Periplus Pocket Indonesian Dictionary. Katherine Davidsen

      keharusan N obligation, ne­ces­sity, requirement → harus

      kehausan to be thirsty; thirst → haus

      kehendak N will, wish; mengehendaki V to wish, want → hendak

      kehidupan N life, existence → hidup

      kehilangan (feeling of) loss → hilang

      kehormatan N respect → hormat

      kehujanan ADJ caught in the rain → hujan

      kehutanan N forestry → hutan

      keindahan N beauty → indah

      keinginan N desire, wish → ingin

      kejadian N event, happening; creation → jadi

      kejahatan N crime → jahat

      kejam ADJ cruel, merciless

      kejang N spasm, convulsion

      kejap: sekejap N moment, flash, blink

      kejar V to chase; kejar-kejaran V chase each other; meng­ejar V to chase

      kejauhan ADJ too far → jauh

      kejawén N Javanese tradi­tional mysticism

      kéju N cheese

      kejuaraan N championship → juara

      kejujuran N honesty → jujur

      kejut ADJ surprised, startled; mengejutkan ADJ surprising, startling; V to surprise or startle; terkejut ADJ surprised

      kekacauan N chaos → kacau

      kekasaran N coarseness, roughness → kasar

      kekasih N sweetheart, beloved, darling → kasih

      kekayaan N wealth, riches → kaya

      kekebalan N immunity

      kekecéwaan N dis­appoint­ment → kecéwa

      kekecilan ADJ too small → kecil

      kekeliruan N mistake, error → keliru

      kekerasan N violence

      kekeringan N dryness, aridity → kering

      kekosongan N emptiness → kosong

      kekuasaan N power; authority → kuasa

      kekuatan N strength, power → kuat

      kekuatiran N worry, fear → kuatir

      kekurangan N short­coming (of a person), lack; flaw, mistake, defect → kurang

      kelab, klab N club; ~ malam nightclub

      kelabu ADJ gray, cloudy

      kelahi: berkelahi V to quarrel, fight, fall out; perkelahian N fight, scuffle

      kelahiran N birth; ADJ born → lahir

      kelakuan N act, behavior → laku

      kelalaian N forgetfulness, negligence → lalai

      kelamaan ADJ too long (a time) → lama

      kelambu N mosquito net

      kelamin jenis ~ sex, gender

      kelapa N coconut; ~ muda young coconut; ~ sawit oil-palm; air ~ coconut milk; coco­nut juice

      kelaparan N hunger, famine, starvation → lapar

      kelas N class; ~ kakap big-time

      keledai N donkey

      kelelawar, kelalawar N bat

      kelemahan N weakness → lemah

      kelembaban N humidity → lembab

      keléngkéng buah ~ small lychee → léngkéng

      kelenjar N gland

      kelénténg, klénténg N Chinese temple, pagoda

      keléréng N marble; main ~ to play marbles

      kelihatan ADJ visible; ~nya apparently, it seems → lihat

      keliling around; edge, peri­meter; ber­keliling V to go around; mengelilingi V to circle, go around

      kelinci N rabbit; ~ percobaan guinea-pig

      kelingking N little or baby finger

      kelipatan N multiple → lipat

      keliru ADJ wrong, mistaken; kekeliruan N mistake, error

      kélok N bend, curve

      kelola: mengelola V to manage, run; pengelolaan N management

      kelom, klompen N clogs

      kelompok N group

      kelontong toko ~ shop selling cheap goods

      kelopak ~ mata eyelid

      keluar go out; be issued; PREP out, outside; mengeluarkan V to issue, send out, release, publish → ke luar

      keluarga N family; ber­keluarga V to have a family, be married

      keluh sigh; keluhan N complaint; mengeluh V to complain

      kelupaan N something forgotten → lupa

      kelupas, mengelupas V to peel, come off (of a skin)

      kelurahan N administrative unit, village → lurah

      kemacetan N (traffic) jam → macet

      kémah N tent; berkémah V to camp, go camping; per­kémahan N camping, camp

      kemajuan N progress, advance → maju

      kemalaman ADV too late (at night); after dark → malam

      kemaluan N genital, sex organ → malu

      kemampuan N ability, capability → mampu

      kemangi N Indonesian mint

      kemarahan N anger → marah

      kemarau musim ~ dry season

      kemari here, in this direction

      kemarin ADV yesterday; the other day; last; ~ dulu the day before yesterday

      kemas: kemasan N pack­aging

      kemasyarakatan ADJ social

      kematian N death, passing → mati

      kemauan N want, will, desire → mau

      kembali back, return; again; (terima kasih) ~ you’re welcome; kembalian N small change; kembalinya N the return; mengembali­kan V to give or send back, return

      kembang N flower; berkem­bang V to develop, expand; negara ~ developing country; mengem­bang­­­kan V to develop something; perkem­bangan N development

      kembar N twin

      kembung, gembung ADJ filled with air, inflated; bloated

      keméja N Western-style shirt (with collar)

      kemenangan N victory → menang

      kementerian N ministry, de­partment, office → menteri

      kemerdékaan N freedom, independence, liberty → merdéka

      keméwahan N luxury → méwah

      kemih saluran ~ urinary tract

      kemis, emis: mengemis V to beg; pengemis N beggar

      kemiskinan N poverty → miskin

      kemocéng, kemucing N feather duster

      kempés, kempis ADJ deflated, flat; hollow; ban ~ flat tire

      kemudahan N ease, facility → mudah

      kemudi N rudder, steering wheel; mengemudi­kan V to drive, steer; pengemudi N driver

      kemudian CONJ then

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