Bugis

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bugis

  1. A member of a people of southern Sulawesi. [from 17th c.]
  2. The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people. [from 19th c.]
  3. A district in central Singapore, around a street of the same name.

Adjective

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Bugis (comparative more Bugis, superlative most Bugis)

  1. Pertaining to the Bugis or their language. [from 19th c.]
    • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 13:
      The tattered and browned cowhide Bugis map [] has place names in Bugis script and records sea depths.

Further reading

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