Betawi

Betawi

See also: Bêtawi and Batawi

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Indonesian Betawi, derived from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ (Batawi), derived from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.

Noun

Betawi (plural Betawis or Betawi)

1. A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
   • 2014, Jacqueline Knörr, Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia (page 177)

     While he is now revered as a local and national hero of the Betawi, according to older legends he was in fact a Sundanese who came to Batavia from Cirebon.

Translations

• Note: these translations are for the plural.

Indonesian ethnic group

Dutch: Betawi (nl), Bataaf (nl), Batavi pl Indonesian: orang Betawi Malay: orang Betawi

Proper noun

Betawi

1. The Betawi language, a native language spoken by the Betawi people.

Translations

Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group

Indonesian: bahasa Betawi (id) Malay: bahasa Betawi

Further reading

• Betawi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Betawi people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Betawi language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Betawi, bew ⁠

Anagrams

• bawtie

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ (Batawi), derived from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bətawi/
• Hyphenation: bê‧ta‧wi

Proper noun

Bêtawi

1. (ethnologically) The ethnic group native to Jakarta (formerly known as Batavia), and some part of West Java and Banten.
2. (linguistically) The native language spoken by Betawi people.
   1. (Betawi Melayu) The Malay-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
   2. (Betawi Ora) The Javanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.
   3. (Betawi Udik) The Sundanese-influenced dialect in Betawi language spoken by sub-group of Betawi ethnic.

Compounds

• Betawi Ora
• Betawi Udik
• kelim Betawi
• limau betawi
• sagu betawi

 

Descendants

• → English: Betawi

Further reading

• Betawi on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id
• Orang Betawi on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id
• Bahasa Betawi on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id
• “Betawi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
• Ethnologue entry for Betawi, bew ⁠