Appendix:Spelling differences between Indonesian and Standard Malay (S-T)

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
sabotage		sabotasê	sabotaj
sack (bag)		goni	guni
sad		iba	hiba
salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)	Islam	asalamualaikum	assalamualaikum
salad	cuisine	sêlada	salad
salty (taste)	cuisine	asin	masin
sandpaper		ampêlas	empelas
sarcastic		sarkastis	sarkastik
sardine (fish)	zoology	sardèn	sardin
Saturn	astronomy	Zohal	Zuhal
sauce	cuisine	saus	sos
sausage	cuisine	sosis	soséj
scale	music	skala	skel
scenario	drama	skénario	sénario
schedule		jadwal	jadual
scheme		skéma	skim
schist	geology	sêkis	syis
scholarship (grant-in-aid)	education	béasiswa	biasiswa
scold		hardik	herdik
scoop (verb)		ciduk	cédok
scorpion	zoology	kalajêngking	kala jengking
Scotland	geography	Skotlandia	Scotland
screw	engineering	sêkrup	skru
secret		rahasia	rahsia
sect		séktê	sékta
section		bagian	bahagian
section		sèksi	séksyen
secular (not specifically religious)		sèkulèr	sékular
security	financial	sêkuritas	sékuriti
sediment, precipitate		êndap	hendap
sediment, precipitate		sedimen /seˈdimɛn/	sédimen /sedimən/
semen (body fluid)	biology	sèmèn	sémen
sense (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world)	biology	indra	deria
sensitivity		sènsitivitas	sénsitiviti
sentiment		sèntimèn	séntimen
separate (verb)		urai	hurai
sermon	religion	khotbah	khutbah
sequin	fashion	lobêrci	labuci
sergeant	military	sèrsan	sarjan
series		séri	siri
sewer		lungkang	longkang
sexuality		sèksualitas	séksualiti
sexy		sèksi	séksi
Sha'ban	Islam	Syakban	Syaaban
shake		guncang	goncang
shampoo		sampo	syampu
shell	biology	cangkang	cangkerang	The form of cangkang is also attested in Standard Malay (Malaysian) dictionary.
shiftwork		sif	syif
silage		silasê	silaj
silk	fashion	sutra	sutera
simpleleaf chastetree		lênggundi	legundi
sin	Islam	karyah	kiryah
sinful	Islam	fasik	fasiq
sink		kêlêlap	kelalap
siren (loud sound device)		sirénê	siren
sky		cakrawala	cakerawala
slander		jujah	jujat
slang (unconventional language)	linguistics	slang	slanga
sled		èrèt	hérét
slip		gêlimang	gelumang
sloth		kungkang	kongkang
Slovakia	geography	Slowakia	Slovakia
small cut		iris	hiris
small job		gêrupis	geropes
snapping		antuk	hantuk
snooker	sport	snoker	snuker
snot		ingus	hingus
snow		salju	salji
sob		têrisak-isak	terésak-ésak
solidarity	sociology	solidaritas	solidariti
sounds smooth and loud		gêlêting	keleting
sour (taste)		asam	masam
souvenir		cêndêra mata	cenderamata
soy sauce	cuisine	kècap	kicap
Spain, Spanish	geography	Spanyol	Sepanyol
spayed, castration	biology	kêbiri	kembiri
specimen		spèsimên	spésimen
spectacles	medicine	kacamata	kaca mata
sphincter	anatomy	sfingter	sfinkter
spider	zoology	laba-laba	labah-labah
spoils of war		ganimah	ghanimah
spoils of war		ganimah	ghanimah
sponge	zoology	spons	span
sponge (a type of light cake)	cuisine	bolu	baulu
sparrow	zoology	gêlatik	jelatik
sputum	medicine	dahak	kahak
stadium (sporting venue)		stadion	stadium
stamp (stamping)	business	cap	cop
stamp (paper for prepay postage or other dues)	business	mêtêrai	meterai
standard		standar	standard
statement (declaration or remark)	communication	pêrnyataan	kenyataan
station	civil engineering	stasiun	stésén
statistics	mathematics	statistika	statistik
statute	law	statuta	statut
steak (meat)	cuisine	stéik	stik
steam	chemistry	uap	wap
