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Bahasa.

the Malay-Indonesian language

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/baˈhɑːsə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. the Malay-Indonesian language

    Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore · nonstandard · proscribed
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Indonesian and Malay bahasa (“language”), itself from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”), as a shortening of Bahasa Indonesia/Bahasa Malaysia. Compare the use of Irish Béarla (“English”), originally simply meant "language".

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