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baabu   dusty   adjective

baaer   watery   noun

baakar   taken root   adjective

baambel   take   verb

baambor   scatter and make a mess   verb

baambur   scatter and make a mess   verb

baanbur   scatter and make a mess   verb

baasap   smoky   adjective

baasar   warm up beside a fire   verb

baaso   interfere   verb

baator   arrange things   verb

ba-bae₁   “good health”   interjection

ba-bae₂   “take care”   interjection

ba-bae₃   OK   adjective

ba-bae₄   carefully   adverb

babaliang   shop   noun

babalu   harvest sago   verb

babangke   keep bringing up past problems   verb

babanting   throwing a tantrum, sulking and falling to the floor   verb

babasa   soaking wet   adjective

babaso   wash, clean   verb

babasu   wash, clean   verb

babatu₁   cough   verb

babatu₂   suffer from a cough   verb

babatu₃   rocky   adjective

babelo   dig a hole   verb

babengka   cake made with flour and coconut milk baked in a mold   noun

babengkeng₁   angry   adjective

babengkeng₂   sulking exaggeratedly to get attention   noun

babera   defacate   verb

babi barana   piglet   noun

babi fufu   smoked pork   noun

babiji   gritty   adjective

babi kapadu   castrated pig   noun

babi kerong-kerong   pig with red and black hair   noun

babi mai   sow, female pig   noun

babi naneri   pig with large tusks   noun

babi naniri   pig with large tusks   noun

babi negri   domestic pig   noun

babintang   splotched   adjective

babintol   bumpy   adjective

babi utang   wild boar   noun

baboba   ulcerated   adjective

babostok₁   banged-up, beaten-up   adjective

babostok₂   buxom   adjective

babua₁   bear fruit   verb

babua₂   muscular   adjective

babubur   porridge-like, mushy   adjective

babu   maid   noun

babulu₁   hairy, fuzzy, furry   adjective

babulu₂   sailing from island to island in search of produce to trade   verb

babunga₁   blooming   verb

babunga₂   flowery   adjective

babunga₃   variegated   adjective

babunyi   noisy, making a noise   verb

baca-baca₁   black magic   noun

baca-baca₂   practice black magic   verb

bacabang₁   forked   adjective

bacabang₂   fraudster   adjective

bacabar   always stirring up trouble, instigating violence   verb

bacabu₁   uproot   verb

bacabu₂   pull out roughly   verb

bacakar   disassemble   verb

bacampor   meddle   verb

bacang   a variety of mango, Mangifera foetida   noun

bacangkol   to hoe   verb

bacari   search, look for   verb

bacarita   chat   verb

bacebo   wash the anus   verb

bacere   divorce   verb

bacico   fidgeting, unable to stay still   noun

bacimba   curly   noun

baciong   constantly kissing   adjective

bacubi₁   pinch   verb

bacubi₂   pinches people often   verb

bacucu   have grandchildren   verb

bacukor   shave   noun

bacungkil₁   pry   verb

bacungkil₂   gouge   verb

bada dinging   an old-fashioned type of cosmetic face powder, typically made with rice flour and herbal extracts   noun

bada   face powder (cosmetic)   noun

badagang   trade   verb

badaki   dirty   adjective

badame   make peace   verb

badang dua   pregnant   noun

badang   body   noun

badang gamu   fat body   adjective

badang karempeng   skinny body   adjective

badang lala   tiredness, exhaustion   noun

badang lombo   weakness   noun

badang maraya   the feeling of limbs having ‘gone to sleep’   adjective

badaong   leafy   adjective

badara   bloody, bleeding   adjective

badati   contribute and pool resources towards a goal   verb

badayong   row   verb

badendang   sing while dancing   verb

badiang   keep quiet   verb

badi-badi   dagger   noun

badinde   servant   noun

badiri   stand up   verb

badonci   sing together   verb

bado₁   together with   adverb

bado₂   same as   adverb

baduri   prickly, spiky   adjective

bae-bae₁   “good health”   interjection

bae-bae₂   “take care”   interjection

bae-bae₃   OK   adjective

bae-bae₄   carefully   adverb

baedar   circulate   verb

bae laki-laki   the pale ruby snapper (Etelis radiosus)   noun

baeleo   traditional town hall or meeting house   noun

ba   bring   verb

baer   watery   adjective

baero   twist and turn   verb

bae sembuh   cured   verb

bae₁   good   adjective

bae₂   right, indeed   noun

bae₃   healthy   adjective

bae₄   polite   adjective

bae₅   whether   conjunction

bae₆   the ruby snapper (Etelis carbunculus)   noun

bagadang   stay up late   verb

bagafu   have dry skin   adjective

bagahe   coughing up and spitting out phlegm forcefully   noun

bagajinjang   be engaged in youthful folly, perhaps referring to having many sexual relationships while young   verb

bagale   uproot, pull out   verb

bagali   feeling disgust towards something   noun

bagang   traditional fishing structure built in the middle of the sea, a hut or platform on a bamboo structure out at sea used for net fishing   noun

baganggo₁   tease, rile up   verb

baganggo₂   disturb, be a nuisance   verb

baganggu₁   tease, rile up   verb

baganggu₂   disturb, be a nuisance   verb

bagantong   depend upon   verb

bagara₁   make a movement   verb

bagara₂   budge   verb

bagarofo   try to free oneself (from grip)   verb

bagasi₁   baggage   noun

bagasi₂   baggage compartment of an automobile   noun

bagata   sticky   adjective

bagatal₁   itchy   adjective

bagatal₂   itch   verb

bagea   a biscuit made of sago flour and kanari nut baked in a mold, often dunked in tea to soften it before eating   noun

