Tetun words starting with I
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- I, me·ha'u
- ice·jelu
- ice (a cake)·fó-hariis
- ice block·jelu fatuk, és; es manis, karmelu
- ice cream·eskrim
- ice cream in a cone·sorvete
- ice cube·jelu fatuk
- ice cube, block of ice·jelu fatuk
- ice mixed with·és campur (I)
- ice-cream·eskrim (I)
- iced cake·kék
- Iceland·izlándia
- icon·ikon
- icy pole·es manis, karmelu
- idea·ideia
- idea, opinion, thought·ideia
- idealism·idealizmu
- identical·hanesan
- identification·identifikasaun
- identify·identifika
- identity·identidade
- identity card·kartaun identidade
- identity card, ID card·billete-identidade
- ideology·ideolojia
- idiom. primeiro a chegar·mai uluk serbí uluk
- idiot·beik-teen
- idiot, ignorant, stupid·beik-teen
- idiot, ignorant, stupid, dummy·beik-teen
- idle·vadiu
- idle, always out·badiu, vadiu
- idle, always out hanging·vadiu
- idol·ídolu
- idol (statue)·estátua lulik
- idolatry·idolatria
- IDP·dezlokadu
- if not·se lae
- if not, otherwise, else·se lae
- if possible·se bele (karik)
- ignorance·ignoránsia
- ignorant·beik-teen
- ignore·ignora
- iha subdistritu nia laran·suku
- iha tasi) squid·suntu
- iha uma) lounge room, hall·sala
- iis) stink, smell bad·dois
- ill·moras
- ill-mannered·beik; malkriadu/a
- illegal·ilegál
- illegal, unlawful·ilegál
- illegally·ilegalmente
- illiteracy·analfabetizmu
- illiterate·analfabetu
- illness·moras
- illuminate·leno
- illuminate, light up, give·leno
- illustration·ilustrasaun
- image·imajen
- image (likeness)·ilas
- image (likeness, public image)·imajen
- imagination·imajinasaun
- imagine, picture (imagine)·imajina
- imitate·halo tuir; (mockingly)
- imitate, mimic·hasara
- imitation (gold)·fantazia
- immature·(fruit) okir
- immediate·imediata
- immediately·imediatamente
- immigration·imigrasaun
- immigration control·kontrolu imigrasaun
- immigration department·departamentu
- immigration officer·polísia imigrasaun
- immigration, emigration·imigrasaun
- immobilisation·n. imobilizasaun
- immoral·vida aat
- immorality, sexual sin·sala seksuál
- immunisation·imunizasaun
- immunisation (for children)·sangra
- immunisation, vaccination·imunizasaun
- immunity (from prosecution, physical)·imunidade
- immunological·adj. imunolójiku/a
- impact·impaktu
- impact, effect·impaktu
- impartial·imparsiál (E)
- impartiality, neutrality, fairness·imparsialidade
- impasse, deadlock, standoff·impase
- impediment, hindrance·impedimentu
- imperative·imperativu
- imperfect·imperfeitu
- imperialism·imperializmu
- imperialist·imperialista
- implement·halao
- implement, carry out·implementa
- implementation·implementasaun
- imply, implicate, result in·implika
- import·importa
- import, importing·importasaun
- importance·importánsia
- important·importante
- imported·importada
- importer·importadór(a)
- impose·impoin
- impossible·imposivel
- impotence·impoténsia
- impotent·bland, weak, tasteless, flavourless
- imprison, hold captive·dadur
- imprisoned·dadur
- improve·sai diak liu
- improve. See:·halo sai diak liu
- impudent·malandru
- impulsive, rash·hanoin badak
- impunity, indemnity (impunity)·impunidade
- in ...’s·iha ... nia liman laran
- in a line·tu-tuir malu
- in a lively group·rame-rame
- in advance·kedan; nanis
- in fact·afinál; tuir lo-loos; tuir
- in fact (introduces a·afinál
- in fact, should·tuir lo-loos
- in favour (for a vote)·afavór
- in five days' time·bain-lima
- in five days’ time·bainlima
- in force (of law)·vigór
- in four days' time·bainhaat
- in four days’ time·bainhaat
- in fours, four by four·haa-haat
- in front·iha oin
- in front of·iha ... (nia) oin
- in general, generally·en jerál
- in order to·atu; hodi; para
- in pairs·rua-rua
- in person·rasik
- in plain clothes·la tau farda
