basantara
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Indonesian
Etymology
Blend of bahasa (“language”) + perantara (“intermediary”).
Pronunciation
Noun
basantara
- (linguistics) koine, lingua franca, link language, trade language, vehicular language: 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 that is not the first language of any of its speakers.
- Synonyms: bahasa dagang, lingua franca, bahasa perantara, bahasa pasar
Further reading
- “basantara” 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.
Javanese
Alternative forms
- ꦧꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (basantara)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese basantara (“lingua franca”); a portmanteau of ꦧꦱ (basa, “language”) + ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara, “intermediary”).
Noun
basantara
- (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.