bahasa halus

Indonesian

Etymology

bahasa (“language”) +‎ halus (“refined”).

Noun

bahasa halus

(linguistics) polite register.
Antonym: bahasa kasar

Further reading

“bahasa halus” 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.

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