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

Main article: Appendix:Indonesian–Standard Malay relations

English	Topics	Translation in Indonesian	Translation in Standard Malay	Notes
sanction (penalty or coercive measure)	politics	sanksi	sekatan
saucepan	cooking	panci	periuk
safety		keamanan	keselamatan
saturated	organic chemistry	jenuh	tepu
saturation zone	civil engineering	zona jenuh	zon ketepuan
Saturn	astronomy	Saturnus	Zuhal
savoury	cuisine	gurih	savouri
scabies	medicine	skabies	kudis buta
scale	music	tangga nada	skel
scalability	information technology	skalabilitas	boleh skala
scalar quantity	physics	bêsaran skalar	kuantiti skalar
scanning		pemindaian	imbasan
scarcity	economics	kelangkaan	kekurangan
scarf	fashion	syal	skaf
scattering	physics	hamburan	serakan
schematic drawing	civil engineering	gambar skematis	lukisan skema
scientific method	science	metode ilmiah	kaedah saintifik
screening	medicine	penapisan	penyaringan
scrutiny		pencermatan	penelitian
seasoning (cooking ingredient)		bumbu	perasa
search engine	information technology	mêsin pêncari	énjin carian
sea breeze	geology	angin laut	bayu laut
sea cucumber	zoology	têripang	gamat
second	physics	sêkon, dêtik	saat
secondary account	accounting	akun sekunder	akaun peringkat kedua
secretariat		sekrêtariat	urus setia, sékrétariat
secretary		sekrêtaris	setiausaha
secretary general		sekretaris jenderal	setiausaha agung
section	anatomy	potongan	keratan
section modulus	civil engineering	modulus potongan	modulus keratan
sector (part of a circle, extending to the center; circular sector)	geometry	juring	sektor
secured account	accounting	akun jaminan	akaun selamat
security (condition of not being threatened)	government	kêamanan	keselamatan
sedimentary rock	geology	batuan sèdimèn, batuan êndapan	batuan enapan
sedimentation	chemistry	sèdimèntasi, pêngêndapan	pengenapan
seepage	civil engineering	rembesan	resipan
segregation		segregasi	pengasingan
selection	computing	pemilihan	cabangan
self-assessment	education	penilaian mandiri	penilaian kendiri
self-defense	law	pembelaan terpaksa	pertahanan kendiri
self-medication	medicine	swamedikasi	swapengubatan
self-reflection	education	refleksi mandiri	refleksi kendiri
semibreve, whole note	music	utuh	semibrif
seminal vesicles	anatomy	vesikula seminalis	vesikel semen
senior (higher in rank, dignity, or office)	management	sènior	kanan
sensor	engineering	sènsor	penderia
sentence	grammar	kalimat	ayat
separately		têrpisah	berasingan
separation	chemistry	pêmisahan	pengasingan
separation of powers	government	pêmisahan kêkuasaan	pengasingan kuasa
separatist movement	politics	gerakan separatis	gerakan pemisah
separator	mechanical engineering	sêparator	pengasing
sequence	mathematics	barisan	jujukan
sequence	genetics	sekuens, urutan	jujukan
sequencing	genetics	pengurutan	penjujukan
series	mathematics	deret	janjang
series circuit	physics	rangkaian sêri	litar bersiri
service (act of)	business	pelayanan	perkhidmatan
service (non-material equivalent)	business	jasa, layanan	khidmat
service capacity	business	kapasitas jasa	keupayaan perkhidmatan
service provider	business	penyedia layanan	pembekal perkhidmatan
session	government	sesi	penggal
set	algebra	himpunan	sét
set notation	algebra	notasi himpunan	tatatanda sét
set theory	algebra	teori himpunan	teori sét
settlement	geography	pêrmukiman	petempatan
sewage	civil engineering	air limbah	kumbahan
sex discrimination		diskriminasi seks	diskriminasi jantina
sexual disorder		gangguan seksual	masalah seksual
sexual harassment		pelecehan seksual	gangguan seksual
sexual violence		kekerasan seksual	keganasan seksual
