Bugi

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noun

A member of an Austronesian ethnic group of South Sulawesi.

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Meanings

nounBugi (plural Bugis)

plural Bugis

  1. A member of an Austronesian ethnic group of South Sulawesi.

    Buginese epic poem. Relating the elopement of a Bugi of the Island of Sambawa with the King's daughter, with their tragic death.

    1898, James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford, Bibliotheca Lindesiana, page 39

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bugis

Origin

Rebracketing of Bugis as Bugi + -s.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

guibbigu
Cite this entry
APA

Bugi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bugi

MLA

“Bugi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bugi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bugi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bugi.

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