Bahasa

See also: bahasa

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /baˈhɑːsə/

Proper noun

Bahasa

(colloquial) the Malay-Indonesian language

References

“Bahasa, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2019.
John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “Bahasa”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

Sahaba, sahaba

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈhasa/, [bɐˈha.sɐ]
Hyphenation: Ba‧ha‧sa

Noun

Bahasa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜐ)

(colloquial) Malay-Indonesian language
Synonym: Indones

Derived terms

magbahasa

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