Appendix:Spelling differences between Indonesian and Standard Malay (C-D)

Main article: Appendix:Indonesian–Standard Malay relations

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

English	Topics	Indonesian	Standard Malay	Notes
cabotage	law	kabotasê	kabotaj
cacao	botany	kakao	koko
cadet		kadèt	kadét
cadet		taruna	teruna
caged		jêrukup	jerungkup
cake	cuisine	kéik	kék
cake kosui	cuisine	kasui	kaswi
calculation	arithmetic	penghitungan	perhitungan
calendar		kalèndêr	kaléndar
call, cry, or shout		imbau	himbau
Cambodia	geography	Kamboja	Kemboja	Indonesian Kêmboja is nonstandard.
Cameroon	geography	Kamerun	Cameroon
camp		kamp	kém
camp		kèmah	khémah
campaign	politics	kampanyê	kémpén
camphor	organic chemistry	kampêr	kamfor
camouflage		kamuflasê	kamuflag
cancer (disease)	medicine	kankêr	kanser
capable	education	cakap	cekap
capacity		kapasitas	kapasiti
capillarity	mechanics	kapilaritas	kapilariti
capillary	mechanics	kapilèr	kapilari
capital city (of an country)	geography	ibukota	ibu kota
captain		kaptèn	kapten
car	mechanical engineering	oto	auto
carburetor, carburettor	mechanical engineering	karburator	karburétor
card	engineering	kartu	kad
cardiologist	medicine	kardiolog	kardiologis
carnival		karnaval	karnival
carp	zoology	kapêr	karper
carriage	mechanical engineering	gêrobak	gerabak
cartridge	mechanical engineering	kartrid	kartrij
case (box)		kopêr	kopor
case	law	kasus	kés
case	medicine	kasus	kés
cash	finance	uang tunai	wang tunai
cashier	business	juru uang	juruwang
cassette		kasèt	kaset
catechist	Christianity	katêkis	kategis
cathode	electromagnetism	katodê	katod
cavalry	military	kavalêri	kavalri
celebrity		sêlêbritas	sélébriti
celery	botany	sêlèdri	sadêri, sêladêri
cellular		sèlulèr	sélular
centralistic	government	sèntralistis	séntralistik
ceramic	chemical engineering	kêramik	séramik
chair		kursi	kerusi
chakravartin	government	cakrawati	cakerawati
chancellor	government	kansêlir	canselor
characteristic		kêlikat	kulikat
charge	law	tuduhan	pertuduhan
chassis	mechanical engineering	sasis	casis, cesi
chauvinism	politics	sauvinismê	cauvinisme
chauvinist	politics	sauvinis	cauvinis
checkmate (chess game position)	sport	sêkakmat	syahmat
chelate		sêlêntik	jelentik
chest tightness	medicine	bêngèk	bengik
chimpanzee	zoology	simpansé	cimpanzi
China	geography	Cina	China, Cina	Indonesian official government dropped the usage of Cina and have restored the usage of Tiongkok (“China”) instead.
Chile	geography	Chili	Chile
chips	cuisine	kêripik	kerépék
chocolate	cuisine	cokêlat	coklat
choir	music	kor	koir [kuayer]
cholera	medicine	kolèra	koléra
chord	music	akor	kord
Christianity, Christian	Christianity	Kristên	Kristian
Christmas Island	geography	Pulau Christmas	Pulau Krismas
chronic	medicine	kronis	kronik
chyme	physiology	kimus	kim
cigar	business	cêrutu	cerut
cigarette container	business	sêlêpa	celepa
cigarettes with enau leaves as the wrapper	business	kawung	kaung
circumcision	Islam	khitan	khatan
circus (show)	art	sirkus	sarkas
citizen	government	warga negara	warganegara
civil	law	sipil	sivil
clamp		penjêpit	penyepit
clapping, colliding		dêmpok	dempuk
clause	law	klausul	klausa	However, grammatic clause is translated as klausa in Indonesian.
clause	law	pasal	fasal
clavicle	anatomy	klavikula	klavikel
client	psychology	klién	klien	However, client with computing sense is kliên in Indonesian.
