Betawi
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Indonesian Betawi, derived from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ (Batawi), derived from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.
Noun edit
Betawi (plural Betawis or Betawi)
- A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
- 2014, Jacqueline Knörr, Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia, page 177:
- While he is now revered as a local and national hero of the Betawi, according to older legends he was in fact a Sundanese who came to Batavia from Cirebon.
Translations edit
- Note: these translations are for the plural.
Indonesian ethnic group
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Proper noun edit
Betawi
- The Betawi language, a native language spoken by the Betawi people.
Translations edit
Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
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Further reading edit
- Betawi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Betawi people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Betawi language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ethnologue entry for Betawi, bew
Anagrams edit
Betawi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ (Batawi), from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Betawi
- (geographically) Batavia (now Jakarta and its surrounding cities).
- (ethnologically) The ethnic group native to Jakarta (formerly known as Batavia), and some part of West Java and Banten.
- (linguistically) The native language spoken by Betawi people.
- (Betawi Kota) The Malay-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
- (Betawi Ora) The Javanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
- (Betawi Udik) The Sundanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ (Batawi), from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bêtawi
- (ethnologically) The ethnic group native to Jakarta (formerly known as Batavia), and some part of West Java and Banten.
- (linguistically) The native language spoken by Betawi people.
- (Betawi Melayu) The Malay-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
- (Betawi Ora) The Javanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
- (Betawi Udik) The Sundanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
Compounds edit
Descendants edit
- → English: Betawi
Further reading edit
- Betawi on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id
- Orang Betawi on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id
- Bahasa Betawi on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id
- “Betawi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
- Ethnologue entry for Betawi, bew
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
Betawi
- Romanization of ꦧꦼꦠꦮꦶ
Peranakan Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ (Batawi), from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.
Proper noun edit
Betawi
- Batavia
- Sekarang majoor Khouw Kim An djadi lid Volksraad djoega dan ia bitjara tentang autodienst antara Betawi Tangerang.[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References edit
- ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 44