Bahasa en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /baˈhɑːsə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian and Malay bahasa (“language”), itself from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”), as a shortening of Bahasa Indonesia/Bahasa Malaysia. Compare the use of Irish Béarla (“English”), originally simply meant "language".
Meanings
- (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, nonstandard, proscribed) the Malay-Indonesian language