- in poor health·isin la di'ak
- in relation to·relasiona
- in seven days' time·bainhitu
- in six days' time·bain-neen
- in six days’ time·bainneen
- in that case·se nune'e
- in the capacity of·nudar
- in the end·ikus mai
- in the end, finally·ikus mai
- in the future·aban-bainrua
- in the middle of·iha ... klaran
- in the past·uluk
- in the thick of·namanas
- in three days' time·baintolu
- in three days’ time·baintolu
- in transit·tránzitu
- in two days’ time, the·bainrua
- in two minds·laran ru-rua
- in uniform·fardadu
- in uproar·runguranga
- in vain·saugati deit
- in vain, pointless·mar-maran
- in vain, uselessly·saugati (deit)
- in-country·iha rai laran
- inaugural·inaugurál
- inaugurate (a building, exhibition...)·inaugura
- incense·ai-been morin
- incense burner·insensáriu
- incentive·insentivu
- incentive travel·viajen insentivu
- incest·insestu
- incidence·insidénsia
- incident·akontesimentu
- incident, happening, event·akontesimentu
- incite·soran
- incite (to fight), stir up·soran
- incite roosters to fight·soran-manu
- incite, provoke·soran
- incline·(lean) haliis, sadere; halo
- include·inklui
- included·inklui iha
- included in·tama ba
- including·inklui moos
- inclusion·inkluzaun
- inclusive·inkluzivu
- income·osan tama
- income tax·impostu rendimentu
- income, earnings, revenue·osan tama
- incompetence·inkompeténsia
- incompetence, incapacity·inkapasidade
- incompletely, insincerely·bos-bosok
- incomprehensible·hanoin la
- inconvenience·inkomoda
- increase·aumenta, hasae
- increase, add more·aumenta
- increase, add more, gain·aumenta
- increase, more and more·hetok
- increase, mount·aumenta
- incubator·inkubadór
- indeed·duni
- independence·independénsia
- independent·independente
- independent, self-·ukun aan
- index finger·liman fuan hatudu
- index, table of contents·índise
- India·Índia
- Indian·ema Índia; Índia nian
- Indian bael·ai dila fatuk, ai dila tuku
- Indian corn·batar
- Indian mulberry·mengkudu
- Indian spinach·modo mean
- indicate·hatudu
- indicates continuous action or state·hela
- indication·indikasaun
- indicator·indikadór
- indicator, gauge·indikadór
- indicator, turn signal (in vehicle)·lampu sén
- indigenous·rai nain
- indirect·indireta
- indirectly·indiretamente
- indiscipline, lack of discipline·indisiplina
- individual·ida mesak, ida-idak
- individual (person·individu (E)
- individual (person)·individu
- individual, personal·individuál
- individually·ida-ida; keta-ketak
- individually, one at a·ida-ida
- individually, separately, apart·ketaketak
- Indonesia·Indonézia
- Indonesian·bahasa Indonésia (I)
- Indonesian (language)·bahasa
- Indonesian army·tentara (I)
- Indonesian language·bahasa (I)
- Indonesian military strategic command·kostrad
- Indonesian National Army·tni
- Indonesian Operational Command·koops
- Indonesian person·bapa
- Indonesian police (district level)·polres
- Indonesian police (national level)·polri
- Indonesian police (province level)·polda
- Indonesian police (subdistrict level)·polsek
- Indonesian Regional Police Command·kodam
- Indonesian special forces·rpkad
- Indonesian-style·padang (I)
- industrial·industriál
- industry·indústria
- inequality·dezigualdade
- infancy, early childhood·primeira infánsia
- infant·labarik oan
- infant mortality·mortalidade infantíl
- infant, young child·labarik oan
- infant-·infantíl
- infantile paralysis·paralizia infantíl
- infantry·infantaria
- infect, spread (of disease, vine)·da'et
- infected·infetadu/a
- infection·infesaun
- infection, inflammation·infesaun
- inferior·inferiór
- inferiority·inferioridade
- inferiority complex·kompleksu inferioridade
- infertile (of humans)·adj. mandul
- infertile (of women)·adj. kiuk
- infiltrate·infiltra
