| Mahâbhârata |
Indian epic adapted in the wayang |
| Mahmillub |
(Mahkamah Militer Luar Biasa) Special Military Court |
| Malari |
(Malapetaka Januari) January Disaster; riots in Jakarta during Japanese Prime minister Tanaka's visit in 1974 |
| manca negara |
The third administrative circle of Mataram, which consisted of most of Java outside the palace city and the core administrative area |
| mandur |
Foreman/labour recruiter |
| Manipol |
(Manifesto politik) Political Manifesto |
| mas |
(Javanese) term of address to a slightly older man (comradely) |
| Masjumi |
(Madjlis Sjuro Muslimin Indonesia) Consultative Council of Indonesian Muslims, the largest
Indonesian Islamic Party, after 1952 representing Modernist Islam; banned in 1960 |
| merdeka |
Freedom or independence |
| Mesjid |
Mosque |
| MIAI |
(Madjlisul Islamil A laa Indonesia) Supreme Indonesian Council of Islam |
| MIN |
(Madrasah Ibtida'ijah Negeri) (Islamic) Elementary State School |
| Minangkabau |
A West Sumatran ethnic group |
| MKGR |
(Musyawarah Kekeluargan Gotong Royong) Mutual Aid Family Conference |
| MPR |
(Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat) People's Consultative Assembly |
| MPRS |
(Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Sementara) Provisional People's Consultative Assembly |
| mushollah |
Prayer house |
| musyawarah |
Consultation, deliberation |
| mufakat |
Concensus |
| Murba |
(Partai Murba) Common-People's Party |
| Nanyang |
The southern region, a Chinese term for Southeast Asia |
| Nasakom |
(Nasionalis-Agama-Komunis) (intended unity of) Nationalists, Religious people and Communists. Name given by Sukarno. |
| Nasasos |
(Nasionalis-Agama-Sosialis) (intended unity of) Nationalists, Religious people and Socialists |
| Nefos |
New Emerging Forces |
| negara |
From Sanskrit nagara, for kingdom or capital. See kraton, and negeri. |
| negara agung |
The second administrative circle in the kingdom of Mataram. It consisted of the core area immediately outside the palace-city. |
| negeri |
State. In particular, a riverine or coastal principality in the Malayo-Muslim world. |
| Nekolim |
(Neokolonialis-Imperialis) Neo-colonialism and imperialism |
| NIAS |
(Nederlands-Indische Artsen School) Netherlands Indies Medical School |
| NICA |
Netherlands Indies Civil Administration |
| NII |
(Negara Islam Indonesia) Islamic State of Indonesia |
| NU |
(Nahdatul Ulama) Moslem Theologians' Council |
| Oldefos |
Old Established Forces |
| OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries of which Indonesia is a member |
| opelet |
4-wheeled minibus, seating 7 to 10 passengers |
| OPM |
(Organisasi Papua Merdeka) Free Papua Movement |
| OPS |
Organisasi Perusahaan Sejenis (Organisation of Homogeneous Enterprises). |
| Opsus |
(Operasi Khusus) Special Operations |
| Orba |
(Orde Baru) New Order, the Suharto era, 1965 to the present. |
| Orla |
(Orde Lama) Old Order, the Sukarno era. |