bageang   part   noun

bagemana   how   adverb

bagepe   huddled together, squashed in   verb

bage₁   divide, share   verb

bage₂   portion, share (of)   noun

bagia   a biscuit made of sago flour and kanari nut baked in a mold, often dunked in tea to soften it before eating   noun

bagiang   part   noun

bagimana   how   adverb

bagini₁   like this, in this way   adverb

bagini₂   by now, at this time   adverb

bagitu₁   like that, in that way   adverb

bagitu₂   as soon as   adverb

bagoso   rub   verb

bagoyang   move, sway   verb

baguna   use magic   verb

bagus-bagus   nicely   adverb

bahai   sigh   verb

bahala₁   idol   noun

bahala₂   incredibly huge   adjective

bahang   ingredient, material   noun

baharap₁   hope   verb

baharap₂   trust (that)   verb

bahasa tana   indigenous language   noun

bahaso   interfere, meddle   verb

bahati₁   easily offended   adjective

bahati₂   holds grudges   adjective

bahati₃   half-cooked rice   noun

bahela   drag out, be too slow in doing something   verb

bahetu   chat   verb

baheu   sit on one buttock   verb

bahogor   spread around, broadcast   verb

bahol₁   convex   adjective

bahol₂   concave   adjective

bahonge   make noise all the time   verb

bahroteng   estimated cost   noun

bai-bai₁   “good health”   interjection

bai-bai₂   “take care”   interjection

bai-bai₃   OK   adjective

bai-bai₄   carefully   adverb

baiko   following someone around   verb

baikole₁   the willie wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), a symbol of agility   noun

baikole₂   the name of a famous ancient warrior from Loloda, North Maluku, in the Kingdom of Bola’ang-Mongondow   noun

bailele₁   the rallying-cry of oarsmen or fighters to get pumped-up for action   noun

bailele₂   punish by forcing to walk along a path along which rattan whips have been placed for the people to whip the offender   noun

baileo   traditional town hall or meeting house   noun

baileu   traditional town hall or meeting house   noun

bai₁   good   adjective

bai₂   right, indeed   noun

bai₃   healthy   adjective

bai₄   polite   adjective

bai₅   whether   conjunction

bai₆   the ruby snapper (Etelis carbunculus)   noun

baitong   count   verb

bajaga₁   wait   verb

bajaga₂   guard   verb

bajaga₃   possessive   adjective

bajajar   in a row   adjective

bajalang raba₁   walk in the dark   verb

bajalang raba₂   walk without really knowing the way   verb

bajalang₁   walk   verb

bajalang₂   via, by   preposition

bajambang   bearded   adjective

bajamur   sunbathe, bask   verb

bajang-bajang   strolling   verb

bajang   walk   verb

bajangke₁   rampant   adjective

bajangke₂   contagious   adjective

bajang ronda   stroll about enjoying nature   verb

bajantan   to mate   verb

bajejer   in a row, lined up   adjective

bajiku   angular   adjective

bajingang₁   very handsome   adjective

bajingang₂   philandering, womanising   verb

bajo   shirt, top   noun

bajual   sell (for a living)   verb

baju cele   traditional blouse   noun

baju cole   traditional bodice worn beneath a kabaya or baju cele   noun

baju kaos kutang   vest   noun

baju kos   t-shirt   noun

baju kurung   collarless men’s shirt   noun

bajumor   sunbathe   verb

bajumur   sunbathe   verb

bajunet   bayonet   noun

bakabas   thrash, shake violently   verb

bakabong   gardening   verb

bakaca   examine oneself in the mirror   verb

bakalae   quarrel, fight   verb

bakalai   quarrel, fight   verb

bakal   provisions, food for the road   noun

bakambar   twin   adjective

bakampong   joint venture   noun

bakanda₁   commit adultery   verb

bakanda₂   cheating, playing in bad faith   verb

bakanor   disagree and protest about something, but doing it anyway while muttering silently   verb

bakarang₁   chronic, ingrained   adjective

bakarang₂   rocky (with dead corals)   adjective

bakarat   rusty   adjective

bakarat   to rust   verb

bakareo₁   tremble   verb

bakareo₂   twitch   verb

bakareo₃   writhe   verb

bakareu₁   tremble   verb

bakareu₂   twitch   verb

bakareu₃   writhe   verb

bakario₁   tremble   verb

bakario₂   twitch   verb

bakario₃   writhe   verb

bakarja   work   verb

bakasang   a sauce made from the fermented innards or gills of skipjack tuna   noun