clinical	medicine	klinis	klinikal
clinician	medicine	klinisi	klinisian
clothes iron		sêtrika	seterika
clove	botany	cêngkih	céngkéh
club (association of members)	sociology	klub	kelab
cluster		klastêr	kluster
code		kodê	kod
code	law	qanun	kanun
codeine	pharmacology	kodéin	kodéina
coefficient (mathematics)	mathematics	koèfisièn	koéfisien
cognac	cuisine	konyak	cognac [koniak]
coherent	logics	kohèrèn	kohéren
cohort		kohor, kohort	kohort
collage	art	kolasê	kolaj
colleague	sociology	rêkan	rakan
collection		kolèksi	koléksi
collective		kolèktif	koléktif
collectivism	politics	kolèktivismê	koléktivisme
collectivity		kolèktivitas	koléktiviti
college	education	kolésê	koléj	The form of kolegium is attested in Indonesian.
column (newspaper; recurring feature in a periodical)	communication	kolom	kolum
Colombia	geography	Kolombia	Colombia
commander		komandan komêndur	komander
come on (interjection)		ayo	ayuh
commemoration of someone's death annually	Islam	haul	hol
comment	linguistics	komèntar	komén	The form of komèn is attested in colloquial Indonesian.
commission (fee charged)	finance	komisi, kamsèn	komisén	The prefered form in Indonesian is komisi.
committee	business	komité	komiti
commodity	economics	komoditas	komoditi
common cold	medicine	sêlèsma	selesema
common house gecko	zoology	cêcak	cicak
community	sociology	komunitas	komuniti
Comoros	geography	Komoro	Comoros
company (military unit)	military	kompi	kompeni
company	business	sêrikat	syarikat
company	social	sêrikat	syarikat
compartment		kompartêmèn	kompartmen [kompatmen]
competent	education	cakap	cekap
competition, race		lomba	lumba
complete		komplèt	komplit
complexity		komplèksitas	kompléksiti
component		komponèn	komponen
comrade	history	kamêrad	komrad
concentration		konsèntrasi	konséntrasi
concentric		konsèntris	konséntrik
concept		konsèp	konsép
concerning		pasal	fasal
concrete (real, actual, tangible)		konkrèt	konkrit
concert	music	konsèr	konsert [konset]
concordance	linguistics	konkordansi	konkordans
concrete (real, actual, tangible)	philosophy	konkrèt	konkrit
condenser	mechanical engineering	kondènsor	kondénser
cone	geometry	konus	kon
congestive heart failure	medicine	gagal jantung kongestif	kegagalan jantung kongestif
Congo	geography	Kongo	Congo
conifer	biology	konifèra	konifér
conjunctiva	anatomy	konjungtiva	konjunktiva
conjunctivitis	medicine	konjungtivitis	konjunktivitis
consortium	business	konsorsium	konsortium
container	civil engineering	kontainêr	konténa
contemporary	history	kontèmporèr	kontémporari
contingent	business	kontingèn	kontinjen
continuity		kontinuitas	kontinuiti
controversy	philosophy	kontrovèrsi	kontroversi
convention (international treaty)	law	konvènsi	konvénsyen
convention (meeting)	business	konvènsi	konvénsyen
cookie (biscuit)	cuisine	biskuit	biskut
cooperation	business	kêrja sama	kerjasama
cooperative	business	koopêratif	koperatif
coronary	anatomy	koronèr	koronari
corporal (physical, bodily)	philosophy	lahir	zahir
corporal (officer)	military	kopral	koperal
corps	military	korps	kor
corsage	art	korsasê, korsasé	korsaj
cosmetic	pharmacy	kosmètik	kosmétik
cosmic	astronomy	kosmis	kosmik
cosmetic	fashion	kosmètik	kosmétik
Costa Rica	geography	Kosta Rika	Costa Rica
counselling	psychology	konsêling	kaunseling
counselor	psychology	konsêlor	kaunselor
counter	business	kontêr	kaunter
cracker	cuisine	kêrupuk	keropok
crawling		indik	hindik
creaky (voice)	medicine	parau	garau
cream (colour)	optics	krèm	krim
