Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bahasa malaysia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: ba-hasa -malaysia
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The official language of Malaysia, otherwise known as Malay.

Uncountable

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay bahasa Malaysia.

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰeh₂-

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

malaysian bahasa melayu bahasa kebangsaan malaysian language bahasa melayu language bahasa kebangsaan language bahasa malaysia language

Questions

What does bahasa malaysia mean?: The official language of Malaysia, otherwise known as Malay.
Where does bahasa malaysia come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Malay bahasa Malaysia.

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