bahasa

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Etymology

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

Noun

bahasa (Hangul spelling 바하사)

  1. language

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bahasa n (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, Netherlands) Indonesian language.

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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 Indonesia ― Indonesian language
    2. (computing) a computer language; a machine language.
      Synonyms: bahasa komputer, bahasa mesin
  2. decorum, appropriate social behavior.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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 Melayu ― Malay (language)

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • 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

Further reading

Tausug

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bahasa

  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.
Compounds

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bahasa

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

Yakan

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bahasa

  1. language

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bahasa

  1. Malay-Indonesian language
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