Bahasa is a term meaning "language" that derives from the Sanskrit word for "speech" and is used in many Asian languages influenced by Sanskrit or Pali to refer to language in general. While sometimes mistakenly used to refer to Indonesian or Malaysian varieties of Malay, bahasa actually means "language" and is not specific to any one language.
Bahasa is a term meaning "language" that derives from the Sanskrit word for "speech" and is used in many Asian languages influenced by Sanskrit or Pali to refer to language in general. While sometimes mistakenly used to refer to Indonesian or Malaysian varieties of Malay, bahasa actually means "language" and is not specific to any one language.
Bahasa is a term meaning "language" that derives from the Sanskrit word for "speech" and is used in many Asian languages influenced by Sanskrit or Pali to refer to language in general. While sometimes mistakenly used to refer to Indonesian or Malaysian varieties of Malay, bahasa actually means "language" and is not specific to any one language.
Jump to navigationJump to search 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. The term Bahasa is sometimes mistakenly used in reference to the Indonesian and Malaysian varieties of the Malay language.