English Explanatory Dictionary

Bugis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A member of a people of southern Sulawesi.
  2. The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.
  3. A district in central Singapore, around a street of the same name.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the Bugis or their language.

Pronunciation

/ˈbuːɡɪs/ /ˈbʊɡɪs/

Word forms

Bugis more Bugis most Bugis

Etymology

From Malay Bugis, from Makasar ᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨗ (Bugisi'), probably from Proto-South Sulawesi **Bugis or Buginese ᨓᨘᨁᨗ (Wugi'), ᨕᨘᨁᨗ (Ugi'), ᨕᨚᨁᨗ (Ogi') (a self-designation). Cognate with Mandar Bugis, Toraja-Sa'dan Bugi'.

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