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Betawi

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

The native language of the Betawi people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

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

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian Betawi. Doublet of Batavia and Passau.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Betawi: basa Betawi — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Dutch: Bataviaans — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Dutch: Bataviaas — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Dutch: Bataviaas-Maleis — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Indonesian: bahasa Betawi — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Khmer: ភាសាបេតាវី (phiəsaabeetaavii) — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Malay: bahasa Betawi — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Ossetian: Бетави ӕвзаг (Betavi ævzag) — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Ossetian: Батави ӕвзаг (Batavi ævzag) — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Russian: бата́вский (batávskij) — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Ukrainian: бата́вська (batávsʹka) — Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Betawi: orang Betawi — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Betawi: anak Betawi — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Dutch: Betawi — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Dutch: Bataviaan — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Dutch: Batavianen — Indonesian ethnic group
  • French: betawi — Indonesian ethnic group
  • French: batavien — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Indonesian: orang Betawi — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Khmer: ភាសាបេតាវី (phiəsaabeetaavii) — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Malay: orang Betawi — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Ossetian: Бетави (Betavi) — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Polish: Batawczyk — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Polish: Betawi — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Russian: бата́вец (batávec) — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Russian: бата́вка (batávka) — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Russian: бата́вцы (batávcy) — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Ukrainian: бата́вець (batávecʹ) — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Ukrainian: бата́вка (batávka) — Indonesian ethnic group
  • Ukrainian: бата́вці (batávci) — Indonesian ethnic group