Bhāṣā
Bahasa, bhasa, basa, or phasa is the word for "language" in many Asian languages, which derives from the Sanskrit word भाषा bhāṣā "speech, spoken language". In many modern languages in South Asia and Southeast Asia which have been influenced by Sanskrit or Pali, bahasa and cognate terms are used to mean "language" in general.
Language names
- Kannada language is ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ (Kannada bhaashe)
- Hindi language is हिंदी भाषा (Hindi bhaṣa)
- Gujarati language is ગુજરાતી ભાષા (Gujarātī bhāṣā)
- Assamese language is অসমীয়া ভাষা (Axomiya bhaxa)
- Bengali language is বাংলা ভাষা (Bangla bhasha)
- Nepali language is नेपाली भाषा (Nepal bhaṣa)
- Newar language is नेपाल भाषा (Nepal bhaṣa)
- Burmese language is Myanma bhasa (Burmese: မြန်မာဘာသာ)
- Mon Language is ဘာသာမန် (pheisaa Mon)
- Sinhalese language is Siŋhala bhāṣāva (Sinhala: සිංහල භාෂාව)
- Malay language is bahasa Melayu
- Malaysian language is bahasa Malaysia
- Indonesian language is bahasa Indonesia
- Tausug language is bahasa Sūg
- Betawi language is bahasa Betawi
- Cia-Cia language is bahasa Ciacia
- Javanese language is basa Jawa, also basa Jawi
- Sundanese language is basa Sunda
- Balinese language is basa Bali
- Minangkabau language is baso Minangkabau
- Acehnese language is bahsa Acèh
- Khmer language is phiesa Khmae (Khmer: ភាសាខ្មែរ)
- Lao language is phasa Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ)
- Thai language is phasa Thai (Thai: ภาษาไทย)
- Bahasa Rojak means "mixed language" in Malay
- Indonesian slang is sometimes referred to as bahasa gaul or bahasa prokem
Usage
The word "Bahasa" in English is sometimes used to refer specifically to the Malay language (especially its Indonesian variety), usually by Western expatriates and their English-speaking Malaysian-Indonesian associates. This usage is of colonial origin, has never gained currency in linguistic circles and is considered incorrect by some.[1] When Malaysian or Indonesian speakers refer to other languages, the non-capitalized word "bahasa" ("language") is used; for example, English and Italian are called bahasa Inggris and bahasa Italia respectively.
See also
References
External links
- Rules on the use of Languages (bhāṣā), Chapter XVIII of the Nāṭyaśāstra
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