Bahasa Indonesia

noun

Ba·​ha·​sa In·​do·​ne·​sia bə-ˌhä-sə-ˌin-də-ˈnē-zhə How to pronounce Bahasa Indonesia (audio)
-shə
: indonesian sense 1b

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And try to brush up on your Bahasa Indonesia. — Zahra Surya Darma, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2025 Many of the programs will be presented in local languages, from Bahasa Indonesia to Mandarin. — Michelle Toh, CNN, 11 July 2022 Production, in Chinese and Bahasa Indonesia, is scheduled to start in April 2024. — Patrick Frater, Variety, 9 Oct. 2023 The bank hopes to train the AI to eventually converse in Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, and Bahasa Melayu. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 1 July 2026 Learning the Indonesian language, Bahasa Indonesia, is also part of the French team’s program, as linguistic proximity has already proven effective with other international partners. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026 The OurSong mobile app is available in English, Traditional Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia and Japanese languages on the Apple App Store and Google Play. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Indonesian bahasa indonésia, literally, Indonesian language

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Bahasa Indonesia was in 1952

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