bumi

See also: Bumi

Albanian

Noun

bumi

1. inflection of bum:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite dative/ablative singular

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese bhūmi, from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰúHmiš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.mi/
• Rhymes: -umi
• Hyphenation: bu‧mi

Proper noun

bumi (Balinese script ᬪᬹᬫᬶ)

1. Earth

Noun

bumi (Balinese script ᬪᬹᬫᬶ)

1. world

Further reading

• “bumi”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boemi (1901–1947)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbumi/ [ˈbu.mi]

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• Rhymes: -umi
• Syllabification: bu‧mi

Proper noun

bumi

1. Earth

Noun

bumi (plural bumi-bumi)

1. (archaic) earth, soil

   Synonym: tanah

Derived terms

• kebumian
• kebumikan
• membumi
• membumikan
• mengebumikan

Further reading

• “bumi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

bumi

1. romanization of ꦧꦸꦩꦶ

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbumi/ [ˈbu.mi]
• Rhymes: -umi
• Hyphenation: bu‧mi

Noun

bumi (Jawi spelling بومي, uncountable)

1. earth (soil)

   Synonym: tanah

Derived terms

• bumiputera (“native or indigenous Malaysians”)
• kebumikan (“to bury the deceased”)
• mengebumikan

Descendants

• Indonesian: bumi

See also

• Bumi

References

• Edi Sedyawati; Ellya Iswati; Kusparyati Boedhijono; Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994), Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 42

Further reading

• "bumi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "bumi" at PRPM first version)