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betawi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
betawi
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.

name

The native language of the Betawi people.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian Betawi. Doublet of Batavia and Passau.

Inflected Forms

Betawis (plural) Batavian (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Betawi terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Betawi terms

Questions

What does betawi mean?
A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
Where does betawi come from?
Borrowed from Indonesian Betawi. Doublet of Batavia and Passau.

How to pronounce betawi

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