Dr Bhanot's Malay-English Cyber-Dictionary
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raba
to grope; to touch; to fondle



rabak
large tear; ragged; tattered



Rabiulakhir
fourth month of the Muslim calendar



Rabiulawal
third month of the Muslim calendar



rabik
torn; tattered; ripped



rabit
torn at the edge



Rabu
Wednesday



rabuk
tinder



rabun
poor eyesight



rabun dekat
long-sightedness



rabun jauh
short-sightedness



rabung
ridge of a roof



racik
cut into thin slices



racikan
finely cut slices



racun
poison



radak
to stab



radang
angry



radas
apparatus



raden
title of Javanese nobility



raga
(1) basket (2) a kind of rattan ball (3) to show off



ragam
(1) manner; way (2) bad behaviour (3) melody; tune (4) united; faithful



ragi
yeast



ragu-ragu
doubtful; dubious; suspicious



ragum
pincer; clamp



ragut
to grab; to snatch



rahang
jaw



rahim
(1) womb (2) merciful (of God)



rahmat
blessing; mercy (bestowed by God)



rahmati
blessed



rahsia
secret



rai
to entertain; to celebrate



raih
to buy up for resale



raja
king



Raja Muda
crown prince



raja sehari
bridegroom



rajah
diagram; chart



rajau
unripe rice-stalks left at reaping



rajawali
sparrow-hawk



rajin
hardworking; industrious; diligent



rajuk
to sulk; to bicker



rakam
to record



rakaman
a recording



rakan
friend; companion; comrade



rakit
raft



raksa
mercury



raksasa
giant;demon



rakus
greedy



rakyat
people; public; citizen



ralat
mistake; error



rama-rama
butterfly



Ramadan
ninth month of the Muslim calendar (the fasting month)



ramah
friendly; cordial; amiable



ramai
many (of people)



ramal
to predict; to forecast



ramalan
prediction



ramas
to knead



rambang
random; uncertain (of feelings, aim, etc.)



rambang mata
flirtatious; having a roving eye



rambu-rambu
fringes; tassels



rambut
hair



rami
jute; hemp



rampai
mixed; various



rampas
to confiscate; to seize; to capture; to hijack



ramping
slim; slender (of waist)



rampok
to burgle



ramu
to collect all sorts of material



ramuan
ingredients



ranap
to flatten out; to level to the ground



rancak
lively



rancang
to plan; to prepare



rancangan
a plan



randuk
to wade



rang
(1) a draft; a sketch (2) fallow (of land)



rang undang-undang
bill (in Parliament)



rangka
skeleton; outline



rangkai
(1) a bunch; a bundle; a cluster (2) a unit of length



rangkak
to crawl



rangkap
link lines of a verse; two-fold



rangking
a type of large basket with lid



rangkul
to embrace



rangkum
to embrace; to cuddle; to enclose; to include



rangsang
stimulus



rangup
brittle; crisp



ranjang
iron bed-stead



ranjau
mantrap; booby-trap



rantai
chain; series; sequence



rantai leher
necklace



rantai tangan
bracelet



rantaian
connected series or sequence



rantau
bay; creek; region; colony



ranting
twig



ranum
over-ripe (of fruit)



rapat
close; intimate; compact



rapi
neat; orderly



rapuh
fragile; brittle; friable



rasa
(1) feeling; emotion (2) taste (3) opinion



rasi
compatible; suitable



rasmi
official; formal



rasuah
bribe



rasuk
possessed (by evil spirits); obsessed



rasul
messenger of God; prophet



rata
flat; level; even



ratap
to grieve; to wail



ratapan
grief



ratna
jewel



ratu
queen



ratus
hundred



raung
to wail or moan aloud



raungan
loud weeping or wailing



raup
two handfuls; to scoop up with both hands



raut
to pare



rawak
at random



rawan
(1) anxious (2) numeral coefficient for articles made of cord



rawat
to nurse



rawatan
treatment; medical care



raya
large; main; principle; great



rayap
to creep; to crawl



rayau
to roam; to wander



rayu
to appeal; to plead; to request



rayuan
an appeal; a plea



rebah
to collapse



rebak
to spread (for fire, news, epidemic)



reban
a fowl's pen



rebas
drizzle



rebung
bamboo shoot



rebus
boiled



rebut
to snatch; to seize; to grab; to scramble for something



recih
remnants; small change



recik
to sprinkle



reda
(1) to decrease in intensity; to subside (2) willing; consenting



redah
to take a direct way through (e.g. a forest, desert, flood, etc.)



