basantara

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /basanˈtara/ [ba.san̪ˈt̪a.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: ba‧san‧ta‧ra

Noun

basantara (plural basantara-basantara)

  1. syllabic abbreviation of bahasa perantara

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese basantara (“lingua franca”); a portmanteau of ꦧꦱ (basa, “language”) +‎ ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara, “intermediary”).

Noun

basantara (Javanese script ꦧꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ)

  1. (linguistics) lingua franca (a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another)
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