Appendix:False friends between Indonesian and Standard Malay (C-D)

This is a list of Indonesian-Malay false friends, that is, word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning. Diacritics are shown for clarity in this table (while they are not usually written). Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.

Indonesian	Standard Malay	Translation, Indonesian only	Translation, Both	Translation, Standard Malay only	Notes
cadangan	cadangan	spare	-	suggestion; proposal; opinion
capaian	capaian	achievement	-	access
catatan	catatan	-	note, record, remark; warning	entry
cêroboh	ceroboh	indecent, improper; rude; careless, negligent; sloppy, untidy		trespass
comèl	comél	grumbler, grouser		cute; pretty (dialectal)
cukai	cukai	excise		tax
daripada	daripada		than (comparison)	from (all senses) (clarification of this definition is needed)
darurat	darurat	emergency		state of emergency
daya	daya	power (physics)		force (physics)
daur	daur	rotation, cycle, turn		period
débit	débit	discharge (hydrology), flowrate	debit (accounting)	-
dêkat	dekat		near	at, in, on
dêtik	detik	second		jiffy
disénteri	disénteri	to be shined by flashlight		dysentery
doktor	doktor		doctor (person who has doctorate)	doctor (medical doctor)
duduk	duduk		to sit	to reside (informal)	The sense of "to reside" is dated in Indonesian and can be found in the derivation such as penduduk (“resident”).
dukung	dukung	to support		to carry in the arms
dorong	dorong	to push; to boost	to propel	to encourage, to motivate
dramatis	dramatis	dramatic	-	dramatist