shaft	mechanical engineering	as	aci
shale	geology	batu sêrpih	syal
shallow, superficial		dangkal	céték
share (financial instrument)	business	saham	syér
share (to tell, to divide and distribute)	communication	bagi	kongsi
shark	zoology	hiu	jerung, yu
sharp	music	krès	syap
shear	civil engineering	geser	ricih
sheep	zoology	domba	biri-biri
shock troop	military	pasukan penggempur	askar penggempur
shoes	fashion	sêpatu	kasut
shop	business	toko	kedai
shovel (tool for moving portions of material)		sêkop	penyodok
shuttlecock	sport	kok	bulu tangkis
significant figures	mathematics	angka penting	angka bererti
silent majority		mayoritas diam	majoriti pasif
silt	geology	dêbu	kelodak
silver medal		medali perak	pingat perak
simple		sederhana	mudah, ringkas
simple harmonic motion	physics	gerak harmonik sederhana	gerakan harmonik mudah
simple machine	physics	pesawat sederhana	mesin ringkas
simulation		simulasi; pengimakan, imakan; peniruan	penyelakuan; simulasi
sink	civil engineering	wastafêl	sinki
site map	information technology	peta situs	peta laman
size		ukuran	saiz
sketch	art	skètsa	lakaran
skewer (cooking utensils)	culinary	tusuk saté	pencucuk
skid resistance	engineering	kekesatan, tahanan geser	rintangan kelincir
skilled labor/labour		tenaga kerja terdidik	tenaga mahir
skirt	fashion	rok	skirt
slave		budak	hamba
slavery		perbudakan	pengabdian, perhambaan
slingshot		katapel	lastik
slope (an area of ground)	geology	lereng	cerun
slope (ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line)	geometry	kemiringan	cerun
small business	business	usaha kecil	perniagaan kecil
small and medium enterprises (SMEs)	business	usaha kecil menengah	perusahaan kecil dan sederhana
small intestine	anatomy	usus halus	usus kecil
smart partnership	business	kemitraan cerdik	perkongsian pintar
smear campaign	politics	kampanye kotor	kempen kotor
smooth muscle	anatomy	otot polos	otot licin
social cohesion	sociology	kohesi sosial	perpaduan sosial
social control	sociology	kontrol sosial	kawalan sosial
social development	sociology	pembangunan sosial	perkembangan sosial
social environment	sociology	lingkungan sosial	persekitaran sosial
social equality	sociology	persamaan sosial	kesamaan taraf sosial
social equity	sociology	pemerataan sosial	ekuiti sosial
social indicator	sociology	indikator sosial	penunjuk sosial
social mobility	sociology	mobilitas sosial	mobiliti sosial
social regulatory policy		kebijakan pengaturan sosial	dasar peraturan sosial
social responsibility	sociology	pertanggungjawaban sosial	tanggungjawab sosial
social science	education	ilmu sosial	sains kemasyarakatan
social security	government	keamanan sosial	keselamatan sosial
social spending	government	belanja sosial	perbelanjaan sosial
social stratum	sociology	strata sosial	lapisan sosial
social unrest	sociology	keresahan sosial	kegelisahan sosial, kekacauan sosial
social welfare	sociology	kesejahteraan sosial	kebajikan masyarakat
sock	fashion	kaus kaki	sarung kaki
software	information technology	pêrangkat lunak	perisian 🇲🇾 sofwé 🇸🇬
software engineering	information technology	rekayasa pêrangkat lunak	kejuruteraan perisian 🇲🇾 kejuruteraan sofwé 🇸🇬
Solar System	astronomy	Tata Surya	Sistem Suria
solid	physics	padat	pepejal
solidarity	sociology	solidaritas	perpaduan
solubility	physics	solubilitas, kêlarutan	keterlarutan
sounding	physics	pendugaan	pemeruman
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)	history	Pakta Pertahanan Asia Tenggara	Pertubuhan Perjanjian Asia Tenggara
source		sumbêr	punca	Both words are listed in standard dictionary, the difference based on prevalence.