bakas   used, second-hand   adjective

bakat   breaking waves, surf   noun

bake   tray   noun

bak   stone water tank   noun

bakesteng   formwork, mould into which concrete is poured   noun

baki   tray   noun

bakira₁   get ready   verb

bakira₂   think, suppose   verb

bakol   a round basket woven from strands from the inside of rattan vines   noun

bakolong   under the bed   preposition

bakore   poking around, snooping   verb

bakuantar   walk together   verb

bakuat   exert oneself   verb

bakuator   work things out, resolve a matter   verb

bakuat₁   pull oneself together   verb

bakuat₂   resist   verb

bakuatur   work things out, resolve a matter   verb

bakubae   peace, on good terms with each other   verb

bakubage   share something with each other   verb

bakubai   peace, on good terms with each other   verb

bakubakar   mutual arson   verb

bakubalakang   lie back-to-back   verb

bakubisi-bisi   whisper to each other   verb

bakubor   buried   verb

bakubunu   kill each other   verb

bakubur   buried   verb

bakucabar   challenge each other   verb

bakucabu   attack each other   verb

bakucampor   mix with each other   verb

bakucari   look for each other   verb

bakuciong   kiss each other   verb

bakucubi   pinch each other   verb

bakucuki   have sex (vulgar)   verb

bakuda   to ride piggyback   verb

bakudapa₁   meet   verb

bakudapa₂   find out, discover   verb

bakudis   ulcer   noun

baku   solidify, congeal, clot   verb

baku-   (verb prefix to indicate reciprocity)   noun

bakufalungku   to box   verb

bakuganggu   tease each other   verb

bakugili-gili   tickle each other   verb

bakuhura   cheer all together   verb

bakuiko₁   chase each other   verb

bakuiko₂   one after the other   adverb

bakuinga   think of each other   verb

bakujaga   lie in wait for one another   verb

bakujajar   in a row   adjective

bakujanji   agree with each other   verb

bakuku   to crow   verb

bakula₁   moldy   adjective

bakula₂   go moldy   verb

bakul   a round basket woven from strands from the inside of rattan vines   noun

bakulia₁   see each other   verb

bakulia₂   look at each other   verb

bakulur   spy on or peek at each other   verb

bakumalawang   argue   verb

bakumanginte₁   look after each other   verb

bakumanginte₂   check in on each other   verb

bakumanyabong   to cockfight   verb

bakumara   be angry at each other   verb

bakumpul   come together, congregate   verb

bakumpul   meet   verb

bakumuka   face one another   verb

bakumusu   be hostile to each other   verb

bakunae   have sex (vulgar)   verb

bakunai   have sex (vulgar)   verb

bakunganga   stare at each other   verb

bakuopor   share with each other   verb

bakupele   obstruct, deter   verb

bakupiara   live together (unmarried)   verb

bakupolo   hug each other   verb

bakupotong   slash at each other   verb

bakupukul   fight each other   verb

bakuraba   hold each other   verb

bakurabe   tear into each another   verb

bakura   being loud   verb

bakuramas   strangle each other   verb

bakurapat   next to each other   adjective

bakurekeng   come to an agreement over finances   verb

bakurung   shut oneself in   verb

bakusala   differ from each other   verb

bakusanang   happy with each other   verb

bakusangaja   joking around   verb

bakusayang   feel care and affection for each other   verb

bakusengaja   joking around   verb

baku sorong bahu   help one another   verb

bakusoso   crowded or wedged close together   verb

bakutamang   be friends with each other   verb

bakutampeleng   slap each other   verb

bakutangada   to lie opposite each other   verb

bakutanya   question each other   verb

bakutarika₁   become entangled with each other   verb

bakutarika₂   have sex with each other (vulgar)   verb

bakutaro₁   compete   verb

bakutaro₂   wager with each other   verb

bakutau   resolve or settle a matter amongst each other   verb

bakutengada   face each other   verb

bakutikang₁   fight each other with spears or daggers   verb

bakutikang₂   have sex   verb

bakuti₁   throb with pain   verb

bakuti₂   flick repeatedly   verb

bakutoki   bump into each other   verb

bakutola   jostle each other   verb

bakutorana   stab at each other with spears   verb

bakutukar₁   exchange   verb

bakutukar₂   take turns   verb

bakutulung   help each other   verb

bakutumbu   to box   verb

bakutunggu   wait for each other   verb

bakutunju₁   point to each other   verb

bakutunju₂   appoint each other (for some task)   verb

bala-bala   cut into pieces   verb

balabor   smear   verb

balabu₁   docked, anchored   adjective

balabu₂   hang out   verb

balacang   fermented shrimp paste   noun

balaco   white muslin cloth   noun

balacu   white muslin cloth   noun

balaga₁   proud; haughty   adjective

balaga₂   boast, brag   verb

balagu₁   enjoys getting attention   adjective

balagu₂   capricious   adjective

balagu₃   decline an offer out of politeness when would rather accept   verb

balajar   study, learn   verb

balakang-balakang   lately   adverb

balakang₁   back   noun

balakang₂   behind   preposition

balak   dressed timber, especially one of about 10×10 cm cross section   noun

balak ruma   rafters, ceiling beams   noun

balambor₁   litter   verb

balambor₂   scattered here and there   adjective

balanda   the Netherlands   noun

balanda keju   Dutch person (pejorative)   noun

balanda mabo   drunken Dutch person (pejorative)   noun

balanda potong kapala   Dutch headhunter (in the early colonial period it was believed in Ambon that the Dutch engaged in secret headhunting practices, laying human heads under the cornerstones of public buildings)   noun

