Bugis

bugis English +, Singapore Alternative forms en Bugi Buggess Buggass Bugess Bugass obsolete Etymology From en ms Bugis, from en mak ᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨗ Bugisi', probably from en poz-ssw-pro **Bugis or en bug ᨓᨘᨁᨗ Wugi', bug ᨕᨘᨁᨗ Ugi', bug ᨕᨚᨁᨗ Ogi' (a self-designation). Cognate with mdr Bugis, sda Bugi'. Pronunciation en /ˈbuːɡɪs/ UK en /ˈbʊɡɪs/ SG Noun en noun form en Bugi. Noun Bugis A member of a people of southern Sulawesi. from 17th c. en Bugi Proper noun The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people. from 19th c. en A district in central <<c/Singapore>>, around a street of the same name. Adjective Pertaining to the Bugis or their language. from 19th c. en Buginese en 2020 w:Sujit Sivasundaram Waves Across the South William Collins 2021 13 The tattered and browned cowhide Bugis map has place names in Bugis script and records sea depths. See also bug Further reading 1 bug bug en Languages Indonesian id: Etymology From id ms Bugis, from id mak ᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨗ Bugisi', probably from id poz-ssw-pro **Bugis or id bug ᨓᨘᨁᨗ Wugi', bug ᨕᨘᨁᨗ Ugi', bug ᨕᨚᨁᨗ Ogi' (a self-designation). Cognate with mdr Bugis, sda Bugi'. Pronunciation Proper noun a member of a people of southern Sulawesi. from 17th c. the Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people. from 19th c. Further reading Mandar Etymology Cognate with mak Bugisi', sda Bugi', bug Ugi'. Pronunciation mdr [ˈbuɡis] Adjective mdr adjective Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨛ relating to the Buginese ethnic group or their language. mdr Paqbasa Bugismoqo lao muaq sipauo, apaq andiangpai naissang maqbasa Mandar. Just speak Bugis when you talk to him, because he doesn't know how to speak Mandar yet. mdr Languages