bahasa dalam

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bahasa (“language”) +‎ dalem (“palace”, literally “inside”).

Noun

bahasa dalam (uncountable)

1. the language used by royalty, often a standard or elevated form of a language, or it can simply mean a language spoken by a royal family

Further reading

• “bahasa dalam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.