Betawi

See also: Bêtawi and Batawi

English

Alternative forms

• Batavian

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian Betawi. Doublet of Batavia and Passau.

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.
   • 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

• Note: these translations are for the plural.

Indonesian ethnic group

• Betawi: orang Betawi, anak Betawi
• Dutch: Betawi (nl), Bataviaan, Batavianen pl
• French: betawi (fr) m, batavien m
• Indonesian: orang Betawi
• Khmer: ភាសាបេតាវី (phiəsaabeetaavii)
• Malay: orang Betawi
• Ossetian: Бетави (Betavi)
• Russian: бата́вец m (batávec), бата́вка f (batávka), бата́вцы m pl (batávcy)
• Ukrainian: бата́вець m (batávecʹ), бата́вка f (batávka), бата́вці m pl (batávci)

Proper noun

Betawi

1. The Betawi language, a native language spoken by the Betawi people.

Translations

Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group

• Betawi: basa Betawi
• Dutch: Bataviaans, Bataviaas, Bataviaas-Maleis
• Indonesian: bahasa Betawi (id)
• Khmer: ភាសាបេតាវី (phiəsaabeetaavii)
• Malay: bahasa Betawi
• Ossetian: Бетави ӕвзаг (Betavi ævzag), Батави ӕвзаг (Batavi ævzag)
• Russian: бата́вский (batávskij)
• Ukrainian: бата́вська (batávsʹka)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• bawtie

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ (Batawi), from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bətawi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: Be‧ta‧wi

Proper noun

Betawi

1. (historical) Batavia (now Jakarta and its surrounding area)
2. ellipsis of orang Betawi (the Betawi ethnic group)

   Synonym: Selam

3. ellipsis of basa Betawi (the Betawi language)

Derived terms

• anak Betawi
• basa Betawi
• Betawi Kota
• Betawi Ora
• Betawi Pinggiran
• Betawi Udik
• orang Betawi

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976] “Betawi”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 51

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ (Batawi), from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Bêtawi

1. (ethnologically) the ethnic group native to Jakarta (formerly known as Batavia), and some part of West Java and Banten
2. (linguistically) the native language spoken by Betawi people.

Compounds

• Betawi Ora
• Betawi Udik
• kelim Betawi
• limau betawi
• sagu betawi

Descendants

• → English: Betawi

Further reading

• 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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Ethnologue entry for Betawi, bew ⁠

Javanese

Romanization

Betawi

1. Romanization of ꦧꦼꦠꦮꦶ

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ (Batawi), from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.

Proper noun

Betawi

1. Batavia

   Sekarang majoor Khouw Kim An djadi lid Volksraad djoega dan ia bitjara tentang autodienst antara Betawi Tangerang. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)