pribumi

English

Noun

pribumi pl (plural only)

1. A group of people in Indonesia who share a sociocultural heritage and whose members are regarded as natives of the country.

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of peri (“about, on the subject of”) +‎ bumi (“land”), borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦿꦶꦧꦸꦩꦶ (pribumi, “native”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [priˈbu.mi]
• Hyphenation: pri‧bu‧mi

Noun

pribumi

1. pribumi.

   Synonyms: tiko, huana, bumiputra, inlander

Derived terms

• kepribumian
• mempribumikan

 

Descendants

• → English: pribumi

Further reading

• “pribumi” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

pribumi

1. Romanization of ꦥꦿꦶꦧꦸꦩꦶ