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2022-08-10
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dacing   weighing scales   noun

dadeso   trap / snare used to catch pigs and deer in the forest   noun

dadesu   trap / snare used to catch pigs and deer in the forest   noun

da   goodbye   interjection

dagang1   merchandise   noun

dagang2   immigrants   noun

dag   respect   noun

dah1   hello   interjection

dah2   goodbye   interjection

daki   dirt stuck to the body   noun

dalang   in, inside   preposition

dalang muka   in advance   preposition

dalang tangan   palm of the hand   noun

dalapang   eight   adjective

dalima   the pomegranate tree (Punica granatum) and its fruit   noun

dalise   the Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus)   noun

damam   fever   noun

damang   fever   noun

dame   peace   noun

dame   peace   noun

dam   checkers (game)   noun

dandang   steamer   noun

dangke   “thanks”   interjection

dangsa1   a dance   noun

dangsa2   to dance   verb

danke   “thanks”   interjection

dano   lake   noun

dansa   dance   verb

daong biana   the coleus (Coleus scutellarioides), the leaves of which are used for eyedrops or as an ingredient in traditional medicines   noun

daong burung   snake jasmine (Rhinacanthus nasutus), the roots of which are pounded and used in emulsions to treat skin diseases   noun

daong   leaf   noun

daong gatal   nettle leaves (the Urticaceae family)   noun

daong jandela   window   noun

daong kaki   foot   noun

daong kikir   a shrub in the myrtle family, Rhodamnia waigeoensis, the leaves of which are used to roll cigarettes   noun

daong mayana   the coleus (Coleus scutellarioides), the leaves of which are used for eyedrops or as an ingredient in traditional medicines   noun

daong mayang   dried coconut leaf, often bundled together and tied to make torches   noun

daong pintu   door   noun

daong takajo   Mimosa pudica, the leaves of which close up when touched   noun

daong talinga   earlobe   noun

daong tangang   hand   noun

dapa’ampong   receive pardon   verb

dapa’anging   get the opportunity to   verb

dapabandera   win   verb

dapaciong   get kissed   verb

dapacolo   get a dunking   verb

dapa-dapa   always receive   adjective

dapamaki   get sworn at   verb

dapamalu   to be embarrassed because of something that gives you a bad reputation   verb

dapamara   get a scolding   verb

dapamulu   get a scolding   noun

dapapotong   get cut   verb

dapapukul   get a beating, as for doing something wrong   verb

daparofol   get hit repeatedly   noun

dapasuara   elected   noun

dapa1   find   verb

dapa2   be able to do something   verb

dapa3   get, receive   verb

dapa4   verb prefix indicating ’to get [verb]ed’   verb

dapa5   meet   verb

dapatikang   get stabbed   verb

dapor   kitchen   noun

dara ayang   wart   noun

dara mati   congealed blood   noun

dara1   blood   noun

dara2   landward   noun

darayang   wart   noun

darem   steel drum   noun

dar   from   preposition

dari balakang   -   noun

dari muka   from before   adverb

darurat   temporary (of a building)   adjective

dati   traditional system of patrilinear land ownership rights   noun

dati lenyap   uninhabited land   noun

degdegu1   traditional bed or couch   noun

degdegu2   traditional kind of kitchen shelf   noun

degdegu3   a place to put glassware in the forest, made of wooden poles and bamboo floors, or of split sago stems   noun

dego-dego1   traditional bed or couch   noun

dego-dego2   traditional kind of kitchen shelf   noun

dego-dego3   a place to put glassware in the forest, made of wooden poles and bamboo floors, or of split sago stems   noun

degu-degu1   traditional bed or couch   noun

degu-degu2   traditional kind of kitchen shelf   noun

degu-degu3   a place to keep glassware in the forest, made of wooden poles and bamboo floors, or of split sago stems   noun

deka   close, nearby   adjective

dekeng1   escort, guard   verb

dekeng2   blanket fabric   noun

dengang1   and   conjunction

dengang2   with   conjunction

dengarang   parental advice   noun

dengar-dengarang   listen to advice   verb

deng1   and   conjunction

deng2   with   conjunction

depa1   arm span (as a unit of measure)   noun

depa2   stride (as a unit of measure)   noun

depa3   step across   verb

desel   adze   noun

des   so, consequently   adjective

diang-diang   silently, on the sly   adjective

diang   to be quiet   verb

di   he, she, it   noun

difan   couch, sofa   noun

digi   in, at   preposition

dinas   on duty   verb

dinging   cold   adjective

dipang1   bed without mattress   noun

dipang2   town hall   noun

doa-pakatang   incantation   noun

dobol1   double   adjective

dobol2   repeatedly   adverb

dobol3   strike hard   verb

dodaga   the distinctive motif on the front of a fabric (which becomes the back when worn as a sarong)   noun

dodeso   trap / snare used to catch pigs and deer in the forest   noun

dodesu   trap / snare used to catch pigs and deer in the forest   noun

dodoho   gift, souvenir   noun

dodoming   placenta   noun

doekor   two tails (of) (measure word for describing the number of fish, chickens, etc.)   measure

do   first   noun

doho-doho   gift, souvenir   noun

doika   two bunches (of) (measure word for things in bunches or bundles)   measure

dolo-dolo1   former, past   adjective

dolo-dolo2   olden times   adjective

dolo1   first   adverb

dolo2   formerly   noun

dolo3   olden   adjective

dolo4   awhile   adverb

dolo5   “just a moment”   interjection

dominggu   Sunday   noun

donci   music   noun

dondang   testicles (slang)   noun

dong   they, them   pronoun

dorang   they, them   pronoun

doriang kuning   durian that is almost ripe, with yellow innards   noun

doriang muda   unripe durian   noun

doriang1   durian (trees in the genus Durio)   noun

doriang2   possibly the spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)   noun

dos   box   noun

dosi   box   noun

doti1   practice black magic   verb

doti2   harm someone through the use of magic   verb

dreibank   lathe   noun

drom   steel drum   noun

drop1   take someone or something somewhere   verb

drop2   weakened condition, declining health   noun

dudang   metallic (of plates, basins, etc.)   adjective

dudesu   trap / snare used to catch pigs and deer in the forest   noun

dudu badiri   sit down and stand up repeatedly   verb

dudu-dudu   sit for a while, relax   verb

dudu jengke-jengke   sit with knees bent to one side   verb

dudu makang   sit to eat   verb

dudu meja   low desk or table suitable for eating from when sitting on the floor   noun

dudu1   sit down   verb

dudu2   remain seated   verb

dudu3   settle, as suspended particles in a fluid   verb

duk-duk   (onomatopoea: sound of a fast heartbeat)   noun

dukong1   carry in front of oneself   verb

dukong2   carry a baby   verb

dukung1   carry in front of oneself   verb

dukung2   carry a baby   verb

dukung3   shaman   noun

dulang1   a large circular wooden tray carried on the head that is used to sell goods   noun

dulang2   a type of raised plate on a stem, traditionally used to sell fish or sago   noun

dunya   world   noun

duriang   durian (trees in the genus Durio)   noun

duri babi   sea urchin   noun

duri karanjang   a large thorn bush and its thorns   noun

duri mimosa   Mimosa pudica, the leaves of which close up when touched   noun

dusong   plantation for long-lived plants (e.g. coconut, clove, nutmeg)   noun

dusung dati   land owned by a family that has been cultivated for two generations   noun

dusung   plantation for long-lived plants (e.g. coconut, clove, nutmeg)   noun

dusung pusaka   jointly-owned land such that the whole family and those married into the family can harvest the crops   noun

dusung tanamang   cultivated land   noun

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