visit
BH, beha	brassiere	bustehouder	brassiere
binnen	1. in (preposition, adverb). 2. set for life	binnen	1. in (preposition, adverb). 2. set for life
bioskop	cinema	bioscoop	cinema
bistik	beefsteak	biefstuk	beefsteak
bus, bis	bus	bus	bus
bon	receipt	bon	receipt, ticket (e.g. for speeding), voucher
boomzaken	harbour administration	boomzaken	harbour administration
boorwater	boric acid solution	boorwater	boric acid solution
brankas, brangkas	safe	brandkast	safe
branwir	firefighter squad	brandweer	fire department
bruder	friar (notably Catholic)	broeder	friar (notably Catholic)	1. cognate with brother in English. 2. the meaning as brother is dated and translated as broer in Dutch.
buku	book	boek	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.
buncis	green beans	boontjes	beans (plural diminutive)

C

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Dutch Meaning	Note
cako	headgear
cokelat	chocolate	chocolade	chocolate
cultuurstelsel	cultivation system	cultuurstelsel	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	curatele	guardianship

D

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Dutch Meaning	Note
dah/dah-dah/dadah	good-bye	dag	(good) day
dak	roof	dak
dasi	necktie	das(je)
debat	debate	debat
departemèn	department	departement
Désèmber	December	december
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
edisi	edition	editie
egois	selfish	egoïst	egoist
émbér	bucket	emmer
éngsél	hinges	hengsel
epidemi	epidemic	epidemie
epidemiologi	epidemiology	epidemiologie
Eropa	Europe	Europa

F

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word
faktur	invoice	factuur
fantastis	fantastic	fantastisch
Februari	February	februari
fisika	physics	fysica
frambus	raspberry	framboos

G

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Dutch Meaning	Ref
gaji	wages	gage	collateral	^[2]
gang	alley	gang	alley	^[2]
gardu	to guard, watch post	garde	guard of honor	^[2]
gerilya	guerrilla	guerrilla	guerrilla	^[2]
gletser	glacier	gletsjer	glacier
gorden	curtain	gordijn	curtain
granat	grenade	granaat	gun shell
gubernur	governor	gouverneur	governor
gratis	free	gratis	free

H

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word
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
ide	idea	idee
identik	identical	identiek
ilusi	ilussion	illusie
imun	immune	immuun
indehoi	fun intimacy / extramarital sex	in het hooi:^[3]	in the hay
Indo	Eurasian, mestizo		abbreviation of Indo-European
infanteri	infantry	infanterie
insinyur	engineer	ingenieur
institut	institute	instituut
intim	intimate	intiem

J

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Dutch Meaning
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
kabel	cable	kabel
kaisar	emperor	keizer
kakus	toilet	verb: kakken/noun: kakhuis
kalem	calm	kalm
kalkun	turkey	kalkoen
kamar	room	kamer
Kamboja	Cambodia	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
kaveling	a tract of land	kaveling
kelavir	piano	klavier
kelar	ready, finished	klaar
kelas	class	klas
keran	faucet, tap	kraan
knalpot (or kenalpot)	muffler (on a motor vehicle)	knalpot
kol	cabbages	kool
kolega	colleague	collega
komandan	commander	commandant
komentar	comment	commentaar
komersil	commercial	commercieel
komisaris	commissioner	commissaris
kondisi	condition	conditie
kongres	congress	congres
kopi	coffee	koffie
kopling	clutch	koppeling
kopêr	suitcase	koffer
kor/koor	choir	koor
koran	newspaper	krant
korsleting/konslet	short circuit	kortsluiting
korting/diskon	discount	korting/disconteren
korup	corrupt	corrupt
korupsi	corruption	corruptie
kos/indekos	room rental	kost^[3]	cost; board
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	Note
labil	unstable	labiel
laci	deskdrawer	laatje	diminutive form of la(de)
lampu	lamp	lamp
langsam	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
makelar	broker	makelaar
mantel	coat	mantel
Maret	March	maart
maskapai	airline	maatschappij	company
masker	face mask	gezichtsmasker
massa	mass (bulk, load)	massa
matras	bed	matras
mebel	furniture	meubel
media massa	mass media	massamedia
Mei	May	mei
meises	sprinkles	muisjes
merek	brand	merk
mesin	machine, engine	machine
migrasi	migration	migratie
miliar	billion	miljard
minder	not confident	minder
misi	mission	missie
mobil	car, automobile	automobiel
montir	mechanic	monteur
motor	motorcycle	motorfiets
mur	nut (hardware)	moer	nut (hardware)

