bumiputra
English edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi) + पुत्र (putra); via Malay bumiputera (“son of the soil”).
Noun edit
bumiputra (plural bumiputras)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
bumiputra
Further reading edit
- “bumiputra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.