- inflamed red eyes·matan mean
- inflation·inflasaun
- influence·influénsia
- influence, effect·influénsia
- inform·foo hatene; hatete(n)
- inform, tell·foo hatene
- inform, tell, report·fó-hatene
- informal·informál
- information·informasaun
- information technology, IT, computer science·informátika
- informed·informada
- informer·(male) mauhuu
- infrared·infra-mean
- infrastructure·infraestrutura
- ingredient·ingrediente
- inhabitant·abitante
- inheritance·liman-rohan
- inheritance, heritage·eransa
- initial·inisiál
- initially·fou-foun
- initially, at first·fo-foun
- initiative·inisiativa
- inject·sona (ho daun)
- injection·injesaun
- injection pipe·tubu injesaun
- injection pump·bomba gazoel
- injector·injetór
- injure, wound·halo kanek
- injury·kanek, naksalak ka ruin
- injustice, unfairness·injustisa
- ink·tinta
- ink (in a pen)·lapizeira been
- ink, paint, dye·tinta
- ink, paint, dye, printer toner·tinta
- inn·pouzada
- inner bone in ankle·ain fukun laran
- inner tube·ban dalam
- innocence·inosénsia
- innocent·inosente
- innovation·inovasaun
- innovative·inovadór(a)
- inorganic·anorgániku
- inpatient- (Adj)·n. internamentu
- input·input
- inquire into, ask after·husu tuir
- inquiry·pergunta
- insane·bulak
- insect·insetu
- insect repellant·n. aimoruk susuk
- insect repellent·n. aimoruk susuk
- insecticide·aimoruk hodi hamate
- insert·hatama
- insert, deposit (money·hatama
- inside·iha ... laran; laran
- insipid·miis
- insipid, bland, weak·miis
- insist·insiste
- inspect·revista; pasa revista
- inspect baggage·revista bagajen
- inspect, check·pasa revista
- inspect, check, search (by authorities)·revista
- inspect, monitor, check·fiskaliza
- inspection·inspesaun
- inspection, monitoring·fiskalizasaun
- inspector·inspetór
- inspector general·inspetór jerál
- inspectorate·inspetoria
- inspiration·inspirasaun
- inspire·inspira
- inspired·inspiradu
- instability·instabilidade
- install·instala
- installation·instalasaun
- instance·dala
- instant adhesive, Epoxy glue·lem besi
- instant noodles·súpermi
- instead·fali
- institute·institutu
- institution·instituisaun
- institutional·institusionál
- instruct·foo hanoin
- instruct, remind·foo hanoin
- instruction·instrusaun
- instructor, coach·instrutór
- instrument·instrumentu
- instrument panel, dashboard·kuadru instrumentu
- insufficiency (failure)·n. insufisiénsia
- insult·insulta
- insult (someone)·tarata
- insult, speak badly about·tarata
- insult, swear at·tolok
- insurance·asuransi
- integrate·integra
- integrated·integrada
- integrated circuit·sirkuitu integradu
- integration·integrasaun
- integrity·integridade
- intellectual·intelektuál
- intellectual disability·defisiénsia intelektuál
- intellectual property, IP·propriedade intelektuál
- intellectually·intelektualmente
- intelligence agent·espiaun
- intelligence agent, spy·intel (I)
- intelligent·ulun (fatuk) mamar
- intelligent, co-·ulun mamar
- intend·atu
- intensification·intensifikasaun
- intensify·intensifika
- intensity·intensidade
- intensive·intensiva
- intensive care·n. kuidadu intensivu
- intensive care unit, ICU·icu
- intention·intensaun
- inter-ministerial·interministeriál
- interaction·interasaun
- intercede·harohan
- intercede (pray for others)·intersede
- intercessor·intersesór(a)
- intercity bus·bis
- interconnected·interligadu
- intercourse (sexual)·n. relasaun seksuál
- interdependence·interdependénsia
- interest·interese; (on loan) funan
- interest (on loan)·funan
- interest, (personal/national...) advantage·interese
- interested·interesada
- interesting·interesante
- interfere·interfere
- interfere, meddle·mete
- interference (esp. political)·interferénsia
- interim, acting, caretaker (government), locum·interinu
- interior, inside·interiór
