bhāṣa

== Old Javanese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.sa/ Rhymes: -sa Homophones: basa, baśa Hyphenation: bhā‧ṣa === Noun === bhāṣa speech language poem ==== Descendants ==== > Javanese: basa (inherited) → Balinese: basa === Further reading === "bhāṣa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.