Words Starting with "U"

An idiom meaning 'yields no result or profit at all,' often used for futile efforts or ventures.

Payment given to employees for work performed outside official working hours or on national holidays.

The lowest wage level that must legally or through union agreements be paid by a company to an employee.

A special payment given to motivate and increase an employee's work enthusiasm.

A special service payment given to employees as compensation for exceptional performance or non-standard work conditions, such as working on holidays, hazardous jobs, or utilizing specific expertise.

Wages that are due to be paid to an employee but are currently withheld or have not yet been disbursed by the employer.

Fair wage is the compensation provided by a company that is balanced with the services contributed by the employee to the company.

Upah-mengupah is the process of mutually hiring or employing each other between parties involved in a task.

Upahan refers to a worker who earns a result from their labor, a hired person, or someone employed on a temporary basis.

Upajiwa is the wage or sustenance provided to meet a person's living needs and livelihood.

Upak means to light an almost extinguished fire or, figuratively, to provoke anger and incite.

Maintenance or care, such as upakara credit provided for home repair or expansion.

A government award given to artisans and small entrepreneurs for their service, dedication, and pioneering work in small industries.

To polish or burnish gold or other metals to make them shiny and lustrous.

An object that has been polished or burnished to a shine, or the result of the polishing process.

A bird of the species Melanochlora sultanea, known as the sultan bird.

Upanishad are philosophical interpretive texts concerning the Vedas, serving as foundational scriptures for Hindus.

Upar is a classical term meaning to form small balls with the palm of the hand, such as when shaping cake dough.

A poison derived from plants, or a poisonous tree that produces such poison, such as Antiaris toxicaria.

Upawasa is a Hindu religious term for fasting or brata, a form of self-discipline obligatory for Hindus, such as during the night of Siwaratri.

Upaya is an effort or endeavor undertaken to achieve a purpose, solve a problem, or find a solution.

Upayanya refers to the effort or action taken by someone or something to achieve a specific goal.

A fire rope made from coconut fiber or palm spathe strips, which smolders continuously when lit.

Money, gold, or other payments that must be given by subordinate states or regions to a ruler or more powerful nation.

The wide, thin stalk of a betel palm or similar plant, traditionally used as a wrapping, such as for dodol.

An affectionate term for a young girl in Minangkabau language, commonly used in daily conversation or figuratively.

Dried mucus that accumulates and hardens inside the nose.

The name of the 20th letter in the Greek alphabet, commonly used as a symbol in mathematics, physics, and linguistics.

See ufuk, referring to the horizon line where the sky meets the earth.

A formal discussion or deliberation involving consultation to reach an agreement, as well as a proposal or plan drafted for a specific purpose.