Bhāṣā

Bhāṣā (or one of its derived forms) is the word for "language" in many South and Southeast Asian languages, which derives from the Sanskrit word bhāṣā (भाषा) meaning "speech" or "spoken language". In transliteration from Sanskrit or Pali, bhasa may also be spelled bhasa, basa, or phasa.

Language names

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 Indonesian-Malaysian associates. This usage is considered incorrect.[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.

gollark: Somehow.
gollark: I was vaguely aware of this but also read that it was actually somewhat resolved now.
gollark: Oh, it's part of my evil plan to increase the value of nitrogen.
gollark: Sure, why not.
gollark: Indoctrinate all your friends into being cryonicized.

See also
  • Basa (disambiguation) § Languages

References
  1. "Bahasa Indonesia: The Indonesian Language," George Quinn, Australian National University


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