balandong   (of water) lie in a puddle   verb

balanga   clay pot   noun

balangang   clay pot   noun

balangang kakusang   clay pot for cooking rice   noun

balanja   shop   verb

balapis   layer   verb

balari₁   running about   verb

balari₂   mistake   verb

balas₁   blister   verb

balas₂   blistered   adjective

balas₃   ballast   noun

balas₄   reciprocate   verb

balas₅   order, instruct   verb

balas₆   scratch, scrape   verb

balasteng   tax   noun

bala₁   split, cleave   verb

bala₂   punch   verb

balatar   in a row   adjective

balau₁   blue   adjective

balau₂   the indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria   noun

balau₃   laundry bluing   noun

balayar   sail, voyage   verb

bale-bale mata   a type of magic used to make oneself invisible   noun

bale-bale₁   return again   verb

bale-bale₂   turn over repeatedly   verb

bale-bale₃   take a siesta   verb

bale-bale₄   wide bench or platform made of bamboo   noun

bale-bale₅   cause not to see, as if by magic   verb

baleja₁   smeared with   adjective

baleja₂   gooey   noun

balek   tin, can   noun

bal   ball   noun

balender   covered with a wet, sticky substance   adjective

balengang₁   walking in an overly proud manner   verb

balengang₂   uneven   adjective

balengang₃   sway, swing   verb

balenggang₁   walking in an overly proud manner   verb

balenggang₂   uneven   adjective

balenggang₃   sway, swing   verb

balengkar   rummage   verb

bale papeda   the stirring motion used to serve papeda with gata-gata   verb

balerang   sulphur   noun

bale₁   turn   verb

bale₂   turn over   verb

bale₃   reverse   verb

bale₄   return   verb

bale₅   twist, wind   verb

bale₆   change   verb

bale₇   lump (of papeda)   noun

bali   buy   verb

balimbing bajiku   star fruit, Averrhoa carambola   noun

balimbing   plants in the genus Averrhoa and their fruit   noun

balimbing plesko   the cucumber tree, Averrhoa bilimbi   noun

balisa₁   nervous   adjective

balisa₂   feel sad   verb

balobe₁   night-fishing at low tide using torches and a spear   verb

balobe₂   look at oneself in the mirror   verb

balobo   the common halfbeak (Hyporhamphus unifasciatus) or Lutke’s halfbeak (Hemiramphus japonicus)   noun

balok   a block and tackle   noun

baloko   steal   verb

balompa₁   jump   verb

balompa₂   jump over   verb

balong-balong   not yet after an inordinately long time   adverb

balong bilang   haven’t yet told it   verb

balong   not yet   adverb

balong istori   haven’t yet spoken   verb

balong lei   still not yet   adjective

balong tau   don’t yet know   verb

balubang   holed   adjective

baluda   spitting   verb

balu   widower, widow   noun

balu gandang   a species of fish (?)   noun

balumpa ancor   jump for joy   verb

balumpa   jump   verb

baluntas   Indian camphorweed (Pluchea indica), used medicinally   noun

bamaeng   playing all the time   verb

bamaing   playing all the time   verb

bamaki   always cursing, swearing   verb

bamara   constantly angry   adjective

bambang₁   to dry something fully   verb

bambang₂   hang out to dry   verb

bameti   looking for shellfish, crabs, etc. at low tide   verb

baminta   asking for things   verb

baminya   oily   adjective

bampuki   curse, swear   noun

bamuat   load into   verb

bamulu   talk too much   verb

banafas   breathe   verb

banana   purulent   adjective

bananah   purulent   adjective

banang   thread, string   noun

banang galas   string to which glass powder has been glued for kite fighting   noun

banang raja   rainbow   noun

banapas   breathe   verb

banbang   warm up   verb

bandera   flag   noun

baner   large, above-ground tree root   noun

bangka₁   swollen   adjective

bangka₂   swell   verb

bangkawang   measure word for pieces of bamboo used for roof thatching   measure

bangke   dead body   noun

bangk   bank   noun

bangko   bench   noun

bangong   get up out of bed   verb

bangskrup   vice (tool)   noun

baniang   traditional men’s jacket used for special occasions   noun

baniang itang   traditional men’s jacket used by protestant Christians when praying   noun

baniang puti   traditional white shirt worn under the baniang jacket   noun

ban₁   band, belt   noun

ban₂   drive belt   noun

banta   to fight   verb

bantal kapala   pillow   noun

bantal najong   wooden bracket that holds an outrigger spar on a canoe   noun

bantal parau   wooden bracket that holds an outrigger spar on a canoe   noun

bantal polo   bolster pillow   noun

banting   drop something to the ground   verb

bantuang   help, assistance   noun

banya   many   adjective

bao   shoulder   noun

baostar   very dirty   adjective

bapa bongso   parent’s younger brother   noun

bapa   “father”, term of address for an older man   noun

bapa   mister   noun

bapa hati   “for goodness’ sake!”   interjection

bapa kamponang   “god forgive” (expression when someone has done something improper)   interjection

