betawi
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
Definition of betawi
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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noun
-
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.”
name
- The native language of the Betawi people.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian Betawi. Doublet of Batavia and Passau.
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