Appendix:Spelling differences between Indonesian and Standard Malay (L-M)

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
lacquer		lak	lakuer
lak stone		lakêri	lakri
landscape		lanskap	landskap
lantern		tanglung	tanglong
large needle		coban	cuban
larynx	anatomy	laring	larinks
launch		luncur	lancar
laundry	business	pênatu	benatu
lavender		lavèndêl	lavénder
leaning		èrèng	héréng
Lebanon	geography	Lèbanon	Lubnan
ledger		lègêr	léjar
leeches (Haemadipsa)	biology	pacêt	pacat
legend		lêgenda	légénda
legion	military	légiun	legion
length size		élo	éla
liability (obligation, debt)	finance	liabilitas	liabiliti
licence, license	business	lisènsi	lésén
lieutenant	military	lètnan	léftenan
lift (mechanical device)	mechanical engineering	lift	lif
ligament	anatomy	ligamèn	ligamen
light (visible light)	optics	kêntara	ketara
linear		linièr	linéar
linen	fashion	linên	linén
literature (body of all written works, written fiction of a high standard)	literature	sastra	sastera
literature (written fiction of a high standard)	literature	susastra	susastera
literature (body of all written works)	literature	kêsusastraan	kesusasteraan
Lithuania	geography	Lituania	Lithuania
livestock		têrnak	ternakan
local	geography	setempat	tempatan
log (bulky piece as cut from trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches)	forestry	balok, balak*	balak	The form of balak is fossilised in Indonesian.
logic	logics	logis	logik
logical	logics	logis	logikal
logics	logics	logika	logik
long pipe	engineering	hokah	hukah
lotion	pharmacy	losion	losén
Luxembourg	geography	Luksêmburg	Luxembourg
lychee	botany	lèci	laici
Macau	geography	Makau	Macau
machine	mechanical engineering	mêsin	mésin
Madagascar	geography	Madagaskar	Madagascar
magazine (ammunition storage)	military	magasin	magazin
magic		magis	magik
maghrib	Islam	magrib	maghrib
magistrate	law	magistrat	majistrét
magnitude		magnitudo	magnitud
major (military rank)	military	mayor	mejar
major (quantity)	business	mayor	major
majority		mayoritas	majoriti
Maldives	geography	Maladèwa	Maldives
man (male)		pria	peria
manuscript	literature	naskah	naskhah
marble	geology	marmêr	marmar
March		Marêt	Mac
margarine	cuisine	margarin	marjerin
marine		marinê	marin
marriage	sociology	kawin	kahwin
marshal	military	marsêkal	marsyal
marzipan	cuisine	marsêpen	marzipan
massage		masasê	masaj
masochism		masokhismê	masokisme
masochist		masokhis	masokis
mathematics	mathematics	matématika	matematik
meaning		arti	erti
mechanic (adj)	mechanical engineering	mèkanis	mékanik	The word mechanic (noun) is translated as Indonesian mekanik and Malay mekanik.
mechanical	mechanical engineering	mèkanis	mékanikal
mechanics	physics	mèkanika	mékanik
medication	medicine	obat	ubat
megabat		kalong	keluang	The form of kêluang is attested in Indonesian dictionary.
melodic	music	mèlodis	melodik
menopause		ménopausê	ménopaus
metal finger gloves		bidal	jidal
method	science	kaidah	kaédah
Mexico	geography	Mèksiko	Mexico
microorganism	biology	mikroorganismê	mikroorganisma
microscopic	science	mikroskopis	mikroskopik
midwifery	midwifery	kêbidanan	perbidanan
military		militèr	militari
militia	military	milisi	militia
minced	cuisine	cincang	céncang
mind		hèlat	hélah
minute (60 seconds)		mênit	minit
minority		minoritas	minoriti
mist		kabut	kabus
mix		adon	adun
mobile phase	chemistry	fase gerak	fasa gerak
mode	computing	modê	mod
mode	statistics	modus	mod
mode of transport	civil engineering	moda	mod
modern		modèrn	moden
modern physics	physics	fisika modèrn	fizik moden
molecule	chemistry	molêkul	molékul
momentum	mechanics	momèntum	moméntum
Monaco	geography	Monako	Monaco
Monday		Sênin	Isnin
money	economics	uang	wang
moon (poetic)	literature	candra	cendera
moonsighting	Islam	rukyat	rukyah
morbidity	medicine	morbiditas	morbiditi
mortality	medicine	mortalitas	mortaliti
mosaic	art	mosaik	mozék
mother	sociology	bunda	bonda
Mozambique	geography	Mozambik	Mozambique
mule		bagal	baghal
museum		muséum	muzium
music	music	musik	muzik
music video	art	video musik	video muzik
musty		apak, apêk	hapak