See also: Bahasa

Cia-Cia

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Etymology

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From Indonesian bahasa, from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, language).

Noun

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bahasa (Hangul spelling 바하사)

  1. language

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Indonesian bahasa, ultimately from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, language).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baː.ɦaː.saː/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧sa

Noun

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bahasa n (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, Netherlands) Indonesian language

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

Noun

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bahasa

  1. language (a body of words used as a form of communication)
  2. language (the particular words used)
  3. language (manner of expression)
  4. language (a computer or machine language)
    Synonyms: bahasa komputer, bahasa mesin
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Cia-Cia: bahasa
  • Dutch: bahasa
  • English: Bahasa (along with Malay bahasa)

Etymology 2

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Perhaps from Minangkabau [Term?].

Conjunction

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bahasa

  1. (dialect) that (connecting a noun clause)
    Synonym: bahwa

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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bahasa

  1. (dialect) a little, a bit, a little bit

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Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, language).

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bahasa (Jawi spelling بهاس, plural bahasa-bahasa, informal 1st possessive bahasaku, 2nd possessive bahasamu, 3rd possessive bahasanya)

  1. language (system of communication using words or symbols)
    bahasa MelayuMalay (language)
  2. speech
  3. good manners
    Synonyms: sopan santun, adab

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References

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  • Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 18

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Tausug

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Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /bahasa/ [ba.ɦɑˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ba‧ha‧sa

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, language).

Noun

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bahasa (Sulat Sūg spelling بَهَسَ)

  1. language
    Malapal tuud siya magbissara sin bahasa Anggalis sabab sadja siya magbassa.
    He is very fluent in the English language because he always reads alot.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Indonesian and Malay bahasa (language), itself from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, language), as a shortening of Bahasa Indonesia/Bahasa Malaysia.

Noun

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bahasa (Sulat Sūg spelling بَهَسَ)

  1. Malay-Indonesian language
    Maingat hi Jamila magbissara sin bahasa.
    Jamila knows how to speak Malay and Indonesian language.
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Yakan

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, language).

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bahasa

  1. language

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Indonesian and Malay bahasa (language), itself from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, language), as a shortening of Bahasa Indonesia/Bahasa Malaysia.

Noun

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bahasa

  1. Malay-Indonesian language