| UDT |
(Uniao Democratica Timorense) Timor Democratic Union |
| UID |
(Universitas Islam Djakarta) Islamic University of Djakarta |
| UII |
(University/Universitas Islam Indonesia) Islamic University of Indonesia |
| ulama |
Moslem theologians (Arabic plural, used also as singular in Indonesia) |
| ummat |
The Islamic community |
| USDEK |
(Undang-undang Dasar 1945) The 1945 Constitution (Sosialisme (à la) Indonesia) Indonesian Socialism (Demokrasi
Terpimpin) Guided Democracy (Ekonomi Terpimpin) Guided Economy (Kepribadian Indonesia) The Indonesian Identity |
| wahyu |
The divine radiance, manifesting itself in various ways, which marks its possessor as a Javanese king, and whose departures signals his fall |
| warung |
Small stall or shop |
| wayang kulit |
Javanese shadow-play, which uses puppets to dramatize storiesfrom the Javanese versions of the Hindu epics Mahabharata and Ramayana |
| wayang orang |
The Javanese dance drama derived from wayang kulit |
| wedana |
A court official of Mataram; in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a Javan administrative official below a bupati |
| wong cilik |
Javanese for the little man, or peasant |
| YDP |
Yayasan Dharma Putra, the business group of the Army Strategic Reserve, Kostrad. |
| zakat |
Obligatory Moslem alms |
| Zaman Kurang Ajar |
Age Without Moral Code 1970s-1980s |
| Zaman Merdeka |
Independence 1945-1965 |
| Zaman Normal |
Normal times 1930s-1942 |
| Zaman Pembangunan |
Age of Development 1965-1981 |
| Zaman Perang |
War Time 1942-1949 |
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