Betawi

English

Etymology

From Indonesian orang Betawi (“people of Batavia”), from Indonesian orang (“man”, “person”) and Dutch Batavia

Noun

Betawi (plural Betawis or Betawi)

1. A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.

Translations

Note: these translations are for the plural.

Indonesian ethnic group

• Dutch: Betawi (nl), Bataaf (nl), Batavi pl
• Indonesian: orang Betawi

• Malay: orang Betawi

Proper noun

Betawi

1. The Betawi language, a Malay-based creole language spoken by the ethnic group

Translations

Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group

• Malay: bahasa Betawi

Further reading

• Betawi people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Betawi language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Betawi, bew

Anagrams

• bawtie

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bətawi/
• Hyphenation: bê‧ta‧wi

Proper noun

bêtawi

1. Betawi, a ethnic group live around Jakarta (formerly Batavia).
2. the Malay-based creole language spoken by the ethnic group.

Further reading

• “Betawi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.