bapake₁   dress, put on clothes   verb

bapake₂   employ magical powers   verb

bapaksa   to force   verb

bapa mantu   father-in-law   noun

bapanjang   oval, elliptic   adjective

bapantong   exchanging pantongs   verb

bapa pandita   vicar   noun

bapapang   become habitual   verb

bapa piara   foster father   noun

bapa raja   head of the village   noun

bapasir   sandy   adjective

bapa tiri   stepfather   noun

bapa tua   parent’s older brother   noun

bapa tuang   good sir (sarcastic, e.g. addressing a child)   noun

bapeci   muddy   adjective

bapikol   carry, shoulder   verb

bapinggang   having a pronounced and slim waist   adjective

bapukol   constantly aggressive   adjective

bapusakai   inherit   verb

baputar   turning   verb

bara api   cinders, glowing coals   noun

baraba₁   handle   verb

baraba₂   grope, fondle   verb

baraci   eating something very spicy   verb

bara   hot ember   noun

barakal   trick, deceive   verb

barampa   meddle   verb

barampas   taking things by force   verb

barana   give birth to   verb

baranda   verandah, lobby   noun

barandang   soak, bathe   noun

barane   brave   adjective

barangkat   depart   verb

barangke₁   lot of   adjective

barangke₂   heaped   adjective

barangko   take all   verb

barang₁   property, possession   noun

barang₂   because   conjunction

barang₃   about, roughly   adverb

barani   dare (to do something)   verb

barani   daring   adjective

barantang   joint venture   noun

barapa   how many, how much   adverb

barasa₁   tastes as if been tainted with   verb

barasa₂   to feel intuitively   verb

baras   rice (uncooked)   noun

barat₁   west wind   noun

barat₂   heavy   adjective

barba   beard   noun

barbage   to share, to divide   verb

bardaya   the southwest wind (usually very strong)   noun

bardosa₁   sinful   adjective

bardosa₂   “damn!”   interjection

barekeng   calculate   verb

bar   new   adjective

barenti₁   stop   verb

barenti₂   finish   verb

baress   bed of the type built in a walang   noun

baret₁   soldier of the Republic of South Maluku separatist group   noun

baret₂   beret   noun

baribot   making a scene, being noisy   verb

baribut   making a scene, being noisy   verb

baringing₁   coveting other people’s things   verb

baringing₂   the weeping fig (Ficus benjamina)   noun

baringos   have a cold   noun

barliang   diamond   noun

barmaeng   playing all the time   verb

barmaeng mata   giving someone ‘bedroom eyes’   verb

barmaeng sapa tau   playing dumb, pretending to be innocent   verb

barmaeng₁   play   verb

barmaeng₂   do repeatedly as part of some strategy   verb

barnang   swimming   verb

baroba₁   medicate   verb

baroba₂   receive treatment   verb

baroba₃   change, transform   verb

baronda   stroll, walk aimlessly   verb

barong   fibrous material from aren palm   noun

barsi   clean   adjective

barsing   sneeze   verb

barsungut   grumbling, complaining   verb

barua   wooden tackle box   noun

baruba   get treatment   verb

barudel   plain sponge cake   noun

barumpu₁   unkempt   adjective

barumpu₂   grassy   adjective

baruntung   lucky, prosperous   adjective

baru₁   the humpback turretfish (Tetrosomus gibbosus)   noun

baru₂   the sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)   noun

barutang   owe   verb

basadia   prepare   verb

basahua   interfere with people’s conversations   verb

basai   sit anywhere without regard for propriety   verb

basaleng   get dressed   verb

basambunyi   hide   verb

basangaja   fool around, jest   verb

basangka   be suspicious   verb

basap   smoky   adjective

basaro   sing a traditional kind of chanting song   verb

basar₁   big   adjective

basar₂   expand, get bigger   verb

basar₃   grow up, mature   verb

basar₄   important (humorous, sarcastic)   adjective

basa₁   language   noun

basa₂   make wet   verb

basa₃   wet, damp   adjective

basa tana   indigenous language   noun

bas   boss   noun

basena   go back and forth   verb

basi   stale   noun

basila   sit (with crosssed legs)   verb

basing   sneeze   verb

basoet   sweaty   adjective

basombar   take cover, shelter   verb

basombayang   pray   verb

basombong   behave arrogantly, in a conceited fashion   verb

basondo   interrupting other people’s conversations   verb

basoso   crowd together   verb

baso₁   bakso   noun

baso₂   wash   verb

bastel₁   stylish   adjective

bastel₂   likes to dress smartly   adjective

bastori   tell a story   verb

ba-₁   (verb-forming prefix like the Indonesian ber-, me-, meng-)   verb

ba-₂   (particle implying repetition)   verb

basudara₁   related by family   verb

basudara₂   brothers (figurative, like ‘comrades’)   noun

basu   cleaning   verb

basuet   sweaty   adjective

basumpa₁   invoke god’s name if someone is hurt or a bad thing happens   verb

basumpa₂   take marriage vows   verb

basuru   bossing around   verb

basuwet   sweaty   adjective

batado   take cover   verb

batai besi   rusty   adjective

batai   corroded   adjective

batalaga   (of water) lie in a puddle   verb

batali   sticky   adjective

batalor   lay (an egg)   verb

batamang₁   be friends   verb

batamang₂   accompany   verb

batamba   adding   verb

batambong₁   heaped, be piled up   noun

batambong₂   many   noun

batamu   visit, call on   verb

batanang   planting (a crop)   verb

batang kayu   fallen tree trunk, log   noun

batangke   stemmed   adjective

batang kepala   the back of the head   noun

batang leher   the back of the neck   noun

batang₁   trunk (of a tree)   noun

batang₂   measure word for rods   measure

batang₃   bulky part of an elongate object   noun

batarea₁   cry out, yell   verb

batarea₂   moo, bellow   verb

batarei   battery   noun

bataria₁   cry out, yell   verb

bataria₂   moo, bellow   verb

bataro₁   agree to compete   verb

bataro₂   bet, wager   verb

bataru₁   agree to compete   verb

