English Explanatory Dictionary

Bahasa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. the Malay-Indonesian language

Pronunciation

/baˈhɑːsə/

Word forms

Bahasa

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian and Malay bahasa (“language”), itself from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”), as a shortening of Bahasa Indonesia/Bahasa Malaysia. Compare the use of Irish Béarla (“English”), originally simply meant "language".

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