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)
- (linguistics) trade language, vehicular language
- Synonyms: bahasa dagang, bahasa perantara, lingua franca
Further reading
- “bahasa pasar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
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
- (linguistics) A trade language.
- Synonyms: bahasa dagang, bahasa perdagangan, bahasa perantara, lingua franca
- Pidgin or trade language Malay that arose from contact between Malays and non-Malays.
Further reading
- “bahasa pasar”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017