bahasa

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

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

bahasa n (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, Netherlands) Indonesian language.

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

bahasa (plural bahasa-bahasa, first-person possessive bahasaku, second-person possessive bahasamu, third-person possessive bahasanya)

1. language (system of communication using words or symbols)

• bahasa baku
• bahasa Indonesia
• juru bahasa
• pakar bahasa

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

From Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bahasə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bahasa/

bahasa (Jawi spelling بهاس‎, plural bahasa-bahasa, informal first-person possessive bahasaku, informal second-person possessive bahasamu, third-person possessive bahasanya)

1. language (system of communication using words or symbols)

• bahasa Melayu
• jurubahasa (“interpreter”)

• → English: Bahasa (with Indonesian bahasa)
• Indonesian: bahasa
  • → Dutch: bahasa
  • → English: Bahasa (with Malay bahasa)
• Pattani Malay: بهاس‎ (bahasa)