Comparative study of compound words in English and Indonesian Fransiska Napitupulu

Adjective and Noun

Mahasiswa (student) panjang tangan (thief)

Murah hati (kind) tinggi hati (jealous)

6. Adjective and Adjective

Hitam manis	(sweet dark)	gagah perkasa	(strong)
lemah lembut	(pretty)	rasa curiga	(suspect)

7. 
   Preposition and Noun
   

Sepanjang jalan (along way)

di meja (on the table)

di rumah (at home)

8. Quantity and Noun

Beberapa teman(some friends) banyak barang (many goods) Setumpuk beras (a hulled rice)

9. Verb and Verb

Saling mencintai (be in love) makan minum (eat and drink)

10. Preposition and Adjective

Dibawah kendali (under control) antara dusta (between lays) dipenghujung (at the end)

Reduplication of words in Bahasa Indonesia is the process morphemes to repeat the basic forms of the word. For example, by full reduplication ( meja-meja: tables), a part of reduplication, laki-laki ( lelaki :man), reduplication of the changing of sound, balik (bolak-balik). Reduplication of words form is written completely by using a hypen (-), such as:
Jangan – jangan (perhaps) tua – muda (old-young) Mondar – mandir (to loiter) kupu – kupu (butterfly) mobil – mobilan (counterfeit car)
Hormat – menghormati (mutual respect) Mata – mata (a spy, a snoop)