bataru₂   bet, wager   verb

baterek₁   nosy, bothersome   adjective

baterek₂   tease, provoke   noun

batingka₁   stylish   adjective

batingka₂   dress up, put on airs   verb

batongka   prop oneself up   verb

batong₁   we, us   pronoun

batong₂   stucco   noun

batu anyo   pumice   noun

batu bacang   soapstone   noun

batu-batu₁   a species of cardinalfish (Apogonichthyoides niger)   noun

batu-batu₂   fish that have been caught   noun

batu cobe   the mortar (of a mortar and pestle)   noun

batu gantong   overhanging rock   noun

batu goso   whetstone   noun

batu gurinda   rotary grind stone   noun

batu kapala   top and back part of skull   noun

batu karikel   gravel   noun

batulang₁   bony   adjective

batulang₂   help when things go wrong   verb

batul-batul   correctly, properly   adjective

batul   yes, right   noun

batul … la   at the moment when … then   noun

batu lompa   rock used as shelter by the lompa   noun

batumbu₁   sprout   verb

batumbu₂   grow   verb

batunangang   engaged   adjective

batu pamali   the foundation stone for a traditional village, placed beside the baileo, that represents the unity of the soa and the presence of ancestors   noun

batu sao   anchor stone   noun

batu senter   flashlight battery   noun

bau   shoulder   noun

baukup   inhale steam scented with cajuput oil so as to clear the nasal passages   verb

baurung   crowd, swarm   verb

bausprit   bowsprit   noun

baut   (of a sailing vessel) come about, tack   verb

bawa bale   bring back   verb

bawa kaki deng tangang   arrive as a guest without bringing a gift   verb

bawa lari   steal, run off with   verb

bawa masu   bring inside   verb

bawang lao   possibly the cardwell lily, Proiphys amboinensis   noun

baw   bring   verb

bebe   duck   noun

beca   becak   noun

bedeng   plant bed in a nursery   noun

be   I, me   pronoun

be’eng   my (contraction of “beta pung”)   adjective

beha   bra   noun

beker   beaker, drinking cup   noun

belang-belang   striped   adjective

belang₁   a large arombai   noun

belang₂   an arombai team-rowing race   noun

belek   tin, can   noun

bel   bell   noun

belok   turn   verb

bembang₁   drop someone off   verb

bembang₂   send or direct someone   verb

bembang₃   purposely keeping people waiting   verb

bembeng   carry, tote   verb

benaut   the feeling of uncomfortable heat due to confined space   noun

bendar   town (capital)   noun

beng   my (contraction of “beta pung”)   adjective

bengko   bent   adjective

bera dara   dysentery   noun

bera   defecate   verb

berang   traditional cloth worn tied around the head by the people of Seram island, with different colours for different occasions, e.g. the red cloth worn by the Nuaulu people   noun

bere-bere   rheumatism   noun

bermaeng   play   verb

besi barani   magnet   noun

besi cor   rebar   noun

besi puti   traditional stainless steel alloy   noun

besloit   decree (document)   noun

beso   tomorrow   noun

beso pagi   tomorrow morning   noun

besuk   visiting someone who is sick   verb

beta   I, me   pronoun

betang   my (contraction of “beta pung”)   adjective

bet   I, me   pronoun

betong   we, us   pronoun

bia asuseng   a marine mollusc that lives in the sand and can be dug up at low tide   noun

bia duri babi   a species of chiton (Acanthopleura spinosa)   noun

bia   shelled mollusc   noun

bia garu   the giant clam (Tridacna gigas)   noun

bia huraing   a marine mollusc that lives on drifting logs   noun

bia kakusang   a species of cone snail (the genus Conus) with brown spots   noun

bia kodo   a species of clam   noun

bia lola   a kind of commercial seashell   noun

bia makii   cone snails (the genus Conus)   noun

bia mata bulan   the gold-mouth turban sea snail (Turbo chrysostroma)   noun

bia mika   the giant clam (Tridacna gigas)   noun

bia mutel   the ribbed turban sea snail (Turbo intercostalis)   noun

biang   the village midwife   noun

bia pasir isi   marine molluscs in the genus Oliva   noun

biar₁   not forbidden   adjective

biar₂   abandon   verb

bia sondo   a species of scallop (the family Pectinidae)   noun

bia tai kambing   a sea snail in the genus Morula   noun

bia warna putih   cowries in the genus Cypraea   noun

bibi   pot-bellied   adjective

bibir   gossipy, naggy   adjective

bicang   a variety of mango, Mangifera foetida   noun

bicara garos   brag   verb

bicara lari   speak very quickly   verb

bico₁   pot-bellied   adjective

bico₂   slow due to obesity   adjective

bidang   the village midwife   noun

biji   diameter of a fishing line   noun

biji gandaria   orange colour   adjective

biji gondal₁   bladder   noun

biji gondal₂   penis   noun

biji kalir   testicle   noun

biji kalot   testicle   noun

biji nangka   the goldband goatfish (Upeneus mullocensin)   noun

biji poro   swollen spleen   noun

biji rawa   pimple   noun

biji ruku   the toothpony (Gazza minuta)   noun

biji rukung   evil person   noun

biking bai   settle a conflict, resolve a matter   verb

biking-biking   shaman who usess black magic to achieve a goal   noun

biking bodo   deceive   verb

biking muka kailolo   pretend to be sincere and in need of assistance   verb

biking₁   do   verb

biking₂   cause to be   verb

biking₃   make, build   verb

biking₄   fix, repair   verb

biking₅   hurt   verb

biking₆   afflict using black magic   verb

bila-bila   spatula   noun

bilalang   grasshopper   noun

bilalo   smoothing concrete that has been poured to form a floor   noun

bilangang   number   noun

bilolo   stye on the eyelid   noun

biludu   the plumed cockscomb flower (Celosia argenta)   noun

binci   hate   verb

binen ban   inner tube of a tyre   noun

bingkudong   noni fruit, Morinda citrifolia   noun

bini   wife   noun

bini piara   common-law wife   noun

bintanggor   the tree Calophyllun inophyllum, whose fruit is traditionally used to make kanjoli candles   noun

