Appendix:Terminology differences between Indonesian and Standard Malay (M)

English	Topics	Translation in Indonesian	Translation in Standard Malay	Notes
machine	mechanical engineering	mêsin	enjin
maintenance		pemeliharaan, perawatan	penyenggaraan
magnifying glass	optics	kaca pembesar	kanta pembesar
maladjustment		malasuai	salah suai
malleability	chemistry	kêlunakan	kebolehtempaan
management	business	manajemen	pengurusan
manufacture	business	manufaktur	pengilangan
manufacture	business	manufaktur	pembuatan
march		mars	kawad
mark, point, score	education	poin	markah
marine science	science	ilmu kelautan	sains laut
Mars	astronomy	Mars	Marikh
mass	physics	massa	jisim
mass wasting	geology	pergerakan massa	susutan jisim
master plan	management	rencana induk	rancangan induk
master's degree	education	magistêr (official), mastêr	sarjana, siswazah, master
match (competitive sporting event)	sport	pertandingan	perlawanan
material science	science	ilmu bahan, ilmu material	sains bahan
matter	physics	matéri	jirim
mean	statistics	rerata	min
measure (noun),	science	pêngukur	penyukat
measure (verb)	science	mêngukur	menyukat
measurement	science	ukuran	sukatan
mechanical engineering	engineering	tèknik mêsin	kejuruteraan mékanikal
medal		medali	pingat
medical record	medicine	rekam medis	rekod medikal
medicine	medicine	kedokteran	perubatan
medium (intermediate size)		sêdang	sederhana
melting point	physics	titik lebur	takat lebur
menstrual pad	medicine	pembalut wanita	tuala wanita
mentee	education	peserta bimbing	menti
mentor	education	pembimbing, mentor	mentor
mentoring	education	pembimbingan, pementoran	pementoran
Mercury	astronomy	Mèrkurius	Utarid
metabolic pathway	biochemistry	lintasan metabolik, alur metabolik, jalur metabolik, lintasan metabolisme	laluan metabolik, laluan metabolisme
metamorphic rock	geology	batuan metamorf	batuan metamorfik
micrometer screw gauge	physics	mikrometer sekrup	tolok skru mikrometer
middle	mathematics	mênêngah	sederhana
migration		migrasi	penghijrahan
mind	psychology	pikiran	minda
mindset	psychology	pola pikir	set minda
minim, half note	music	sêtêngah	minim
mining	business	pêrtambangan	perlombongan
minute (record of meeting)	management	risalah rapat	minit mesyuarat
mirage	optics	fatamorgana	logamaya
miscibility	chemistry	ketercampuran	kelarutcampuran
mission (set of tasks that fulfills a purpose)	management	misi	hala tuju
mitigation	civil engineering	mitigasi	tebatan
mix	civil engineering	campuran	bancuhan
mixing	civil engineering	pengadukan	pembauran
mix design	civil engineering	rencana campuran	rekabentuk bancuhan
mobile phone; cell phone		telepon seluler, telepon genggam	telefon bimbit
moderate		sedang	sederhana
modification		modifikasi	pengubahsuaian
mold (fungi)	microbiology	kapang	kulat
money laundering	business	pencucian uang	pelaburan wang haram
monitoring		pemantauan	pengawasan
morale	education	budi pekerti	hemah tinggi
more or less		kurang lebih	lebih kurang
Morocco	geography	Maroko	Maghribi
moral (moral significance or practical lesson)		moral	pengajaran
mortgage	business	hipotèk	gadai janji
moth	zoology	ngengat	rama-rama
motion (parliamentary proposal)	politics	mosi	usul
moustache	anatomy	kumis	misai
movie theater; cinema		bioskop	pawagam
multiple	mathematics	kelipatan	gandaan
multiplication	arithmetics	perkalian	pendaraban
multiply	arithmetics	kali	darab
mutual intelligibility	linguistics	kesalingpahaman	kefahaman menyaling
musala (Muslim prayer room)	Islam	musala	surau