Periplus Pocket Indonesian Dictionary. Katherine Davidsen

ADJ blind; ~ huruf illiterate

      butik N boutique

      butir N grain, counter for small oval objects; tiga ~ telur three eggs

      butuh V to need; kebutuhan N need, necessity; membutuh­kan V to need something

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      cabang N branch; ~ pohon tree branch

      cabé, cabai N chilli; ~ rawit small, hot red chilli

      cabut V to pull out, remove; SL to leave; mencabut V to pull out, remove

      cacar N pock, pox; ~ air chicken pox; cacaran V to have chicken pox

      cacat N fault, defect, flaw; ADJ disabled, handicapped; orang ~ disabled or handicapped person

      caci ~ maki insults

      cacing N worm; cacingan ADJ to have (intestinal) worms

      cadang suku ~ spare part; cadangan ADJ spare, reserve; stocks

      cadel, cedal ADJ to have a speech impediment

      cagar N preserve; ~ alam nature reserve

      cahaya N light, shine, glow

      cair flow; cairan N liquid; mencair V to melt, turn into liquid

      cakap ADJ cakep SL handsome; SL pretty

      cakap: percakapan N conversation

      cakar N claw; mencakar V to scratch

      cakram N disc; discus; rem ~ disc brakes

      calo N ticket scalper, profiteer

      calon N candidate; ~ suami husband-to-be; mencalon­kan V to nominate someone

      camar burung ~ seagull

      camat N sub-district head; keca­matan N sub-district

      cambuk N whip; mencambuk V to whip

      campak N measles; penyakit ~ measles

      campur mix; ~ baur mix with society; ~ sari a blend of traditional and modern Javanese music; ~ tangan get involved, interfere; men­cam­puradukkan V to mix up, confuse; campur­an N mix, mixture; anak ~ child of mixed descent; bercampur ADJ mixed with

      canda N joke; ~ gurau joking, jokes; bercanda V to joke

      candi N temple, ancient Hindu or Buddhist temple or monument

      canggih ADJ sophisticated

      cangkir N cup, mug

      cangkok graft, transplant; ~ ginjal liver transplant

      cangkul N hoe

      cantik ADJ beautiful, pretty; kecantikan N beauty

      cantum: tercantum ADJ attached, included, inserted

      cap N seal; brand, mark; mengecap V to brand

      cap go méh N 15th day of the Chinese New Year

      capai, mencapai V to reach, attain; tercapai ADJ achieved

      capcay, cap cai N chop suey, Chinese vegetables in sauce

      capék, capai ADJ tired; kecapékan ADJ tired out; N exhaustion

      capung N dragonfly

      cara N way, style, means; secara ADV in a way (used to form adverbs)

      cari V to look for, search for, seek; mencari V to look or search for, seek; mencari-cari V to search repeatedly, everywhere

      cas charge; mengecas V to charge (electrical equipment)

      cat N cét COLL paint; mengecat V to paint, dye

      catat, mencatat V to note; catatan N notes; tercatat ADJ noted, registered

      catur N chess

      cébok to wash your bottom after using the toilet

      cebur V to fall into water

      cedera, cidera injured, injury; ~ lutut knee injury

      cegah, mencegah V to prevent, fight against

      ceguk, cekuk: cegukan N hiccups; V to have the hiccups

      cék N cheque, check; ~ kosong blank cheque

      cék, mengecék V to check, confirm

      cékér N, SL claw

      cekik, mencekik V to strangle

      ceking ADJ thin, gaunt, skin and bones

      Céko N the Czech Republic

      cekung ADJ concave, sunken

      celah N gap, crack, crevice

      celaka accident, bad luck, misfortune; kecelakaan N accident, disaster

      celana N trousers; ~ pendek shorts

      celémék N apron

      céléng, céléngan N piggy bank, savings box

      celurit, clurit N crescent-shaped knife, sickle

      cemar: mencemari V to dirty, pollute; pencemaran N pollution; tercemar ADJ polluted

      cemara N casuarina (tree)

      cemas ADJ worried, anxious

      cemberut ADJ bad-tempered, in a bad mood

      cemburu ADJ jealous; ~ buta blind jealousy

      cemerlang ADJ glittering, spark­ling, brilliant

      cemilan N snack food

      cempaka N a white kind of gardenia or magnolia

      cempedak N fruit which is cut into slices and fried

      cendana kayu ~ sandalwood

      cendekiawan N intellectual

      cenderung V to tend; kecende­rungan N tendency, trend

      céndol N sweet drink of green rice flour, molasses and coconut milk

      cendramata, cinderamata N souvenir, keepsake

      cengéng ADJ whiny, complaining

      cengkéh N cloves

      cengkeram V to grip; cengke­raman N grip, squeeze; mencengkeram V to grip, squeeze

      centong ~ nasi spoon for serving rice

      cepak ADJ shaven-headed

      cepat ADJ cepet COLL fast, quick; kecepatan N speed; mempercepat V to speed up, accelerate; secepat CONJ as fast as; ~ mungkin, secepat(-cepat)nya ADV as fast as possible; tercepat ADJ fastest

      ceplas-ceplos ADV forthright, blunt, straight from the heart (of speech or behavior)

      ceplok telur ~ fried egg

      cerah ADJ clear, sunny

      cerai divorce; ~ mati widowed; mencerai­(kan) V to divorce someone; perceraian N divorce

      ceramah N lecture, talk

      cerdas ADJ intelligent, bright; kecerdasan N intelligence

      cerdik ADJ clever, smart; cunning

      cerét, crét: mencrét V to have diarrhea

      ceréwét ADJ fussy, finicky, hard to please; talkative

      céri buah ~ cherry

      ceria ADJ happy, in a good mood

      cerita, ceritera story, tale; ~ pendek (cerpen) short story; ~ rakyat folk tale; bercerita V to tell (a story); menceritakan V to describe, relate

      cermai, cermé N small, sour plum

      cermin mirror; men­cermin­kan V to reflect

      cerna: mencerna V to digest; pencernaan N digestion

      ceroboh ADJ careless

      cerobong N chimney

      cerutu N cigar