Etymology

Bekasi

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Today it means: A large city in West Java, Indonesia. Full definition →

Indonesian Bekasi ← Old Sundanese Bhagasasi ← Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromचन्द्रभागा
  2. Old Sundanese · derived fromBhagasasi
  3. Indonesian · borrowed fromBekasi
  4. English todayBekasi

From Indonesian Bekasi, from earlier Bagasi, from Old Sundanese Bhagasasi, partial calque of Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritचन्द्रभागा all →

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