Betawi
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Betawi
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Borrowed from Indonesian Betawi. Doublet of Batavia and Passau.
noun Betawis · Betawi · Batavian
- A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century. While he is now revered as a local and national hero of the Betawi, according to older legends he was in fact a Sundanese who came to Batavia from Cirebon.
proper noun Batavian
- The native language of the Betawi people.
Translations
Talk about this word "Betawi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/betawi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Betawi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/betawi "Betawi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/betawi.Cite this
@misc{betawi_2026,
title = {Betawi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/betawi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
