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Words of Max Havelaar · 302 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

pantjen

pantjen workers once

pantjens

Pantjens were a category of compulsory service workers in the colonial system.

parterre

theater pit once

parterre

Here `parterre` means the whole audience seated in the theater's pit.

pegang

Hold once

Pegang

This command is Malay, represented in nineteenth-century Dutch spelling.

penghoeloe

religious official once

penghoeloe

Penghoeloe is an Indonesian title for a local headman or religious official.

pepercultuur

pepper-growing once

peperkultuur

Peperkultuur uses the older k spelling; modern Dutch writes pepercultuur.

pietisterij

pietism once

pietistery

Pietistery is the historical spelling of modern pietisterij.

pisang

banana; bananas 4 times

pisang

noun, common gender, singular; noun used collectively, common gender, singular

Pisang is an Indonesian loanword for banana.

plaît-il

Pardon? once

Plaît-il

French “Plaît-il?” is a polite request to repeat something: “Pardon?”

Polen

Polen's; Poland twice

Polen

proper noun; proper noun, singular

Polen is a person's surname; 'naar Polen' means to Polen's premises.

post

post; posts 6 times

post, posten

noun, common gender, singular; noun, common gender, plural

prijsverschil

price difference once

prysverschil

Older spelling of modern Dutch “prijsverschil.”

profaneren

profane once

profaneeren

Historical spelling with doubled ee; modern Dutch profaneren.

Seen once or twice

Pa-Ansioe

Pa-Ansioe once

Pa-ansoe

Pa-ansoe once

Pa-Ento

Pa-Ento once

Pa-lisoe

Pa-lisoe; Pa-lisoe's twice

Pa-Lontah

Pa-Lontah once

paardenposterij

post-horse system once

paars

purple once

pachter

lessee once

Pacitan

Patjitan once

Padangs

Padang twice

padi

unhusked rice once

Padrie

Padris once

pakhuisknecht

warehouse hand; warehouse hands twice

pakken

packed once

pal

stock-still once

palfrenier

grooms once

Palm

Palm once

palm

palm-frond once

Palmenbaum

palm tree once

pan

tiles once

pand

pledge once

pannenbakker

tile-bakers once

pantalon

trousers once

Panteh

Panteh's once

pantoen

pantuns once

pantoffel

slippers twice

papiermand

wastepaper basket twice

parabel

parable twice

paradijs

paradises once

parang

parang once

Parang-Koedjan

Parang-Koedjang once

pardon

Pardon me once

paria

pariahs once

Parijs

Paris once

partijdigheid

partiality once

partijtje

small lot once

partijtrekken

taking sides once

partner

partner once

pasgeboren

newborn once

passage

passage once

passus

passage once

pasteibakker

pastry-cooks once

Pasuruan

Passaroean once

patent

patent once

pathologisch-wijsgerig

pathological-philosophical once

patria

the homeland once

patroon

employer; pattern twice

Patteh

Patteh once

Paul

Paul once

Paulus

Paul once

pauvreté

poverty once

Pauweltje

Pauweltje once

pauwenveren

peacock-feather once

pauze

respite once

pedanterie

pedantry once

pedati

oxcart once

peer

pears; pear twice

peignoir

peignoir once

peil

depth once

peilen

sound once

peiling

a bearing once

peinzen

brooded; pondered twice

pelgrim

pilgrims once

Pellico

Pellico's once

pelmolen

hulling mills once

penning

coins once

penselen

pencil once

pensioen

pension once

peperhandel

pepper trade once

pepertuin

pepper gardens twice

percent

percent once

percussie

percussion once

periode

period twice

perpetuus

perpetual once

persen

squeeze once

personeel

staff once

Pertibie

Pertibie once

pest

pestilence once

Peter

Peter once

peu

little once

Philippus

Philip once

piano

piano once

Picciola

Picciola once

piek

peak once

pièce

document twice

piëdestal

pedestal once

piëteit

piety once

piëtistisch

pietistic once

pijn

pain twice

pijp

pipe once

pikol

piculs once

pil

pills once

pin

pin once

pinang

areca nut once

Pising

Pising once

plaat

little plate once

plaatsbeschrijving

description of places twice

plaatsing

posting once

plantengroei

plant growth twice

plantenzuur

vegetable acid once

plas

pools once

plassen

splashed once

plat

flat twice

plechtig

solemn; solemnly twice

pleegvader

foster-father once

plegen

committed; done twice

pleidooi

plea once

pleiten

plead; pleads twice

plekje

patch once

pleonasmus

pleonasm once

plezier

pleasure once

plichtsbetrachting

doing his duty; discharge of duty twice

plichtshalve

as duty requires once

plichtsvervulling

fulfillment of duty; discharge of duty twice

ploegdier

draught animals once

ploegen

plough; ploughing twice

ploegjuk

plough yokes once

plooi

pleats; folds twice

plukken

pluck; picked twice

plunderbende

band of plunderers once

plunderen

plundered once

poeh

bah once

poel

pool twice

poëzie-ademend

poetry-breathing once

pogen

tried once

pointe

point once

pokken

smallpox once

Polichinel

Punchinello once

politiemuts

police cap once

politievonnis

police verdict once

pomme

apple once

pompelmoes

pomelo once

pompenmaker

pump-makers once

pontianak

pontianak once

poort

gates; gate twice

poortsluiten

gate is shut once

pop

doll once

poppetje

little figures once

portefeuille

portfolio once

portret

portraits once

portretschoonheid

portrait beauty once

portretwaarde

portrait-worth once

Portugees

Portuguese once

posterij

posts once

pouvoir

may once

praal

pomp; splendor twice

pracht

pomp; splendour twice

praktijk

practices once

precies

exactly; precisely twice

predikant

parson once

predikatie

sermon once

Prediker

Ecclesiastes once

preekstoel

pulpit once

premie

bounties once

prent

pictures once

prettig

more pleasantly once

priester

priests once

prikkel

stimulus once

prikkelbaar

irritable once

priktol

spinning-tops once

primo

first once

Prinseneiland

Princes' Island once

Prinsengracht

Prinsengracht once

prinses

princess twice

proberen

Try once

problematisch

problematic once

Probolinggo

Probolingo once

procentsgewijs

percentage-based once

proces

case once

proces-verbaal

record; records twice

proeve

attempt twice

proeven

tasted once

prostitutie

prostitution once

proteïne

protein once

protest

protest once

prozodie

prosody once

prul

trifles; trash twice

psalmzingen

sings psalms once

publiceren

publishes once

publiciteit

publicity once

puilen

bulge once

Pukul

o'clock twice

punctum

vote once

puntig

pointed twice

puntwortel

taproot once

purper

purple once

puur

pure once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Multatuli / Eduard Douwes Dekker, d. 1887; Dutch 1860, Project Gutenberg #11024).
Translation
Public-domain Dutch (Multatuli, d. 1887; published 1860). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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