Bahasa
See also: bahasa
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Indonesian and Malay bahasa (“language”), itself from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”), as a shortening of Bahasa Indonesia/Bahasa Malaysia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /baˈhɑːsə/
Proper noun edit
Bahasa
- (proscribed) the Malay-Indonesian language
References edit
- “Bahasa, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2019.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “Bahasa”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay bahasa or Indonesian bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bahasa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜐ)
- (colloquial) Malay-Indonesian language
- Synonym: Indones