N

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Note
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
Oktober	October	oktober
om	uncle	oom
oma	grandma	oma
omzet/omset	revenue	omzet
onderdil	components/spare parts	onderdeel
ongkos	cost & expenses	onkosten
opa	granddad	opa
oranye	orange (colour)	oranje
orgel	pipe organ	orgel
otomatis	automatic	automatisch

P

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Dutch Meaning	Note
pabrik	factory	fabriek
pandemi	pandemic	pandemie
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
pelopor	frontrunner	voorloper
pénsil	pencil	penseel	brush
pensiun	retirement	pensioen
perboden	prohibit (mainly used in street signs in Indonesian)	verboden
permak	alter, transform	vermaken		synonym of vermak
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
polisi	police	politie
pos	post	post
potlot	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
redaksi	editorial office	redactie
referensi	reference	referentie
rekening	account	rekening
reklame	advertisement	reclame
rem	brake	rem
rentenir	loan shark	renteneer
resep	recipe	recept
resleting	zipper	ritssluiting
risiko	risk	risico
rok	skirt	rok
rokok	cigarette; smoke	roken	to smoke

S

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Dutch Meaning
sakelar	switch	schakelaar	switch
saldo	balance	saldo	balance
sampanye	champagne	champagne	champagne
satelit	satellite	satelliet	satellite
saus	sauce	saus	sauce
segel	seal	zegel	seal
sekop	shovel	schop	shovel
sekrup	screw	schroef	screw
seks	sex	seks	sex
seksi	section	sectie	section
selang	water hose	slang	hose
sempak	swim briefs	zwempak	swimsuit
senewen	jumpy	zenuwachtig	nervous
September	September	september	September
sepur	train	spoor	track
serius	serious	serieus	serious
sertifikat	certificate	certificaat	certificate
setrap	sanction	straf	penalty
setrika	clothes iron	strijkijzer	clothes iron
setrum	current (electricity)	stroom	current (electricity)
sinkron	sync	synchroon	in sync
sinkronisasi	synchronization	synchronisatie	synchronization
sinterklas	Santa Claus	sinterklaas	Saint Nicholas
sipir	warden	cipier	warden
sirkulasi	circulation	circulatie	circulation
sirsak	soursop	zuurzak	soursop
skakmat	checkmate	schaakmat	checkmate
solusi	solution	solutie	(chemistry) solution
sosis	sausage	saucijs	sausage
spanduk	commercial or information banner	spandoek	banner
standar	standard	standaard	standard
stasiun	train station	station	station
stopkontak	power socket	stopcontact	power socket
struktur	structure	structuur	structure
sun	kiss	zoen	kiss
suster	nun, nurse, sister	zuster	nun, nurse, sister

T

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Dutch Meaning	Note
tang	pliers	tang
tas	bag	tas
tangki	tank	tankje		The Dutch word is a diminutive of tank
tégel	floor tile	tegel
teh	tea	thee
teken	sign (on signature)	teken
teknologi	technology	technologie
telat	late	te laat	too late
telefon	telephone	telefoon
televisi	television	televisie
tema	theme	thema
terompet	trumpet	trompet
teori	theory	theorie
tinta	ink	tint
tomat	tomato	tomaat		Portuguese: tomate, origin Central America
topik	topic	topic
toren	tower (usually for water tower in Indonesian)	toren
traktir	treat	trakteer
tuslah	additional cost or surcharge	toeslag	allowance
tustel	camera tools	toestel	device, appliances

V

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word	Note
variabel	variable	variabel
vas	vase	vaas
velg	rim	velg
versi	version	versie
vermak	alter (clothes)	vermaken (kleding)	synonym of permak
visi	vision	visie
voorijder	outrider	voorrijder
vulkan	volcano	vulkaan
verboden	forbidden	verboden

W

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word
wastafel	sink	wastafel
WC	lavatory	WC
wol	wool	wol
wortel	carrot	wortel

Y

Indonesian Word	Indonesian Meaning	Dutch Word
yodium	iodine	jodium
yuridis	juridical	juridisch
yustisi	judiciary	justitie

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2018-06-29.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Cambridge". Cambridge dictionary. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b KOST (UITGAVE, LEVENSONDERHOUD)

External links

Indonesian Etymology Database Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
SEAlang Library Orthography search engine on Loan-Words in Indonesian and Malay

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2018-06-29.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)

[Cambridge-2] "Cambridge". Cambridge dictionary. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

[kost-3] KOST (UITGAVE, LEVENSONDERHOUD)

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