bintanggur   the tree Calophyllun inophyllum, whose fruit is traditionally used to make kanjoli candles   noun

bintanggur utang   the tree Calophyllum soulattri   noun

bintang kincing   meteor, shooting star   noun

bintang siang   morning star   noun

bintang tuju   the pleiades constellation   noun

bintol   bump, welt   noun

birman   neighbour   noun

birmang   neighbour   noun

bisi-bisi   whisper, mumble   verb

bisi   whisper   verb

bisol bilalu   boil (skin condition)   noun

bisol   infected wound   noun

bisol kacang   small boils   noun

bisol mai   big boil   noun

bistungker   a type of cassava that grows on its own   noun

bisul   infected wound   noun

biting   pieces of dried palm fibre   noun

bitis   calf of leg   noun

bitis kaki   calf of leg   noun

blacu   calico cloth   noun

blajar   study   verb

blakang₁   back   noun

blakang₂   behind   preposition

blau₁   blue   adjective

blau₂   the indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria   noun

blau₃   laundry bluing   noun

blek   tin, can   noun

blimbang   gaudily dressed   adjective

blimbing   plants in the genus Averrhoa and their fruit   noun

blinblang   gaudily dressed   adjective

bloker   block, stem the flow, dam   verb

blong   not yet   adverb

blus   blouse   noun

boang   throw away   verb

boang waktu   waste time   verb

bobara   the giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)   noun

boba₁   ulcer, sore   noun

boba₂   yaws (disease)   noun

bobengka   cake made with flour, palm sugar, and coconut, baked in a mold to resemble bread   noun

bobo anyer   smell of fish   verb

bobo busu   stink   verb

bobo   sleep (childish)   verb

bobo hosi   smell of urine   verb

bobo rai   foul-smelling   verb

bobo₁   smelly   adjective

bobo₂   smells like   verb

bobo tai   smells dirty   adjective

bobo tarbae   have a bad smell   verb

bobou₁   smelly   adjective

bobou₂   smells like   verb

bobo wosi   smells of urine   adjective

bocor   holey, perforated, punctured   adjective

bode   lackey, errand-boy   noun

bodi   body   noun

bodo-bodo   act stupidly   verb

bodo   stupid   adjective

bodo’   very stupid   adjective

bodok   stupid   adjective

boga-boga   walk slowly and shakily, or unable to walk at all, due to sickness   verb

boi   traditional Maluku game that involves throwing a tennis ball at an opponent   noun

boiko   follow   verb

bokar   big   noun

bokor   finger bowl   noun

bola-bale   repeatedly, again and again   adjective

bolana   the squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)   noun

bole   may, can (permitted to)   verb

bolengkar   rummage through things leaving them in a mess   verb

bololeng₁   bread   noun

bololeng₂   fried bread   noun

bolong   not yet   adverb

bolsak   mattress   noun

bolta   bolt, make a hasty escape   verb

bombat   very fat   noun

bombong   full to the brim   adjective

boncis   the green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)   noun

bone   sack   noun

bon   bill   noun

boneng   incisors that are more prominent than usual   noun

bong-bong   candy, sweets   noun

bongkar   power through the water   verb

bongkar   turn upside down   verb

bongko   hunch, slouch   verb

bongso   youngest sibling   noun

bontal₁   round   adjective

bontal₂   fat   adjective

bontiana   vengeful ghost of a woman who died in childbirth (see the Indonesian kuntilanak, pontianak)   noun

bordelis   violent (wind)   adjective

bore₁   poisoning fish to catch them   verb

bore₂   the plant Derris elliptica, the root of which is used as a medicine and fish poison   noun

borgor   big   adjective

borgor   pineapple cultivar   noun

borong   buy in bulk   verb

borstel   brush   noun

boslak   mattress   noun

bot   large boat used for trade, typically those of the buton or bugis people of southeast sulawesi   noun

boti   distended   noun

botol cebo   beer bottle now used to hold water for washing the anus   noun

botol manci₁   a short evil demon, gnome, goblin   noun

botol manci₂   an pejorative nickname for a short person   noun

bout₁   bolt   noun

bout₂   big chunks of meat   noun

brekeng   calculate   verb

brenebon   kidney bean   noun

brenti   stop   verb

broidehong   bridegroom   noun

broit dohom   bridegroom   noun

broit   bride   noun

brot₁   bread, specifically a European-style loaf   noun

brot₂   pouting, sullen-faced   adjective

brudel   plain sponge cake   noun

bruder   plain sponge cake   noun

bua dara   the pulasan (Nephelium ramboutan-ake) and its fruit   noun

bua kartu   the star gooseberry (Sauropus androgynus) and its fruit   noun

buang-buang aer   diarrhoea   noun

buang-buang   harm   noun

bua nona   the sugar-apple tree (Annona squamosa) and its fruit   noun

bua panta   buttock   noun

bua putri   the stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida)   noun

bua rai   a mangosteen used in a children’s game: the bottom is been cut off, and the children must guess the number of its internal compartments   noun

