bumiputra

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi) + पुत्र (putra); via Malay bumiputera (“son of the soil”).

Noun

bumiputra (plural bumiputras)

1. (Malaysia) a citizen of Malaysia having indigenous Malayan or Borneo ancestry.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boemipoetra (1901–1947)

Etymology

From Malay bumiputera (“indigenous people”, literally “son of the land”), from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi, “earth”) +‎ पुत्र (putra, “son”), equivalent to bumi +‎ putra. See also Sanskrit भूमिपुत्र (bhūmiputra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bumiˈputra/ [bu.miˈpu.t̪ra], /bumiputəˈra/ [bu.mi.pu.t̪əˈra]
• Rhymes: -utra, -a
• Syllabification: bu‧mi‧pu‧tra

Noun

bumiputra

1. indigenous people

Further reading

• “bumiputra”, 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