Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)The official name of the official language of Indonesia, otherwise known as Indonesian.

    the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia

Origin

Borrowed from Indonesian bahasa Indonesia, from bahasa + Indonesia, with Indonesian bahasa

Borrowed from Indonesian bahasa Indonesia, from bahasa + Indonesia, with Indonesian bahasa from Malay bahasa.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia:IndonesianBahasa

See also

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Bahasa Indonesia — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto