Discover the richness of Indonesian vocabulary, from Jakarta's street slang to centuries-old regional dialects, organized alphabetically for your convenience.
“The property of an operation or function whereby repeated execution with the same input produces the same result as a single execution. The concept of “idempotency” ensures that repetition of an operation causes no unintended side effects.”
“An “earnest effort” to establish laws or decide matters not explicitly addressed in the Quran by utilizing intellectual reasoning and canonical evidence.”
“A Javanese Ngoko demonstrative word meaning "that", used to refer to an object, person, or situation that is distant from the speaker or has been previously mentioned in conversation.”
“The property or condition of being inherently present within something, such that its existence or influence originates internally rather than transcendently. The term “immanence” denotes an inherent presence within an object, process, or reality.”
“An entrepreneur who creates significant social or environmental impact through sustainable business models”
“A “political system” or ideology that aims to dominate, colonize, or exert economic and cultural influence over other nations for the benefit of the imperialist party.”
“A logical consequence or indirect result contained within a statement, decision, or specific action. Refers to things that logically or practically follow from a given condition, even if not explicitly stated.”
“Contained subtly within something without being clearly or directly stated. Referring to meanings or messages embedded in context, actions, or statements, requiring interpretation for full understanding, characterized by being implicit and not explicit.”
“A Sundanese verb meaning to leave a place and move toward another destination, equivalent to the standard Indonesian “pergi” (to go). Widely used in everyday Sundanese speech across various social registers.”
“Tendency of a body or system to maintain its state of motion or rest when not acted upon by external forces. In formal non-physical usage, “inertia” denotes the tendency of organizations, groups, or individuals to be slow to adapt or act in response to change.”
“The process of logically “drawing conclusions” based on available premises, evidence, or data through deductive or inductive reasoning.”
“The process of a general and continuous “increase in prices” of goods and services over a certain period which results in a decrease in the purchasing power of currency.”
“An affirmative word in the “krama” register of Javanese, equivalent to yes, used as a polite and respectful expression of agreement or acknowledgment toward a social superior.”
“In the Javanese context, “inggil” refers to the highest level in the Javanese speech level system, known as “krama inggil”, used to show utmost respect to the interlocutor or the person being discussed.”
“The angle of inclination between the “orbit” of a celestial body and a specific reference plane, or a person's mental tendency and preference toward something.”
“The period or stage of development of a pathogen within a host, before the onset of disease symptoms. This term also refers to the process of “developing” an idea or project gradually.”
“The process or result of developing new “ideas”, methods, or tools that provide added value compared to previously existing solutions.”
“A chemical substance specifically designed to exterminate or control the population of “insects” considered as pests. This chemical weapon functions by disrupting the biological systems of target organisms to protect agricultural crops.”
“The process of unifying or merging various distinct elements, systems, groups, or entities into a single coherent and functional whole. In the context of public policy and organizational management, “integration” refers to a coordinated effort to unify previously separate components so that they operate synergistically.”
“Integritas is a “quality” or condition indicating a complete and unblemished unity. It encompasses the wholeness and consistency of strong “moral values” and ethics.”
“The capacity of different systems, devices, or organizations to exchange information and function in an integrated manner without technical or semantic barriers; the principle of “interoperability” within digital or institutional ecosystems.”
“The constitutional right of a legislative body to formally demand an official explanation or accountability from the executive branch regarding a specific “government policy” deemed significant or controversial.”
“The process or result of providing an “impression”, opinion, or theoretical perspective regarding data, events, or phenomena.”
“A linguistic property of verbs that do not require a direct object to complete their meaning. The action expressed by the subject remains with the doer and does not pass over to a direct recipient within a sentence structure.”
“The placement of “capital” or money in the form of assets to obtain profit or added value in the future.”
“First-person singular pronoun meaning I or me, characteristic of the “Banyumasan dialect” (Ngapak) spoken in the western region of Central Java.”
“An adjective in Javanese Ngoko register meaning black, referring to the darkest color resembling charcoal, soot, or the darkness of night. Used to describe the color of objects, skin, hair, or any item bearing the darkest pigment in the color spectrum.”
“An “adverbial marker of time” meaning “still” or “yet”, indicating a condition or state that “continues” or “has not ended”. An informal and dialectal form of the standard Indonesian word masih.”
“Relating to or describing a condition in which pressure remains constant throughout a process. In thermodynamics, an “isobaric” process occurs when a system absorbs or releases heat energy without any change in pressure, allowing volume to change freely in accordance with the ideal gas law.”
“A Javanese term referring to “fish” or more broadly used to denote any kind of “side dish” served with rice.”
“Acronym for 'in my opinion' used in online communication to express a personal perspective informally”
“Slang term referring to 'police', used in online contexts to indirectly mention law enforcement”
“Feeling ashamed or embarrassed.”
“Itoe is an old spelling for the word 'itu', indicating something far away.”