adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the Bugis or their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Buginese
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Bugis
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbuːɡɪs/
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Singapore: /ˈbʊɡɪs/
name
Meaning 2
The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
A district in central Singapore, around a street of the same name.
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of Bugi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
A member of a people of southern Sulawesi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bugi
Antonyms: none provided
History
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'.