Letter Elimination

H in the beginning of the word

In daily conversation some words are nasalised by not pronouncing or
eliminating a letter such as words with letter h, s or m.
After
Elimination
habis abis
Word

hati

ati

hafal
halus
hidup
hisap
hitam
hujan

afal
alus
idup
isap/isep
item
ujan

Meaning
finish
heart,
feeling
recite
soft, smooth
alive, life
to suck
black
rain

After
Elimination
hangat anget
Word

hancur ancur
hampir ampir
handuk anduk
hilang ilang
hitung itung
hutang utang
hijau* ijo

Meaning
warm
crushed,
shattered
almost
towel
lost, dissapear
count, calculate
loan, debt, owe
green

*) In this case, the word hijau also change its diphthong au into o. See
Diphthong chapter for more information.
H in the middle of the word
Meaning

Word

After
Elimination

bohong boong

to lie, a lie

jahil

jail

jahit
lihat
sahut

jait
liat
saut

jodoh jodo
pahit pait
tahu tau

tahi

tai

to sew
look
answer, reply
excrement,
feces

to bug, to tease,
naughty
soul mate, partner
bitter
know, aware

tahun taun

year

Word

After
Elimination

M in the beginning of the word

Word
After Elimination Meaning
memang emang
indeed
S in the beginning of the word
Word
sudah
sama
saja
sampai

After Elimination Meaning

udah
done, finish
ama
with
aja
only, just
ampe*
until, up to, to (that) extent

Meaning