1000 Most Common Javanese Words

This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Javanese words. Learn english to javanese words and their meaning.

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1000 Most Common Javanese Words

Number	Javanese	in English
1	minangka	as
2	aku	I
3	kang	his
4	sing	that
5	piyambakipun	he
6	ana	was
7	kanggo	for
8	ing	on
9	sing	are
10	karo	with
11	padha	they
12	dadi	be
13	ing	at
14	siji	one
15	duwe	have
16	iki	this
17	saka	from
18	dening	by
19	panas	hot
20	tembung	word
21	nanging	but
22	apa	what
23	sawetara	some
24	punika	is
25	iku	it
26	sampeyan	you
27	utawa	or
28	wis	had
29	ing	the
30	saka	of
31	kanggo	to
32	lan	and
33	sing	a
34	ing	in
35	kita	we
36	bisa	can
37	metu	out
38	liyane	other
39	padha	were
40	kang	which
41	apa	do
42	sing	their
43	wektu	time
44	yen	if
45	bakal	will
46	carane	how
47	ngandika	said
48	lan	an
49	saben	each
50	ngomong	tell
51	ora	does
52	pesawat	set
53	telung	three
54	pengin	want
55	udhara	air
56	uga	well
57	uga	also
58	muter	play
59	cilik	small
60	mburi	end
61	sijine	put
62	ngarep	home
63	maca	read
64	tangan	hand
65	port	port
66	gedhe	large
67	Nulis	spell
68	nambah	add
69	malah	even
70	tanah	land
71	kene	here
72	kudu	must
73	amba	big
74	dhuwur	high
75	kayata	such
76	tindakake	follow
77	tumindak	act
78	kok	why
79	takon	ask
80	wong	men
81	pangowahan	change
82	tindak	went
83	cahya	light
84	jenis	kind
85	mati	off
86	kudu	need
87	house	house
88	gambar	picture
89	nyoba	try
90	kita	us
91	maneh	again
92	kewan	animal
93	titik	point
94	ibune	mother
95	donya	world
96	cedhak	near
97	mbangun	build
98	poto	self
99	bumi	earth
100	rama	father
101	sembarang	any
102	anyar	new
103	karya	work
104	part	part
105	njupuk	take
106	njaluk	get
107	Panggonan	place
108	digawe	made
109	manggon	live
110	ngendi	where
111	sawise	after
112	bali	back
113	sethitik	little
114	mung	only
115	babak	round
116	wong	man
117	taun	year
118	teka	came
119	gambar	show
120	saben	every
121	apik	good
122	kula	me
123	menehi	give
124	kita	our
125	ing	under
126	jeneng	name
127	banget	very
128	liwat	through
129	mung	just
130	wangun	form
131	ukara	sentence
132	gedhe	great
133	mikir	think
134	ngomong	say
135	bantuan	help
136	kurang	low
137	baris	line
138	beda-beda	differ
139	siji	turn
140	sabab	cause
141	akeh	much
142	tegese	mean
143	sadurunge	before
144	pamindhahan	move
145	tengen	right
146	cah lanang	boy
147	lawas	old
148	banget	too
149	padha	same
150	dheweke	she
151	kabeh	all
152	ana	there
153	nalika	when
154	munggah	up
155	nggunakake	use
156	Panjenengan	your
157	cara	way
158	babagan	about
159	akeh	many
160	banjur	then
161	wong	them
162	nulis	write
163	ngatur	would
164	kaya	like
165	supaya	so
166	iki	these
167	dheweke	her
168	dawa	long
169	nggawe	make
170	bab	thing
171	ndeleng	see
172	wong	him
173	loro	two
174	wis	has
175	katon	look
176	liyane	more
177	dina	day
178	bisa	could
179	pindhah	go
180	teka	come
181	iya	did
182	nomer	number
183	muni	sound
184	ora	no
185	paling	most
186	wong	people
187	sandi	my
188	liwat	over
189	ngerti	know
190	banyu	water
191	saka	than
192	telpon	call
193	pisanan	first
194	sing	who
195	bisa	may
196	mudhun	down
197	sisih	side
198	wis	been
199	saiki	now
200	nemokake	find
201	sirah	head
202	ngadeg	stand
203	dhewe	own
204	kaca	page
205	ngirim	should
206	negara	country
207	ketemu	found
208	jawaban	answer
209	sekolah	school
210	tuwuh	grow
211	sinau	study
