Bahasa Indonesia

[ bah-hah-suh ]

noun
  1. official name of the Indonesian language.

Origin of Bahasa Indonesia

1
<Malay: Indonesian language

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British Dictionary definitions for Bahasa Indonesia

Bahasa Indonesia

/ (bɑːˈhɑːsə) /


noun
  1. the official language of Indonesia: developed from the form of Malay formerly widely used as a trade language in SE Asia

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