space truss	civil engineering	rangka ruang	kekuda ruang
spacing	civil engineering	senjang jarak	penjarakan
spade (garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging)		sêkop	penyodok
specific gravity	mechanics	gravitasi spesifik	graviti tentu
specific heat capacity	thermodynamics	kapasitas kalor spèsifik, kalor jenis	muatan haba tentu
specific latent heat	thermodynamics	kalor latèn spèsifik	haba pendam tentu
spectacles	fashion	kacamata	cermin mata
speed	physics	kecepatan,* kêlajuan	kelajuan	The term of kecepatan most prevalent on Indonesian but proscribed in scientific usage, while the term of kelajuan is used in scientific usage.
speed limit		batas kecepatan	had laju
spreadsheet	information technology	lêmbar lajur	hamparan elektronik
spring	geography	musim semi	musim bunga
spring	physics	pêgas	spring
spring balance	physics	nêraca pêgas	neraca spring
spokesperson		juru bicara	jurucakap
sport	sport	olahraga	sukan
stakeholder	business	pemangku kepentingan	pemegang kepentingan
stand	science	statif	kaki retort
standard deviation	statistics	déviasi standar, simpangan baku	sisihan piawai
standard operating procedure (SOP)	management	prosedur operasi standar	tatacara pengendalian piawai
starfish	zoology	bintang laut	tapak sulaiman
state (a political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)	government	nêgara bagian	negeri
statement		pêrnyataan	kenyataan
stationary	science	stasionèr	pegun
statutory body	law	badan hukum	badan berkanun
stator	electromagnetism	stator	pemegun
steam	physics	uap	stim, wap
steady		ajek	mantap
steady state		keadaan tunak	keadaan mantap
steel	engineering	baja	keluli
steering	mechanical engineering	sêtir, kêmudi	stéréng
stilts (height poles)		égrang	jangkungan
stirrer		pêngaduk	pengacau
stove		kompor	dapur
strategic management	management	manajemen strategis	pengurusan strategik
stratification	sociology	stratifikasi	susun lapis
strain	mechanics	regangan	terikan
streamflow (of river)	civil engineering	aliran	luahan
stress	mechanics	tegangan	tegasan
success (noun)	business	kesuksesan	kejayaan
subset	algebra	himpunan bagian	subset
subsidiary (company)	business	anak perusahaan	anak syarikat, syarikat subsidiari
sublimation	physics	sublimasi	pemejalwapan
substitute	sport	cadangan	simpanan
substitution		substitusi	penukargantian
subtract	arithmetics	kurang	tolak
subtraction	arithmetics	pengurangan	penolakan
suburb	sociology	pinggir kota	subbandar
suffrage	politics	hak pilih, hak suara	hak pilih, hak mengundi, hak undi
suit	fashion	sêtèlan	sut
supervised learning	education	belajar terbimbing	pembelajaran berpenyelia
supply		suplai	bekalan
supply chain	management	rantai pasok	rangkaian bekalan
support		dukungan	sokongan
support reaction	civil engineering	reaksi tumpuan	tindak balas sokongan
supporter	politics	pêndukung	penyokong
surface course, wearing course	civil engineering	lapisan permukaan, lapisan aus	lapisan haus
surface integral	calculus	integral permukaan	kamiran permukaan
suspect (of a crime)	law	têrsangka	suspék
suspense account	accounting	akun sementara	akaun gantung, akun ditangguh
suspension (state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid)	chemistry	suspènsi	ampaian, penggantungan
suspension (system of springs and shock absorbers)	mechanical engineering	suspènsi	ampaian
suspension (temporary barring of a person from a workplace, schoolground)	education	penghentian sementara, skorsing	penggantungan
sustainability		keberlanjutan	kelestarian
sustainable		berkelanjutan	lestari, mampan
sweat	physiology	kêringat	peluh
sweetened condensed milk	cuisine	susu kental manis	susu pekat manis
switch	physics	sakêlar	suis
syllabus	education	silabus	sukatan
symbolization		pelambangan; simbolisasi	perlambangan
syringe	medicine	spuit	picagari