212	isih	still
213	sinau	learn
214	tanduran	plant
215	tutup	cover
216	pangan	food
217	srengenge	sun
218	papat	four
219	antarane	between
220	negara	state
221	tetep	keep
222	mripat	eye
223	tau	never
224	pungkasan	last
225	supaya	let
226	panginten	thought
227	kutha	city
228	wit	tree
229	nglintasi	cross
230	farm	farm
231	hard	hard
232	wiwitan	start
233	bisa uga	might
234	crita	story
235	saw	saw
236	adoh	far
237	segara	sea
238	tarik	draw
239	ngiwa	left
240	pungkasan	late
241	roto	run
242	ora	don’t
243	nalika	while
244	penet	press
245	cedhak	close
246	wengi	night
247	nyata	real
248	urip	life
249	sawetara	few
250	lor	north
251	buku	book
252	nindakake	carry
253	njupuk	took
254	ilmu	science
255	mangan	eat
256	kamar	room
257	kanca	friend
258	wiwit	began
259	idea	idea
260	iwak	fish
261	gunung	mountain
262	mungkasi	stop
263	sapisan	once
264	dasar	base
265	krungu	hear
266	jaran	horse
267	Motong	cut
268	manawa	sure
269	nonton	watch
270	werna	color
271	pasuryan	face
272	kayu	wood
273	utama	main
274	mbukak	open
275	koyone	seem
276	bebarengan	together
277	sabanjure	next
278	putih	white
279	anak	children
280	miwiti	begin
281	tak	got
282	lumaku	walk
283	tuladha	example
284	ease	ease
285	kertas	paper
286	klompok	group
287	tansah	always
288	music	music
289	sing	those
290	loro	both
291	tandha	mark
292	asring	often
293	huruf	letter
294	nganti	until
295	mil	mile
296	kali	river
297	montor	car
298	kaki	feet
299	care	care
300	kapindho	second
301	cukup	enough
302	kosong	plain
303	prawan	girl
304	biasanipun	usual
305	enom	young
306	siap	ready
307	ndhuwur	above
308	tau	ever
309	abang	red
310	dhaftar	list
311	sanadyan	though
312	aran	feel
313	Dhiskusi	talk
314	manuk	bird
315	rauh	soon
316	awak	body
317	asu	dog
318	kulawarga	family
319	langsung	direct
320	nuduhke	pose
321	ninggalake	leave
322	song	song
323	ngukur	measure
324	lawang	door
325	produk	product
326	ireng	black
327	short	short
328	angka	numeral
329	kelas	class
330	angin	wind
331	Pitakonan	question
332	kelakon	happen
333	lengkap	complete
334	kapal	ship
335	area	area
336	setengah	half
337	watu	rock
338	supaya	order
339	geni	fire
340	kidul	south
341	masalah	problem
342	Piece	piece
343	marang	told
344	sumurup	knew
345	pass	pass
346	wiwit	since
347	ndhuwur	top
348	kabèh	whole
349	king	king
350	werna	street
351	inch	inch
352	Multiply	multiply
353	boten	nothing
354	mesthi	course
355	tetep	stay
356	setir	wheel
357	lengkap	full
358	pasukan	force
359	biru	blue
360	obyek	object
361	arep	decide
362	lumahing	surface
363	jero	deep
364	rembulan	moon
365	pulo	island
366	mlaku	foot
367	sistem	system
368	sibuk	busy
369	test	test
370	rekaman	record
371	baita	boat
372	umum	common
373	emas	gold
374	bisa	possible
375	bidang	plane
376	nggentosi	stead
377	garing	dry
378	wonder	wonder
379	ngguyu	laugh
380	ewu	thousand
381	ago	ago
382	mlayu	ran
383	mriksa	check
384	permainan	game
385	wangun	shape
386	equate	equate
387	panas	hot
388	miss	miss
389	nggawa	brought
390	panas	heat
391	salju	snow
392	ban	tire
393	nggawa	bring
394	ya	yes
395	adoh	distant
396	isi	fill
397	wétan	east
398	Paint	paint
399	basa	language
400	antarane	among
401	unit	unit
402	daya	power
403	kutha	town
404	nggoleki	fine
405	tartamtu	certain
406	fly	fly
407	tiba	fall
408	mimpin	lead
409	mewek	cry
410	peteng	dark
411	machine	machine
412	cathetan	note
413	ngenteni	wait
414	rencana	plan
415	tokoh	figure
416	lintang	star
417	kothak	box
