bahasa asing

Indonesian

Etymology

bahasa (“language”) +‎ asing (“foreign”).

Noun

bahasa asing

1. (linguistics) foreign language,
   1. a language that is not widely or officially spoken in a particular place.
   2. a language that is not one's native tongue.

      Antonym: bahasa ibu

Further reading

• “bahasa asing” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.