Gedong Bicara

Betawi

Alternative forms

  • Gedong Bicarè (Urban Jakarta)

Etymology

From gedong (“building”) +‎ bicara (“to speak”).

Proper noun

Gedong Bicara (Arab Gundul spelling ݢدوڠ بچارا)

  1. the Batavia City Hall (now Jakarta History Museum or Fatahillah Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia)

Usage notes

In the case when the first letters of both parts are written in uppercase, it specifically refers to the Batavia City Hall. In contrast, the common noun for "town hall", i.e. gedong bicara, is written in lowercase.

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