418	tembung	noun
419	lapangan	field
420	liyane	rest
421	bener	correct
422	bisa	able
423	pound	pound
424	wis	done
425	kaendahan	beauty
426	drive	drive
427	jumeneng	stood
428	ngemot	contain
429	ngarep	front
430	mulang	teach
431	minggu	week
432	pungkasan	final
433	marang	gave
434	ijo	green
435	oh	oh
436	cepet	quick
437	berkembang	develop
438	segara	ocean
439	anget	warm
440	free	free
441	menit	minute
442	kuwat	strong
443	khusus	special
444	atine	mind
445	konco	behind
446	cetha	clear
447	buntut	tail
448	gawé	produce
449	kasunyatan	fact
450	papan	space
451	krungu	heard
452	paling	best
453	jam	hour
454	luwih apik	better
455	bener	true
456	sak	during
457	atus	hundred
458	limang	five
459	elinga	remember
460	langkah	step
461	awal	early
462	terus	hold
463	kulon	west
464	lemah	ground
465	kapentingan	interest
466	tekan	reach
467	cepet	fast
468	kriyo	verb
469	sing	sing
470	ngrungokake	listen
471	enem	six
472	Tabel	table
473	travel	travel
474	kurang	less
475	esuk	morning
476	sepuluh	ten
477	prasaja	simple
478	sawetara	several
479	aksara	vowel
480	menyang	toward
481	perang	war
482	lay	lay
483	marang	against
484	pola	pattern
485	alon	slow
486	tengah	center
487	tresna	love
488	wong	person
489	dhuwit	money
490	ngawula	serve
491	katon	appear
492	dalan	road
493	peta	map
494	udan	rain
495	aturan	rule
496	mrentah	govern
497	narik	pull
498	kadhemen	cold
499	kabar	notice
500	swara	voice
501	energi	energy
502	goleki	hunt
503	kemungkinan	probable
504	amben	bed
505	adik	brother
506	endhog	egg
507	kulo	ride
508	sel	cell
509	pracaya	believe
510	mbok menawa	perhaps
511	Pick	pick
512	dadakan	sudden
513	Count	count
514	kothak	square
515	alesan	reason
516	dawa	length
517	makili	represent
518	gambar	art
519	subyek	subject
520	wilayah	region
521	ukuran	size
522	beda-beda	vary
523	dumunung	settle
524	nganggo	speak
525	bobot	weight
526	umum	general
527	Ès	ice
528	prakara	matter
529	bunder	circle
530	pasangan	pair
531	kalebu	include
532	dibagi	divide
533	syllable	syllable
534	felt	felt
535	grand	grand
536	werni	ball
537	durung	yet
538	gelombang	wave
539	nyelehake	drop
540	jantung	heart
541	aku	am
542	saiki	present
543	heavy	heavy
544	tari	dance
545	engine	engine
546	posisi	position
547	lengen	arm
548	sudhut	wide
549	sail	sail
550	materi	material
551	sekedhik	fraction
552	alas	forest
553	njagong	sit
554	lomba	race
555	jendhela	window
556	nyimpen	store
557	panas	summer
558	Sepur	train
559	turu	sleep
560	mbuktekaken	prove
561	Lone	lone
562	wentis	leg
563	ngleksanani	exercise
564	tembok	wall
565	nyekel	catch
566	gunung	mount
567	pengin	wish
568	langit	sky
569	Papan	board
570	bungah	joy
571	mangsa	winter
572	agangan	sat
573	ditulis	written
574	alam bébas	wild
575	instrument	instrument
576	katahan	kept
577	kaca	glass
578	suket	grass
579	cow	cow
580	proyek	job
581	pinggiran	edge
582	tandha	sign
583	riko	visit
584	kepungkur	past
585	alus	soft
586	fun	fun
587	padhang	bright
588	gas	gas
589	cuaca	weather
590	sasi	month
591	yuta	million
592	metokake	bear
593	Rampung	finish
594	seneng	happy
595	Mugi	hope
596	kembang	flower
597	nglambeni	clothe
598	aneh	strange
599	ical	gone
600	perdagangan	trade
601	melodi	melody
602	trip	trip
603	kantor	office
604	nampa	receive
605	saurutan	row
606	tutuk	mouth
607	pas	exact
608	simbol	symbol
609	mati	die
610	paling	least
611	alangan	trouble
612	bengok	shout
613	kajaba	except
614	wrote	wrote
615	winih	seed
