List of English words of Indonesian origin

List of English words of Indonesian origin

The following is a partial list of English words of Indonesian origin; they are English language
loanwords ("kata serapan") from Indonesian.

*Agar
*Amok from amuk
*Angklung Sundanese instrument
*Bamboo from bambu
*Bantam
*Banteng, a SE Asian forest ox
*Batik
*Catty
*Canting
*Cassowary from kasuari (Papuan)
*Cempedak
*Cockatoo from kakatua
*Compound from kampung
*Dugong
*Durian
*Gambier from gambir
*Gamelan
*Gecko
*Gingham
*Gong
*Junk from jong
*Koteka
*Kris from kris or keris
*Langsat
*Mangosteen from manggis ("manggustan")
*Meranti a kind of tropical tree
*Merbau a kind of tropical tree
*Orang Utan
*Paddy from padi / pari (Javanese)
*Pandanus from pandan
*Pangolin from pengguling (roller)
*Papaya / pepaya
*Parang a Malayan machete
*Proa (also 'prahu' or 'prau') from prahu or perahu
*Rambutan
*Ramie from rami
*Rattan from rotan
*Sago from sagu
*Salak
*Sarong
*Satay from sate (Javanese)
*Silat
*Trepang
*Warung

ee also

*List of loan words in Indonesian

Guru - teacherlampu - Lamp Kursi - chairMeja - table


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