List of English words of Indonesian origin


The following is a partial list of English words of Indonesian origin. The loanwords in this list may be borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from the Indonesian language. Some words may also be borrowed from Malay during the British colonial period in British Malaya, or during the short period of British rule in Java. However, unlike loanwords of Malay origin, some of these loanwords may be derived from languages of Indonesia such as Javanese.
Examples of English loanwords of Indonesian origin are those related to Indonesian culture and artforms, as well as words used to describe flora and fauna endemic to the Indonesian archipelago. Other recently adopted loanwords include food related terms and specific volcanology terms.

Animals