bumiputera

Malay

Etymology

bumi (“land, soil”) +‎ putera (“son, prince”); equivalent to Sanskrit भूमिपुत्र (bhūmiputra, “son of the land”). Cognate of Indonesian bumiputra.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

bumiputĕra (plural bumiputera-bumiputera, informal 1st possessive bumiputeraku, 2nd possessive bumiputeramu, 3rd possessive bumiputeranya)

  1. bumiputra, the native people of Malaysia or Brunei
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