Betawi

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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.

OriginIndonesian Betawi →
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Meanings

nounBetawi (plural Betawis or Betawi)

plural Betawis · alternative Batavian

  1. 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

alternative Batavian

  1. The native language of the Betawi people.

Origin

  1. IndonesianBetawi
  2. EnglishBetawi

Borrowed from Indonesian Betawi. Doublet of Batavia and Passau.

More words from Indonesian

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Translations

Dutch Betawi, Bataviaan
  • BetawiIndonesian ethnic group
  • BataviaanIndonesian ethnic group
  • BatavianenIndonesian ethnic group
  • BataviaansLanguage spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • BataviaasLanguage spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
  • Bataviaas-MaleisLanguage spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
French betawi, batavien
  • betawiIndonesian ethnic group
  • batavienIndonesian ethnic group
Indonesian orang Betawi, bahasa Betawi
  • orang BetawiIndonesian ethnic group
  • bahasa BetawiLanguage spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
Malay orang Betawi, bahasa Betawi
  • orang BetawiIndonesian ethnic group
  • bahasa BetawiLanguage spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
Polish Batawczyk, Betawi
  • BatawczykIndonesian ethnic group
  • BetawiIndonesian ethnic group
Russian бата́вец, бата́вка
  • бата́вец (batávec)Indonesian ethnic group
  • бата́вка (batávka)Indonesian ethnic group
  • бата́вцы (batávcy)Indonesian ethnic group
  • бата́вский (batávskij)Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
Ukrainian бата́вець, бата́вка
  • бата́вець (batávecʹ)Indonesian ethnic group
  • бата́вка (batávka)Indonesian ethnic group
  • бата́вці (batávci)Indonesian ethnic group
  • бата́вська (batávsʹka)Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group
Cite this entry
APA

Betawi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Betawi

MLA

“Betawi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Betawi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Betawi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Betawi.

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