Appendix:False friends between Indonesian and Standard Malay (J-M)

This is a list of Indonesian-Malay false friends, that is, word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning. Diacritics are shown for clarity in this table (while they are not usually written). Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.

Indonesian	Standard Malay	Translation, Indonesian only	Translation, Both	Translation, Standard Malay only	Notes
jabatan	jabatan	position, post, function		office, service
jaringan	jaringan	tissue (aggregation of cells); project network, network chart	network (fabric or structure of fibrous elements, interconnected group or system, multiple computers and other devices connected together)
jawatan	jawatan	service, office; badge, epaulette		position, post, job
jêmput	jemput		to pick up	to invite
jêruk	jeruk	citrus, lemon, orange		pickled, preserved
jimat	jimat	amulet, talisman		frugal, prudent
juru têra	jurutera	calibration technician		engineer
jus	jus	juz (part of Quran)	juice (plant liquid, especially fruit; beverages)	juice (glands secretion, liquid)
kacak	kacak	in the compound berkacak		handsome
kadar	kadar	level		rate
kakak	kakak	elder sibling	elder sister
kaki tangan	kakitangan	accomplice, minion		staff, personnel
kanan	kanan	-	right (side or direction)	senior (higher in rank, dignity, or office)
kapan	kapan	when (interrogative)		Muslim burial shroud; when (archaic)
karya	karya	product	work (literary, artistic, or intellectual production)
karyawan	karyawan	worker, staff		artisan, laureate
kawal	kawal	to look after	-	to control; to guard, to patrol
kawalan	kawalan	protected objects; guard, protection (activity)		watch, guard (person)
kêamanan	keamanan	safety, security	peace
kêbênaran	kebenaran		truth	permission, approval	The sense of "permission, approval" is obsolete in Indonesian.
kêcêmasan	kecemasan	anxiety		emergency
kêcut	kecut	sour	contract		The sense of contract is rare in Indonesian.
kêganasan	keganasan	ferocity; malignancy		violence
kêjang	kejang	convulsion		cramp
kêjayaan	kejayaan	glory	-	success
kêlangsingan	kelangsingan		slenderness	pitch
kêlola	kelola	to administer, to govern; to control	to manage, to organize	to maintain
kêmalangan	kemalangan	-	misfortune, bad luck, setback	accident (transport, vehicles)
kênyataan	kenyataan		reality; truth; proofed	statement, remark	Statement or remark in Indonesian is pêrnyataan.
kêpekatan	kepekatan		concentration (state of)	concentration (proportion of a substance)
kêrajaan	kerajaan	kingdom (a rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum)	kingdom (realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign)	government	In Malaysia and Brunei, the government sense prevail due to monarchic government. In Singapore, foreign government can be referred as either kerajaan or pemerintah. However, Singaporean government always have been referred as pemerintah, which has no monarchic connotations. In Indonesia, kerajaan always refer to kingdom.
kêranjang	keranjang	basket		in the compound bola keranjang
kêrêsahan	keresahan	restlessness; unrest.	-	anxiety
kêrèta	keréta	train; motorcycle (Medan)	carriage	car	Both are the dominant (expansion) meanings. The original meaning is carriage.
kès	kés	cash (note/bill and coin money)	-	case
kêsal	kesal	annoyed		regret
kêsan	kesan	impression; trace, print	mark	effect
kêsêlamatan	keselamatan	salvation (Christianity)	safety	security (condition of not being threatened)
kêsatuan	kesatuan	unity	oneness	union
khidmat	khidmat	respect		service
kilang	kilang	refinery		factory (manufactory place)
koko	koko	older brother, traditional Malay-Indonesian men Muslim shirt		cacao; brown (dialectal)
komisi	komisi	commission (a body or group of people, the thing to be done; fee charged)		commission (a sending or mission)
kompêni	kompeni	Dutch East India Company; Dutch East Indies colonial government		company (corporation, legal business entity; military)
kompon	kompaun	compound (combining several things)	-	compound (financial penalty or fine)
konfèksi	konféksi	ready-to-wear clothing		confection
konkrit	konkrit		concrete (real, actual, tangible)	concrete (building material)
kontrol	kontrol	supervision; examination; checkup (medical)	control (influence or authority over something)
kor	kor	choir, vocal ensemble		corps
korban	korban	victim	casualty	oblation, sacrificial offering
korèksi	koréksi	grading, scoring	correction
koronèr	koronér	coronary	coroner
kos	kos	lodging, to rent		cost
kotoran	kotoran	shit, excrement	dirt, filth
kursi	kursi	chair (an item of furniture), seat (piece of furniture)		chair (distinguished professorship)
krim	krim		cream (the butterfat/milkfat part of milk; a viscous aqueous oil/fat emulsion)	cream (a yellowish white colour)
kronik	kronik	chronicle	-	chronic
lancar	lancar	fluent	smooth (according to plan)	to launch
langgar	langgar		violate (verb); a small mosque	collide (verb)	To collide in Indonesian is tabrak.
langsir	langsir	to shunt (rail transport); lancer		curtain
lêmas	lemas	asphyxiated; weak, powerless; refined; gentle	suffocate	drowning
lêraian	leraian	dénouement, conclusion, resolution, unravelling (literature)	-	resolution (computing)
loji	loji	Dutch colonial building	big building	plant, factory
lucu	lucu	cute	funny
mangsa	mangsa	prey		victim
mantan	mantan	ex-lover	former official
mata-mata	mata-mata		spy	policeman
mèkanik	mékanik	-	mechanic (person)	mechanics (branch of physics)
mêlancarkan	melancarkan	to accelerate, to speed up		to launch
mêmbina	membina	develop (of relationship, etc)		build (verb)
mèntol	méntol	oil of mint	menthol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol)	bulb
mêsra	mesra	intimate; cordial		friendly; affectionate
min	min	mint	minus (mathematics)	mean (statistics)
mol	mol	flat (musical note)	mole (chemistry)