redaksi
editorial



redup
obscured; clouded; gloomy



regang
taut; tight; stretched



regu
team; gang; group; pair



rehat
rest



reja
scraps; leftovers



Rejab
the seventh month of the Muslim calendar



rejam
to stone to death



reka
to invent; to create; to design; to compose



reka bentuk
the design



rekaan
invention



rekah
to split or crack



rekahan
a split, fissure or crack



rekat
to glue together



rela
willing



relau
furnace



remah
crumb



remaja
adolescent



remang
fine body hair



rembat
(1) whip (2) trap



rembes
secrete; ooze



rembesan
secretion



remeh-temeh
unimportant; trivial; petty



rempah
spices



rempak
(1) chipped (2) united



rempang-lempung
injured; tattered



rempuh
to storm at; to stampede



rempuhan
a stampede



remuk
to smash; to shatter



remuk hati
broken-hearted



remuk-redam
smashed; crushed



renang
to swim



rencah
seasoning; condiment; flavouring



rencana
article; feature; story



rencat
stunted; retarded



renda
lace



rendah
low



rendam
to soak



rendang
food fried in coconut oil



renek
small and short



renggang
far apart



rengus
grumpy; sullen



renjis
sprinkle; scatter



rentak
rhythm; beat



rentang
to stretch tight; to spread along



rentap
to pull violently; to snatch



rentas
to take a short cut



rentetan
sequence; series



renung
to stare; to gaze; to ponder



renungan
the act of staring or gazing; contemplation



renyai
drizzle



renyuk
to crumple



renyuk-renyik
crumpled



repek
to talk nonsense



reput
rotten; decayed



resah
fidgety; restless; uneasy



resam
custom; tradition



resap
to penetrate into; to seep into; to diffuse into



restu
blessing



retak
to crack



retakan
a crack



retas
to rip open



rezeki
livelihood; luck



ria
jovial; joyful; cheerful



riadah
exercise; recreation



riak
(1) ripple on the water (2) vain; proud



riang
happy; cheerful; merry



riba
(1) hold on one's lap (2) interest on money lent



ribu
thousand



ribut
violent; storm



ridip
dorsal fin of a fish



rimas
uneasy (because of heat, etc.)



rimba
forest; jungle



rimbun
dense; thick (of hair, foliage, etc.)



rinci
specify in details



rindu
to long for; to yearn for



rindu dendam
passionate longing



ringan
light (in weight)



ringan mulut
friendly



ringan tangan
helpful person



ringan tulang
hardworking



Ringgit Malaysia
Malaysian currency



ringkas
brief; concise



ringkasan
summary



ringkasnya
briefly; in short



ringkuk
to bend or stoop; to crouch



rintang
to block with a barricade



rintangan
barricade; obstacle



rintih
to moan; to groan (in pain)



rintihan
a groan or moan



rintik
speckle; spot



rintik-rintik
drizzle



rintis
to clear a way; to open up; to pioneer



risalah
pamphlet



risau
worried



risik
to make discreet inquiries



riuh
noisy



riwayat
story; tale



riwayat hidup
biography



robek
to tear or rip



roboh
to collapse



roda
wheel



rodok
to stab



rogol
to rape



roh
spirit; soul



rohani
spirituality



rohaniah
spiritual



rojak
salad of mixed vegetables taken with sauce



rokok
cigarette



roma
fine body hair



roman
a person's looks or appearance



rombak
to demolish; to reshuffle



rombakan
a reshuffle



rombong
(1) large basket made of palm leaves (2) to form a group



rombongan
a group (of travellers)



rompak
to rob



rompakan
robbery



rompong
damaged at the tip; mutilated (of ear, nose, etc.)



ronda
to patrol



rongak
gap (in teeth, fence)



rongga
cavity; hollow space



ronggeng
a dance (for couples)



rongkong
throat



ronta
to struggle; to resist



rosak
damaged; spoilt



rosot
decline; deteriorate; diminish



rotan
rattan; cane



roti
bread



ruam
rash



ruam panas
prickly heat



ruam saraf
shingles



ruang
a space; a room



ruangan
column



ruang makan
dining-room



ruang waktu
time frame



ruap
to boil over; to bubble or foam over; to evaporate



ruas
the section between two joints; internode



rugi
to suffer a loss



ruji
staple food; basic; main



rujuk
to refer



rujukan
reference



rukun
pillar; basic principle



rumah
house



rumah tangga
household



rumbia
sago-palm



Rumi
Roman



rumit
difficult



rumpai
weed



rumpair
a kind of sea plant; alga



rumpun
a clump; a cluster



rumput
grass



rumus
formula



runcing
tapered; pointed; sharp



runcit
retail



runding
to discuss; to negotiate



rundingan
discussion; negotiation



rungut
to grumble; to complain



rungutan
a complaint



runsing
worried



runtuh
to collapse



runtun
to drag; to pull violently



runtunan
series



rupa
appearance; form



rupa kata
adverb



rupa nama
adjective



rupanya
apparently



rupawan
beautiful



rusa
deer



rusa senggerik
unicorn



rusuh
to create trouble



rusuhan
a riot; a rebellion



rusuk
(1)side; flank; edge (2)rib




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