Classifiers

orang

orang/profesi (person/profession)

ekor

binatang/burung/ikan (animal, bird, fish)

buah

general other things

batang

pohon, rokok, sabun (trunk, cigarette, soap, long and skinny)

helai

kertas/kain/kemeja (paper, clothing, sheets, grass, hair, thin and wide)

lembar

kertas/kain (paper, cloth)

potong

kue/kain/baju (cake, cloth, dress, a cut piece of something)

bungkus

rokok, nasi (cigarettes, rice, something packaged)

mangkok

bakso, sup, mi (a bowl)

piring

nasi, ikan (plate)

kotak

teh, nasi (box/case)

botol

air/jus/minyak (bottle)

tangkai

bunga

ikat

rambutan/sayur (things that are tied)

sisir

pisang (a comb of bananas)

tandan

pisang (a bunch of combs of bananas)

kaleng

kacang/coca-cola (can)

karung

beras/gula (bag)

butir

telur, anggur, mutirara (egg, grape, pearl, small round objects)

biji

seed