bua rau   edible fruit   noun

bua₁   fruit   noun

bua₂   muscle   noun

bua tangang   souvenir   noun

bubara biru   the bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)   noun

bubara   the giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)   noun

bubara lasi   the golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)   noun

bubengka   cake made with flour, palm sugar, and coconut, baked in a mold to resemble bread   noun

bubor   rice porridge, congee, bubur   noun

bubor ne   bubor made of sago rather than rice   noun

bubu   traditional fish trap made of woven bamboo   noun

bubui₁   child’s swing   noun

bubui₂   swing as on a child’s swing   verb

buce   term of address for young boys   pronoun

buda   slave   noun

bu   term of address for male of similar age or older   pronoun

buf   (onomatopoeia: a heavy object hitting the ground)   noun

bufra   buffalo   noun

bui-bui₁   child’s swing   noun

bui-bui₂   swing as on a child’s swing   verb

bui   prison   noun

bujang   unmarried adult   noun

bujang sore   a man who is always seen sitting outside every evening   noun

buju-buju   coaxing, charming, seducing   verb

buju₁   coax, charm, seduce   verb

buju₂   comfort, lull   verb

buka mulu   speak, talk   verb

bukang   not   adverb

buka paha   spread one’s legs (for sex)   verb

buka sasi   a harvest ‘opening ceremony’, an announcement and prayers led by the village head formally lifting prohibitions on the harvesting of some resource   noun

buka usbu   the start of the week   noun

buk oba-oba   magic book   noun

buku hobatang   book of magic   noun

buku tambaga   historical document belonging to a village chief   noun

bulana   the flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)   noun

bulang-bulang   middle section of a boat   noun

bulang ilang cahaya   possibly a new moon or a lunar eclipse   noun

bulang makarao   lunar eclipse   noun

bulang makarau   lunar eclipse   noun

bulang miring   west-sloping moon   noun

bulang muda   first ten days of the lunar month   noun

bulang pake payong   the moon with a halo   noun

bulang pono   full moon   noun

bulang₁   month   noun

bulang₂   moon   noun

bulang tinggi   the seventh or eighth night of the lunar month (?)   noun

bulang tua   middle of the lunar month   noun

bule   tied up, wrapped around   adjective

bulu ayang   chicken feathers   noun

bulu baduri   a variety of bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)   noun

bulu betung   a variety of bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper)   noun

bulu bors   bamboo money box hidden in the wall of a house   noun

bulu-bulu   bamboo grove   noun

bulu burong   feather   noun

bulu chen   a variety of bamboo   noun

bulu cina   small-leaved bamboo variety (Bambusa multiplex), often planted as a garden fence   noun

bulu garang   bamboo container for salt   noun

bulu gila₁   bamboo with magical significance used in a particular dance   noun

bulu gila₂   the event associated with the dance of the same name   noun

bulu hahesi   cord made from sago palm fibre or the outer skin of bamboo   noun

bulu hias   small-leaved bamboo variety (Bambusa multiplex), often planted as a garden fence   noun

bulu jawa   a variety of bamboo (Schizostachyum brachyladumi)   noun

bulu kaning   eyebrow hair   noun

bulu kuning   a variety of bamboo   noun

bulu loleba   the black bamboo (Neololeba atra)   noun

bulu nyawa   body hair   noun

bulu patong   a large bamboo variety (Dendrocalamus asper)   noun

bulu rambu   head hair   noun

bulus-bulus   the oriental trumpeter whiting (Sillago aeolus)   noun

bulus   blouse   noun

bulu sero   a variety of bamboo (Gigantochloa apus)   noun

bulu suanggi   a variety of bamboo (Schizostachyum arundinaceae)   noun

bulu₁   bamboo   noun

bulu₂   hair on the body   noun

bulu tapir   a variety of bamboo   noun

bulu tui   small bamboo variety, either Schizostachyum lima or Gigantochloa atter   noun

bundur capatu   shoe brush   noun

bundur   brush   noun

bundur gigi   toothbrush   noun

bunga gula   candy, sweets   noun

bunga konde   jewelry to decorate a hair bun   noun

bungang-bungang₁   crown of the head   noun

bungang-bungang₂   roof ridge   noun

bunga rampe   a bunch or pile of different flowers and fragrant leaves distributed at ceremonial meals   noun

bunga ron   a crown or garland of flowers worn on the head   noun

bung-bung   pigeon, dove, any bird of the family Columbidae   noun

bung   term of address for male of similar age or older   pronoun

bungkusang   package   noun

buntiana   vengeful ghost of a woman who died in childbirth (see the Indonesian kuntilanak, pontianak)   noun

bunting batu   (of a woman) afflicted with stomach cancer   adjective

bunting   pregnant   adjective

bunu api   extinguish a fire with water   verb

bunu lampu   put out a light   verb

burong   bird   noun

burung kok   owl   noun

bustik   erect penis   noun

busu   rotten   adjective

buta ayang   suffering from night blindness   adjective

buta huruf   illiterate   adjective

butu anging   twister, tornado, hurricane   noun

butu balanda   a plant having edible tubors, possibly arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) or simply the potato   noun

butu   male genitalia (slang)   noun

butu galoba   uncircumcised   adjective

butu kusu-kusu   reed roots   noun

butu mange-mange   mangrove roots   noun

butu sous   an ovoid fried snack made from flour, sugar, and salt that is served coated with melted palm sugar   noun