bumi

See also: Bumi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bumi, from Old Malay bhūmi, from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bumi/

Noun

bumi (first-person possessive bumiku, second-person possessive bumimu, third-person possessive buminya)

1. earth:
   1. (astronomy) our planet; third out from the Sun.
   2. soil.

      Synonym: tanah

2. world

   Synonyms: dunia, jagat

Derived terms

• kebumian
• kebumikan
• membumi
• membumikan
• mengebumikan

 

Further reading

• “bumi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Old Malay bhūmi (attested in the Kota Kapur inscription), from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bumi/
• Rhymes: -umi, -mi, -i

Noun

bumi (Jawi spelling بومي‎, informal 1st possessive bumiku, 2nd possessive bumimu, 3rd possessive buminya)

1. earth (soil)

   Synonym: tanah

Descendants

• Indonesian: bumi

See also

• Bumi

References

• Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 42

Further reading

• “bumi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.