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

1. bumiputra, the native people of Malaysia or Brunei