bahasa pasar

Indonesian

Etymology

From bahasa (language) +‎ pasar (market).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /baˌhasa ˈpasar/ [baˌha.sa ˈpa.sar]
  • Syllabification: ba‧ha‧sa pa‧sar

Noun

bahasa pasar (plural bahasa-bahasa pasar)

  1. (linguistics) trade language, vehicular language
    Synonyms: bahasa dagang, bahasa perantara, lingua franca

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Malay

Etymology

Compound of bahasa (language) +‎ pasar (market).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ba.ha.sə pa.sa(r)]
  • (Baku) IPA(key): [ba.ha.sa pa.sar]

Noun

bahasa pasar

  1. (linguistics) A trade language.
    Synonyms: bahasa dagang, bahasa perdagangan, bahasa perantara, lingua franca
    1. Pidgin or trade language Malay that arose from contact between Malays and non-Malays.

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