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| Kadin |
Kamar Dagang dan Industri (Chamber of Trade and Industry). |
| kafir |
Unbeliever (in Islam) |
| KAMI |
(Kesatuan Aksi Mahasiswa Indonesia) Indonesian Student's Action Front |
| kampung |
1. Village, hamlet 2. Town quarter (often occupied by the less well-to-do) |
| KAP-Gestapu |
(Kesatuan Aksi Pengganyangan Gestapu) Action Front to Crush the Thirtieth of September Movement |
| Kapitan Cina |
The leading resident Chinese merchant |
| Kapni |
Kesatuan Aksi Pengusaha Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian National Businessmens Action Front). |
| KAPPI |
(Kesatuan Aksi Pelajar Pelajar Indonesia) Indonesian Pupil's Action Front |
| Kartini school |
Indigenous Indonesian school system for girls, founded by R.A. Kartini (1874-1901) |
| Kartu Keluarga |
(KL) Family Card |
| Kartu Tanda Penduduk |
(KK) Identity Card |
| kasar |
Coarse, or unrefined; a Javanese concept defining one polar type of life-style and behavior, typical for peasants or uneducated people generally.
The opposite is halus. |
| KASI |
(Kesatuan Aksi Sarjana Indonesia) Indonesian Graduates' Action Front |
| kathi |
An Islamic magistrate in Malaysia and Indonesia |
| kebaya |
Woman's blouse |
| Kebun Kacang |
Peanut garden |
| Kelurahan |
Lowest official administrative subdivision |
| Kempetai |
The Japanese military police in World War II |
| kenek |
Unskilled worker/apprentice labourer |
| Kensi |
Kongres Ekonomi Nasional Seluruh Indonesia (All-Indonesian National Economic Congress). |
| kepala |
Head |
| Kepala Rumah Tangga |
Household head |
| Keppres |
Keputusan Presiden (Presidential Decree). |
| kerja |
Wage work |
| Ketuhanan JME |
(Ketuhanan Jang Maha Esa) Beleif in the One and Only God |
| khatib |
The reciter of the khutbah (address) at the Friday mosque service |
| KIK |
(Kredit Investasi Kecil) A credit programme providing fixed capital for small and medium scale enterprises. |
| Kko |
(Korps Komando) Commando Corps, marines |
| KMKP |
Kredit Moral Kerja Permanen. A credit programme to provide working capital for small and medium scale enterprises. |
| KNIL |
(Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger) (Colonial) Netherlands East Indies Army |
| KNIP |
(Komité Nasional Indonesia Pusat) Central Indonesian National Commitee |
| Kodam |
(Komando Daerah Militer) Regional Military Command |
| Kodim |
(Komando Distrik Militer) District Military Command |
| Koga |
(Komando Siaga) Vigilance Command |
| Kogam |
(Komando Ganyang Malaysia) Crush Malaysia Command |
| Kokarmendagri |
(Korps Karyawan Departemen Dalam Negeri) Department of Internal Affairs Employees Corps |
| Kolaga |
(Komando Mandala Siaga) Mandala Vigilance Command |
| Komstradaga |
(Komando Strategis Darat Siaga) Vigilance Land Strategic Command |
| kongsi |
Generically, an association of any sort. Used especially for working communities of Chinese miners in the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia. |
| Kopkamtib |
(Komando Pemulihan Keamanan dan Ketertiban) Command for Restoration of Security and Order |
| Kopri |
(Korps Pegawai Negeri) Civil Servant's Corps |
| Koramil |
(Komando Rayon Militer) Rayon Military Command |
| Korem |
(Komando Resort Militer) Resort Military Command |
| Kosgoro |
(Koperasi Serba Usaha Gotong Royong) Mutual Aid all Purpose Cooperative |
| Kostrad |
(Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat) Army Strategic Reserve Command |
| kota |
City, town |
| Kotamadya |
District or Municipal Government resided over by a Mayor |
| Koti |
(Komando Operasi Tertinggi) Supreme Operations Command |
| Kotrar |
(Komando Tertinggi Retooling Alat Revolusi) Supreme Command for Retooling the Tools of the Revolution |
| Kowilhan |
(Komando Wilayah Pertahanan) Regional Defense Command |
| kraton |
Royal residence, the sacral palace-city of the Javanese kings |
| kretek |
Indonesian cigarette, with cloves mixed into the tobacco |
| KRIS |
(Kebaktian Rakjat Indonesia Sulawesi) Service of the Indonesian People of Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| kyahi |
Reverend or honourable (applied as adjective or noun to Islamic scholars and teachers or to others considered to be spiritual elders) |
| langgar |
A small prayer house in Java, sometimes attached to the home of one of the wealthier peasants in a village |
| LBH |
Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (Legal Aid Office). |
| Lebaran |
Religious event celebrated on the day ending the fasting month |
| Leknas |
National Institute for Economic and Social Research |
| LP3ES |
Lembaga Penelitan, Pendidikan dan Penerangan Ekonomi dan Sosial (Institute for Economic and Social Research, Education and Information). |
| Lurah |
Local official at the lowest level of the government's administrative hierarchy |