creative		krèatif	kréatif
creativity		krèativitas	kréativiti
credit card	business	kartu krèdit	kad krédit
credibility		krédibilitas	krédibiliti
cricket (Gryllidae)	zoology	jangkrik	cengkerik
crime	law	jinayah	jenayah
criminality	law	kriminalitas	kriminaliti
critical		kritis	kritikal
Croatia	geography	Kroasia	Croatia
crooked-bent		kêrèkot	kerétot
crowded		ingar	hingar
crowing rooster		kukuruyuk	kuruyuk
crush (verb)		gilas	gilis
Cuba	geography	Kuba	Cuba
culinary	cuisine	kulinèr	kulinari
cupboard	engineering	lêmari	almari
curettage	medicine	kurétasê	kurétaj
curious		pênasaran	panasaran
currency	economics	mata uang	mata wang
curtain	engineering	gordèn	kordén
custard	cuisine	kustar	kastard [kastad]
cuteness		kêcandan	kucandan
cuticle	biology	kutikula	kutikel
cybernetics	information technology	sibernetika	sibernétik
cycle rickshaw	mechanical engineering	bècak	béca
cynophobia	psychology	sinofobia	kinofobia
Cyprus	geography	Siprus	Cyprus
cyst (pathology)	medicine	kista	sista
Czech	geography	Céko	Czech
dainty (delicately small and pretty)		mungil	mongél
damage		kêrusakan	kerosakan
dandruff	medicine	kêlêmur	kelemumur
dead end		kintil	intil
debt	business	utang	hutang
decade		dékadê	dékad
December		Désèmbêr	Disémber
decree	law	dêkrét	dékri
degree		dêrajat	darjah
degree		grad	gréd
delicious	cuisine	lêzat	lazat
deliver (verb)		antar	hantar
demagogic	politics	démagogis	démagog
democratic	politics	démokratis	démokratik	However, democratic within proper noun is translated into démokratik in Indonesian.
demographic	geography	démografis	demografik
dengue (pathology, infection)	medicine	dengue [dénggé]	dénggi
dentist	medicine	doktêr gigi	doktor gigi
deposit	finance	déposito	déposit
depot	civil engineering	dépot	dépoh, dépot	However, the depot of motive power, traction maintenance, or railway is dépo in Indonesian.
dhikr	Islam	zikir	dikir
dialect	linguistics	logat	loghat
diamond	history	alamas	almas
diarrhea	medicine	diaré	diaréa
difference		farak	faraq
different		bèda	béza
different		farik	fariq
digital electronics	electronics	èlèktronika digital	éléktronik digit
dignity	anthropology	muruah	maruah	The alternative spelling in Indonesia included marwah and meruah.
dilemmatic		dilèmatis	dilématik
diode	electronics	diodê	diod
diphtheria (pathology)	medicine	diftêri	diftéria
dirty muddy		gêlèpot	gelépok	Also Malay gelépot.
disc, discus		cakra, cakram	cakera, cakeram
discount	business	diskon	diskaun
discrete		diskrèt	diskrit
dishonest	philosophy	kongkalikong	kongkalikung
dismal		gobar	ghobar
distance between right and left foot		kangkang	kéngkang
distortion		érot	hérot
diversity		divèrsitas	diversiti
divide		bagi	bahagi
division (arithmetic process, arithmetic calculation)	mathematics	pêmbagian	pembahagian
division (a military unit, a section)	military	divisi	divisyen
dividend	finance	dividén	dividen
doctor (medical practitioner, physician)	medicine	doktêr	doktor
document	information technology	dokumèn	dokumen
documentary	film	dokumèntèr	dokumentari
dogmatic		dogmatis	dogmatik
donkey	zoology	kêlêdai	keldai
dose (medicine, radiation)	medicine	dosis	dos
drag (verb)		èrèt, sèrèt	hérét
dragonfly	zoology	papatong	pepatung
dramatic	drama	dramatis	dramatik
drastic		drastis	drastik
dreg		ampas	hampas
drop		tètès	titis
dry		kêrontang	kontang
dues money		hujin	hunjin
dust		dêbu	habuk
dust cleaner		kêmocèng	kemucing
dynamic		dinamis	dinamik
dynamics		dinamika	dinamik