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Appendix:Spelling differences between Indonesian and Standard Malay (U-Z)

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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
ugly jêlèk jelik
ugly odoh hodoh
Ukraine geography Ukraina Ukraine
unbalanced, unequal limbs timpang témpang
understand paham faham
United States of America geography Amèrika Sêrikat Amerika Syarikat
university education univêrsitas universiti
unseen gaib ghaib
Uruguay geography Uruguai Uruguay
use faèdah faédah
utility utilitas utiliti
vacuole botany vakuola vakuol
vagina anatomy farji faraj
vapor, vapour thermodynamics uap wap
vaporization thermodynamics pênguapan pengewapan
variance statistics variansi varians
vase (flowers container) vas pasu
vehicle mechanical engineering kêndara kendera
vehicle mechanical engineering kêndaraan kenderaan
velvet (fabric) bêlêdu, bêludru baldu
Venus astronomy Zohrah Zuhrah
version vèrsi versi
vertebrate zoology vértébrata vertebrat
Vesak Buddhism Waisak Wesak
veterinary zoology vètêrinèr véterinar
victory galib ghalib
voluntary sociology voluntér voluntari
volunteering sociology kesukarelaan kesukarelawanan
virologic medicine virologis virologik
vulcanic geology vulkanis vulkanik
volume economics volumê volum
voluntary voluntér voluntari
voucher business voucêr baucar
wade arung harung
want mau mahu
wasp zoology tawon tebuan
water storage (stone) kulah kolah
wealth literature gana ghana
wedding ring literature acaram caram
wet rendang cuisine kalio kulio
wife sociology istri isteri
winding sheet, burial shroud religion kafan kapan
wheezing cicip icip
where to store water made of stone kulah kolah
whereas bahwa bahawa
worried khawatir khuatir
wrinkle-wrinkled kêrèmot keremut
wool fashion wol wul
wrinkle kêriput kerépot
yarmulke religion yarmulke yarmulka
yaws paték patik
yeast mycology khamir kamir
yesterday kêmarin kelmarin
youngest sibling sociology bungsu bongsu
youtiao cuisine cakwe cakoi
zither music sitêr ziter
zone zona zon