bahasa pasar

Indonesian

Etymology

bahasa (“language”) +‎ pasar (“market”).

Noun

bahasa pasar

1. (linguistics) lingua franca, a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one not the first language of any of its speakers.

   Synonyms: basantara, bahasa dagang

Further reading

• “bahasa pasar” 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.