Betawi
Betawi noun: a member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
Noun
Betawi (plural Betawis or Betawi)
- A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
- 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.2014, Jacqueline Knörr, Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia, page 177
Proper noun
Betawi
- The native language of the Betawi people.
Betawi meaning in Malay and Indonesian
Betawi in Malay
- Indonesian ethnic group
- orang Betawi
- Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
- bahasa Betawi
Betawi in Indonesian
- Indonesian ethnic group
- orang Betawi
- Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
- bahasa Betawi
Forms of Betawi
| plural | Betawis |
|---|---|
| plural | Betawi |
| alternative form | Batavian |
Origin of Betawi
Borrowed from Indonesian Betawi. Doublet of Batavia and Passau.
Questions about Betawi
- What does Betawi mean?
- Betawi means a member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
- What is Betawi in Malay?
- Betawi in Malay is orang Betawi, bahasa Betawi. See Betawi meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is Betawi?
- Betawi can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of Betawi?
- The plural of Betawi is Betawis.
Words near Betawi in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Betawi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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