bumiputra
English
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi) + पुत्र (putra); via Malay bumiputera (“son of the soil”).
Noun
editbumiputra (plural bumiputras)
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editbumiputra
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 of Indonesia, 2016.
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