- intermission·intervalu
- internal·iha laran; internu/a
- internal, domestic (within the nation)·rai-laran
- internally displaced person, IDP·dezlokadu
- international·internasionál
- international flight·voo internasionál
- International Monetary Fund, IMF·fundu monetáriu internasionál (fmi)
- international relations·relasaun internasionál
- international tourism·turizmu internasionál
- internationally·internasionalmente
- Internet·Internét
- internist·internista
- interpersonal·interpesoál
- interpret·durbasa
- interpret (language, meaning)·interpreta
- interpret dreams·nsiik mehi
- interpretation·interpretasaun
- interpreter·durbasa
- interrogate·interoga
- interrogation·interogasaun
- interrogation, questioning·interogasaun
- interrogative pronoun·pronome interogativu
- interrupt·interompe
- intersection·kruzamentu
- intersection, crossroads, junction·kruzamentu
- intersex·interseksu
- intersexuality·interseksualidade
- interval·intervalu
- interval, rest period·intervalu
- intervene·intervén
- intervene in·atua
- intervene in, carry out·atua (E)
- interview·(noun) intervista; (verb)
- interviewer·intervistadór(a)
- intestinal) worms·lombriga
- intestine·tee oan, teen; (large)
- intestines·naan teen
- intestines eaten as meat·na'an teen
- intestines, gut·tee-oan
- intimidate·hatauk, halo tauk
- intimidation·intimidasaun
- into·tama
- intonation·entonasaun
- intoxicated·lanu
- intransitive (of verb)·intranzitivu
- intransitive verb·verbu intranzitivu
- introduce·lori (buat foun) tama
- introduce (a·foo konhese
- introduce (a person)·fó koñese
- introduce oneself, present oneself·aprezenta an
- introduction·introdusaun
- intubate·halo intubasaun
- intubation·intubasaun
- invade·halo invazaun
- invalid·inválidu
- invalid (invalided person)·n. inválidu/a
- invalid (not valid), invalid·inválidu/a
- invasion·invazaun
- invent·inventa
- inventory·inventáriu
- invest·investe
- invest money·kuda osan
- investigate·investiga
- investigate, enquire·buka tuir
- investigate, enquire, seek to find·buka tuir
- investigate, examine·revista
- investigate, question, research·investiga
- investigation·investigasaun
- investigation, research·investigasaun
- investigator, researcher·investigadór
- investiture, swearing in·pose
- investment·investimentu
- investor·investidór
- invigilator·vijilante
- invitation·konvite
- invite·konvida
- invited guest·konvidadu
- invoice·invoice
- involve·envolve
- involvement·envolvimentu
- iodine·iodu
- Iran·Iran (I)
- Iraq·Irak (I)
- Ireland·Irlanda (E)
- Irish potato·fehuk ropa
- iron·(for clothes) estrika
- iron (for ironing clothes)·estrika
- iron (mineral in food)·feru
- iron bar·besi-tomak
- iron supplement·ai-moruk aumenta raan
- iron supplement. [INL:·aimoruk aumenta raan
- iron) estrika·the press
- iron, press (clothes·estrika
- irregularity·iregularidade
- irrigation·irigasaun
- irrigation channel, drain·bee-kanu
- irritate·book
- irritated·nervozu
- irritated, annoyed·satiadu
- irritated, annoyed, angry·nervozu
- Islam·Islam
- Islam, Muslim·Islam (I)
- Islamic call to prayer·adzan magrib
- island·ilha (E)
- isolate, segregate·izola
- isolated, remote·izolada
- isolation·izolamentu
- Israel·Izraél
- issue·asuntu, kestaun
- issue (topic), matter·kestaun
- it doesn’t matter·la buat ida
- It serves you·O merese duni!
- it's hot·loro-manas
- it's up to you·konforme
- it, this thing·buat ne'e
- Italian·Italianu/a
- italics (font)·letra hali'is
- Italy·Itália
- itch·isin katar
- itch, have an itch·isin katar
- itchy·isin-katar
- itchy grub·ular katar
- itchy skin condition·n. anin aat
- item·buat ida
- itinerary·itineráriu
- its·buat nee nia, buat nee ninia
- itself·nia aan; rasik
- IV drip·soru intravenozu
- IV line·soru talin