See also: Bahasa

Cia-Cia edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

bahasa (Hangul spelling 바하사)

  1. language

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

bahasa n (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, Netherlands) Indonesian language.

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bä.ˈhä.sä/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧sa
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -sa, -a

Noun edit

bahasa (plural bahasa-bahasa, first-person possessive bahasaku, second-person possessive bahasamu, third-person possessive bahasanya)

  1. language:
    1. (linguistics) a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
      bahasa IndonesiaIndonesian language
    2. (computing) a computer language; a machine language.
      Synonyms: bahasa komputer, bahasa mesin
  2. decorum, appropriate social behavior.

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Descendants edit

  • Dutch: bahasa
  • English: Bahasa (with Malay bahasa)

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Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, language).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Johor-Riau, Colloquial Singaporean, etc.) IPA(key): /bahasə/
  • (Baku, Standard Singaporean, etc.) IPA(key): /bahasa/
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun edit

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)

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References edit

  • 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 edit

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bahasa

  1. language

Yakan edit

Noun edit

bahasa

  1. language