Betawi

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See also: Bêtawi and Batawi

English

Alternative forms

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.

Proper noun

Betawi

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

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Betawi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bə.ta.ˈwi/
  • Hyphenation: be‧ta‧wi

Proper noun

Betawi

  1. (geographically) Batavia (now Jakarta and its surrounding cities).
  2. (ethnologically) The ethnic group native to Jakarta (formerly known as Batavia), and some part of West Java and Banten.
  3. (linguistically) The native language spoken by Betawi people.
    1. (Betawi Kota) The Malay-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
    2. (Betawi Ora) The Javanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
    3. (Betawi Udik) The Sundanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.

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.
    1. (Betawi Melayu) The Malay-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
    2. (Betawi Ora) The Javanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
    3. (Betawi Udik) The Sundanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.

Compounds

Descendants

  • → English: Betawi

Further reading

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.[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  1. ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 44
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