basantara
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Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /basanˈtara/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: ba‧san‧ta‧ra
Noun
basantara (plural basantara-basantara)
- Acronym of bahasa perantara.
Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese basantara (“lingua franca”); a portmanteau of ꦧꦱ (basa, “language”) + ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara, “intermediary”).
Noun
basantara (Javanese script ꦧꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ)
- (linguistics) lingua franca (a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another)