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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,
Translation,
Translation,
Notes
pacuan pacuan race ; racecourse , racetrack , raceway
drive
pajak pajak tax
to mortgage , to pawn
pakèt pakét package
packet
pandu pandu
to guide the tourist
to drive the vehicle
pangkat pangkat exponent ; power (product of equal factors )
rank (a level in an organization such as the military ); rung , step ; floor , story
pantas pantas worthy , appropriate , fit
quick , fast ; skilled , experienced
The sense of fast, deft are dated (fossilized in several compounds) in Standard Indonesian.
pantat pantat tail
buttock
vagina ( dialectal )
pasukan pasukan squad (military )
team
pêcutan pecutan whip , lash
blow , whip , or lash administered
acceleration
pêgawai pegawai employee
officer ; official
pêjabat pejabat official ( office holder )
office
pêkan pekan
market ; week
small town
pêlabur pelabur ration
supply
investor
pêlaburan pelaburan whitewashing , resurfacing
investment
pêlan pelan slow
-
plan
pêlatih pelatih trainer
-
trainee
pêlêmbapan pelembapan -
humidification
damping
pêmadam pemadam fire extinguisher
eraser
In Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, fire extinguisher is pemadam api
pêmbangkang pembangkang rebel , insurgent
-
opposition
pêmêrintah pemerintah government (the body)
-
ruler (person who rules or governs)
In Singapore, foreign government can be referred as either kerajaan pemerintah pemerintah
In Indonesia, pemerintah government .
pêmêrintahan pemerintahan government (ruling political power)
command (military body or troops)
pêmêrolehan pemerolehan acquisition
procurement
pèn pén pin ( surgical metal ) , want ( colloquial verb )
pen
pênagihan penagihan debt collection
-
addiction
pênêtapan penetapan assignment (the act of assigning; the allocation of a job ); assay (the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis ); fixing ; ruling ; setting ; stipulation
determination
definition ; fixation (psyche state of mind involving obsession )
pêngacara pengacara lawyer
master of ceremonies
pêngacau pengacau
agitator , insurgent
stirrer
pêngajian pengajian mass recitation of Qur'an
study
pênganggaran penganggaran budgeting
approximation
pênganjur penganjur promoter
organizer
pêngasingan pengasingan exile
alienation , segregation
isolation , insulation , separation (chemistry ),
pêngêlasan pengelasan welding
-
classification
pêngêluaran pengeluaran expense
production
pêngêmbangan pengembangan development
blooming , flowering ; expansion
dilation
pêngênalan pengenalan introduction
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identification
Both terms are listed in both dictionary, this entry show the difference of prevalences.
pênghapus penghapus eraser
exterminator ; abolisher
pêngikatan pengikatan binding (chemistry; programming); ligation (chemistry; surgery)
binding (fastening); bonding (chemistry)
attachment ; conclusion (settlement or arrangement); fixation (biochemistry; ecology)
pêngubah pengubah
transformer
transformer (electrical engineering)
pêngucapan pengucapan pronunciation
declamation , recitation
pênjagaan penjagaan conservation
surveillance
care , supervision
pênolong penolong rescuer
aide , assistant
pênyêdêrhanaan penyederhanaan simplification ; reduction (the rewriting of an expression into a simpler form)
moderation ; parsimony
pênyêlidikan penyelidikan investigation
research
pêrangkat perangkat equipment ; apparatus ; device (computer); officer
set (music)
pêrbarui perbarui to update , to freshen , to modernize
to renew
to reform
pêrcuma percuma useless , not needed
free of charge
The free of charge sense is obsolete (fossilized in several compounds) in Indonesian.
pêrhubungan perhubungan
connection , relation ; transportation ; communication
In Brunei, the prevailing meaning is about both transportation and communication.
In Indonesia, the prevailing meaning is about transportation.
In Singapore, the prevailing meaning is about communication.
pêria peria -
bitter melon (Momordica charantia )
man
Man is pria
pêrkara perkara concern ; problem case , lawsuit
affair , matter ; about (colloquial) because
(law) article
pêrkauman perkauman family ; tribal , clan ; ethnicity
commune
racism
pêrlêmbagaan perlembagaan institutionalization
-
constitution
pêrniagaan perniagaan trade
-
business
pêrpuluhan perpuluhan tithe
-
decimal
pêrsêkutuan persekutuan alliance ; joint venture ; partnership ; fellowship , communion
union
federation
pêrsênyawaan persenyawaan compounding
-
fertilization
pêrunding perunding -
negotiator
consultant
pêrusahaan perusahaan corporation
company , enterprise
industry
pêrusak perosak
destroyer , wrecker
pest , vermin
pêrwalian perwalian trusteeship
guardianship
pêtang petang evening -
afternoon
piawai piawai skillful , clever
right , true
standard ; correct (method)
pijat pijat massage
-
bug
pohon pohon -
tree
plea
In Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, the sense of tree is considered poetic and occasionally used. However, in several states of Malaya, the sense of tree is favoured, similar to the Indonesian usage.
pokok pokok essential , basic , main
-
tree
polis polis insurance policy
-
police
polisi polisi police
-
policy
pondok pondok bungalow , cottage , lodge ; traditional Islamic boarding school
shed , hut ; abode
booth (kiosk )
praktik praktik
practice
practical
prémium prémium petrol , gasoline
prize , reward ; premium ( insurance ) ; something premium
prèstasi préstasi accomplishment , achievement
-
performance
prihatin prihatin sad , afflicted ; worried ; abstinence
concerned
care
prosiding prosiding -
proceeding (published collection of papers )
proceeding (legal action )
psikologis psikologis psychological
psychologist
punggung punggung back
buttock ; bottom (of pan)
pupuk pupuk fertilizer
to nurture
pusing pusing headachy ; dizzy ; blank
to turn
to spin
The sense of to turn is rare in Indonesian.
putra putera son
prince
putri puteri daughter
princess
