Bugis

See also: bugis

English

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).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbuːɡɪs/

Proper noun

Bugis

1. A member of a people of southern Sulawesi. [from 17th c.]
2. The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people. [from 19th c.]
3. A district in central Singapore, around a street of the same name.

Adjective

Bugis (comparative more Bugis, superlative most Bugis)

1. Pertaining to the Bugis or their language. [from 19th c.]
   • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 13:

     The tattered and browned cowhide Bugis map […] has place names in Bugis script and records sea depths.

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code bug (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Bugis, bug ⁠