basantara

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /basanˈtara/ [ba.sanˈt̪a.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: ba‧san‧ta‧ra

Noun

basantara (plural basantara-basantara)

1. Acronym of bahasa perantara.

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese basantara (“lingua franca”); a portmanteau of ꦧꦱ (basa, “language”) +‎ ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara, “intermediary”).

Noun

basantara (Javanese script ꦧꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ)

1. (linguistics) lingua franca (a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another)