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The study of Indonesian etymology and loan words reflects its historical and social context. Examples include the early Sanskrit borrowings, probably during the Srivijaya period, the borrowings from Arabic and Persian, especially during the time of the establishment of Islam, and words borrowed from Dutch during the colonial period.
The following is a partial list of English words of Indonesian origin. The loanwords in this list may be borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from the Indonesian language . Some words may also be borrowed from Malay during the British colonial period in British Malaya , or during the short period of British rule in Java .
The words are either directly borrowed from India or through the intermediary of the Old Javanese language. In the classical language of Java, Old Javanese, the number of Sanskrit loanwords is far greater. The Old Javanese — English dictionary by Prof. P.J. Zoetmulder, S.J. (1982) contains no fewer than 25,500 entries. Almost half are ...
Please keep this category free from articles about the topics identified by the Indonesian words and phrases below; it is only meant to contain articles about the words and phrases themselves. (See, for example, Category:English words.)
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Indonesian Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref cako (dated) headgear cokelat: chocolate: chocolade: chocolate: cultuurstelsel: cultivation system: cultuurstelsel: cultivation system: The Cultivation System was a Dutch government policy in the mid-19th century for its Dutch East Indies colony (now Indonesia). curatele ...
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Javanese elements are incorporated from the variant of Malay used in Indonesia due to the influence of the Indonesian media. While it is based on Malay, Indonesian has been strongly influenced by Javanese, as the Javanese are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. Dutch influence over Indonesian vocabulary is highly significant, as Malay was ...