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bugis

/ˈbuːɡɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
bugis
IPA
/ˈbuːɡɪs/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of Bugi.

noun

A member of a people of southern Sulawesi.

name

The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.

name

A district in central Singapore, around a street of the same name.

adj

Pertaining to the Bugis or their language.

Example Sentences

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'.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Bugis, ᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨗ, **Bugis, ᨓᨘᨁᨗ

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbuːɡɪs/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

Bugi (alternative, obsolete) Buggess (alternative, obsolete) Buggass (alternative, obsolete) Bugess (alternative, obsolete) Bugass (alternative, obsolete) more Bugis (comparative) most Bugis (superlative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Buginese terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Buginese terms

Synonyms

Bugi Buginese

Questions

How do you pronounce bugis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbuːɡɪs/.
What does bugis mean?
plural of Bugi.
Where does bugis come from?
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'.

How to pronounce bugis

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