stereotype		stéréotipê	stéréotaip
stomp hard		ênyak	henyak
stone of wisdom		guliga	geliga
strange		garib	gharib
strategic		stratègis	stratégik
strawberry	botany	strobèri	strawberi [strobéri]
stretching		gêlinggang	gelénggang
style (flower)	botany	stilus	stil
subsidiary		subsider	subsidiari
suck, draw		sêdot	sedut
sun		surya	suria
superiority		supêrioritas	supérioriti
supply (amount of)		perbekalan	bekalan
surprised		hèran	hairan
suspect	law	suspèk	suspék
Sweden	geography	Swedia	Sweden
syllabic	linguistics	silabis	silabik
symbiotic		simbiotis	simbiotik
symptom	medicine	simtom	simptom
syndicate		sindikat	sindikét
synthetic		sintètis	sintétik
Syria	geography	Suriah	Syria
syrup	cuisine	sirop	sirap
system	philosophy	sistém	sistem
systematic	philosophy	sistématis, sistématik	sistematik
tactical		taktis	taktikal
talcum	material science	talk	talkum
tar	material science	bêlangkin	belaking
tart	cuisine	tar	tart [tat]
tasty	cuisine	lêzat	lazat
tauco (fermented soybean paste)	cuisine	taoco	taucu
taxi	mechanical engineering	taksi	téksi
technical	engineering	tèknis	téknikal
technician	engineering	tèknisi	téknisyen*	The form is attested in Singaporean Standard Malay, (Malaysian) Standard Malay use juruteknik instead.
technique		tèknik	téknik
telephone	electronics	télépon	téléfon
television	electronics	télévisi	télévisyen
telophase	cytology	telofasê	telofasa
tempo		témpo	témpoh
terrace	architecture	tèras	térés
the Honourable		Yang Terhormat (Yth.)	Yang Berhormat (YB)
thematic		tèmatis	tematik
theocratic	government	tèokratis	téokratik
theorem		tèorèma	téorem
theoretical	philosophy	tèorètis	téorétikal
thermal	physics	termal	terma
thermodynamic	physics	termodinamis	termodinamik
thermodynamics	physics	termodinamika	termodinamik
thin		tipis	nipis
thin-layer chromatography	analytical chemistry	kromatografi lapis tipis	kromatografi lapisan nipis
think (action); thinking		pikir	fikir
thud		gêdêbuk	gedebak
Thursday		Kamis	Khamis
ticket	business	tikèt	tikét
tickle		gêlitik	geléték	The Indonesian nonstandard spellings include gêlètèk and gêliting.
tight-lipped		bungkas	bongkas
time zone	geography	zona waktu	zon waktu
tofu	cuisine	tahu	tauhu
tomato	cuisine	tomat	tomato
Tomb Sweeping Day	religion	cèngbèng	cémbéng
ton (unit of weight)	physics	ton	tan
tonnage		tonasê	tanan
tool for unplugging bottle plugs		kotrèk	koterék
toothless		ompong	rompong
torque	mechanics	torsi, torka	tork
tract	anatomy	saluran	salur
tragic		tragis	tragik
trample		êntak	hentak
trapezium	geometry	trapésium	trapézium
traumatic		traumatis	traumatik
treacherous		durhaka	derhaka
treasurer	business	bendahara, bendahari	bendahara, bendahari	Both standard listed both forms. The bendahara/bendahari distinction lie on the scale on Standard Malay (state treasurer will use -a form, small organisation use -i form) and sex on Indonesian (male treasurer use -a form, female treasurer use -i form).
trend		trèn	trénd [trén]
Trinity	Christianity	trinitas	triniti
tropical	geography	tropis	tropika
truck (lorry)	mechanical engineering	truk	trak
try		coba	cuba
tunnel	civil engineering	têrowongan	terowong
turmeric bird		kêpodang	kepudang
turpentine	chemical engineering	térpêntin	turpentin
turquoise (mineral)	geology	pirus	firus
twitching		komat-kamit	kumat-kamit
tycoon (magnate; a wealthy, powerful business person)	business	taipan, taiko	taikun
type		tipê	tipa
typhoon	geology	topan	taufan