616	Nada	tone
617	nggabungake	join
618	suggest	suggest
619	resik	clean
620	break	break
621	Lady	lady
622	yard	yard
623	munggah	rise
624	ala	bad
625	jotosan	blow
626	lenga	oil
627	getih	blood
628	demek	touch
629	tansaya	grew
630	sen	cent
631	nyampur	mix
632	tim	team
633	kabel	wire
634	biaya	cost
635	ilang	lost
636	coklat	brown
637	nyandhang	wear
638	Taman	garden
639	witjaksono	equal
640	dikirim	sent
641	milih	choose
642	ambruk	fell
643	pas	fit
644	mili	flow
645	padha	fair
646	bank	bank
647	ngumpulake	collect
648	nyimpen	save
649	kontrol	control
650	desimal	decimal
651	kuping	ear
652	liya	else
653	cukup	quite
654	nyuwil	broke
655	cilik	case
656	tengah	middle
657	matèni	kill
658	son	son
659	lake	lake
660	wayahe	moment
661	ukuran	scale
662	sora	loud
663	spring	spring
664	mirsani	observe
665	anak	child
666	sakcara	straight
667	consonant	consonant
668	bangsa	nation
669	kamus	dictionary
670	susu	milk
671	kacepetan	speed
672	cara	method
673	organ	organ
674	mbayar	pay
675	umur	age
676	bagean	section
677	sugih	dress
678	maya	cloud
679	surprise	surprise
680	sepi	quiet
681	watu	stone
682	cilik	tiny
683	menek	climb
684	kelangan	cool
685	desain	design
686	miskin	poor
687	kathah	lot
688	eksprimen	experiment
689	ngisor	bottom
690	tombol	key
691	wesi	iron
692	single	single
693	kelet	stick
694	flat	flat
695	puluh	twenty
696	kulit	skin
697	eseman	smile
698	crease	crease
699	bolongan	hole
700	mlumpat	jump
701	baby	baby
702	wolung	eight
703	desa	village
704	ketemu	meet
705	oyod	root
706	tuku	buy
707	mundhakaken	raise
708	ngatasi	solve
709	logam	metal
710	apa	whether
711	push	push
712	pitung	seven
713	paragraf	paragraph
714	katelu	third
715	badhe	shall
716	ngawontenaken	held
717	rambute	hair
718	njlèntrèhaké	describe
719	cook	cook
720	lantai	floor
721	salah siji	either
722	asil	result
723	diobong	burn
724	gunung	hill
725	aman	safe
726	cat	cat
727	abad	century
728	nimbang	consider
729	Tipe	type
730	hukum	law
731	dicokot	bit
732	pesisir	coast
733	salinan	copy
734	tembung	phrase
735	bisu	silent
736	dhuwur	tall
737	wedhi	sand
738	lemah	soil
739	muter	roll
740	suhu	temperature
741	driji	finger
742	industri	industry
743	Nilai	value
744	perang	fight
745	ngapusi	lie
746	ngalahake	beat
747	nyenengake	excite
748	alam	natural
749	tampilan	view
750	raos	sense
751	ibukutha	capital
752	bakal ora	won’t
753	dhingklik	chair
754	bebaya	danger
755	woh	fruit
756	sugih	rich
757	nglukis	thick
758	prajurit	soldier
759	proses	process
760	operate	operate
761	laku	practice
762	kapisah	separate
763	angel	difficult
764	dhokter	doctor
765	please	please
766	nglindhungi	protect
767	noon	noon
768	potong	crop
769	modern	modern
770	unsur	element
771	mejet	hit
772	mahasiswa	student
773	sudhut	corner
774	katelu	party
775	sumber	supply
776	kang	whose
777	nemokake	locate
778	ring	ring
779	karakter	character
780	serangga	insect
781	kejiret	caught
782	periode	period
783	nunjukaké	indicate
784	radio	radio
785	ngandika	spoke
786	atom	atom
787	manungsa	human
788	Sajarah	history
789	efek	effect
790	elektrik	electric
791	nyana	expect
792	balung	bone
793	ril	rail
794	mbayangno	imagine
795	nyedhiyani	provide
796	setuju	agree
797	mangkono	thus
798	lanang	gentle
799	wadon	woman
800	kapten	captain
801	guess	guess
802	perlu	necessary
803	cetha	sharp
804	swiwi	wing
805	nggawe	create
806	pepadhamu	neighbor
807	wisuh	wash
808	bat	bat
809	mandan	rather
810	akeh	crowd
