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Bahasa

/baˈhɑːsə/ UK

Where it 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".

proper noun

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, nonstandard, proscribed the Malay-Indonesian language

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MLA

"Bahasa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bahasa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Bahasa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bahasa

Chicago

"Bahasa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bahasa.

BibTeX

@misc{bahasa_2026,
  title = {Bahasa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bahasa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}