811	jagung	corn
812	mbandhingaké	compare
813	geguritan	poem
814	senar	string
815	lonceng	bell
816	gumantung	depend
817	meat	meat
818	samubarang kang angel	rub
819	tabung	tube
820	misuwur	famous
921	dollar	dollar
822	stream	stream
823	wedi	fear
284	ngarsane	sight
825	lancip	thin
826	triangle	triangle
827	planet	planet
828	cepet-cepet	hurry
829	pangareping	chief
830	koloni	colony
831	jam	clock
832	mine	mine
833	dasi	tie
834	ketik	enter
835	utama	major
836	seger	fresh
837	search	search
838	ngirim	send
839	kuning	yellow
840	gun	gun
841	ngidini	allow
842	print	print
843	mati	dead
844	titik	spot
845	ara-ara samun	desert
846	miturut	suit
847	saiki	current
848	angkat	lift
840	wungu	rose
850	teka	arrive
851	master	master
852	trek	track
853	tiyang sepah	parent
854	Shore	shore
855	divisi	division
856	sheet	sheet
857	inti	substance
858	sih	favor
859	nyambung	connect
860	post	post
861	nglampahi	spend
862	penghubung	chord
863	lemak	fat
864	bungah	glad
865	asli	original
866	nuduhake	share
867	stasiun	station
868	bapak	dad
869	roti	bread
870	ngisi daya	charge
871	suwene	proper
872	bar	bar
873	nawarake	offer
874	babagan	segment
875	budhak	slave
876	bebek	duck
877	cepet	instant
878	pasar	market
879	sarjana	degree
880	populate	populate
881	cah ayu	chick
882	dear	dear
883	mungsuh	enemy
884	reply	reply
885	ngombe	drink
886	kedaden	occur
887	support	support
888	wicara	speech
889	alam	nature
890	sawetara	range
891	uap	steam
892	gerakan	motion
893	path	path
894	Cairan	liquid
895	log	log
896	temenan	meant
897	Quotient	quotient
898	untu	teeth
899	Nihan	shell
900	gulu	neck
901	oksigen	oxygen
902	gula	sugar
903	pati	death
904	cantik	pretty
905	skill sing	skill
906	wanita	women
907	mangsa	season
908	solusi	solution
909	magnet	magnet
910	salaka	silver
911	thank	thank
912	cabang	branch
913	match	match
914	seselan	suffix
915	utamané	especially
916	anjir	fig
917	wedi	afraid
918	ageng	huge
919	adhine	sister
920	baja	steel
921	ngrembag	discuss
922	maju	forward
923	padha	similar
924	Pandhuan	guide
925	pengalaman	experience
926	skor	score
927	apel	apple
928	tuku	bought
929	mimpin	led
930	Jarak	pitch
931	jas	coat
932	massa	mass
933	kertu	card
934	band	band
935	tali	rope
936	mlebukake	slip
937	menang	win
938	ngimpi	dream
939	sore	evening
940	kawontenan	condition
941	feed	feed
942	alat	tool
943	gunggung	total
944	dhasar	basic
945	mambu	smell
946	lembah	valley
947	utawa	nor
948	pindho	double
949	jog	seat
950	terus	continue
951	pemblokiran	block
952	grafik	chart
953	kupluk	hat
954	ngedol	sell
955	sukses	success
956	perusahaan	company
957	nyuda	subtract
958	acara	event
959	tartamtu	particular
960	menehi hasil	deal
961	nglangi	swim
962	term	term
963	ngelawan	opposite
964	bojo	wife
965	spatu	shoe
966	Pundhak	shoulder
967	panyebaran	spread
968	ngatur	arrange
969	camp	camp
970	makna	invent
971	katun	cotton
972	Mijil	born
973	nemtokake	determine
974	quart	quart
975	sangang	nine
976	truk	truck
977	gangguan	noise
978	tingkat	level
979	kasempatan	chance
980	klumpukne	gather
981	toko	shop
982	babagan	stretch
983	uncalan	throw
984	jenenge sing kawentar	shine
985	property	property
986	asli	column
987	molekul	molecule
988	pilih	select
989	salah	wrong
990	werna abu-abu	gray
991	baleni	repeat
992	mbutuhake	require
993	godhongé amba	broad
994	nyiapake	prepare
995	uyah	salt
996	irung	nose
997	jamak	plural
998	nesu	anger
999	pratelan	claim
1000	bawana	continent