Meanings
alternative obsolete Bugi · alternative obsolete Buggess · alternative obsolete Buggass · alternative obsolete Bugess · alternative obsolete Bugass
- pluralplural of Bugi.
alternative obsolete Bugi · alternative obsolete Buggess · alternative obsolete Buggass · alternative obsolete Bugess · alternative obsolete Bugass
alternative obsolete Bugi · alternative obsolete Buggess · alternative obsolete Buggass · alternative obsolete Bugess · alternative obsolete Bugass
- The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.First known use 19th c.
comparative more Bugis · superlative most Bugis · alternative obsolete Bugi · alternative obsolete Buggess · alternative obsolete Buggass · alternative obsolete Bugess · alternative obsolete Bugass
- Pertaining to the Bugis or their language.First known use 19th c.
The tattered and browned cowhide Bugis map […] has place names in Bugis script and records sea depths.
2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 13Synonyms: Buginese
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of a people of southern Sulawesi.
adjectivePertaining to the Bugis or their language.
Origin
- Bugineseᨓᨘᨁᨗ
- Proto-South Sulawesi**Bugis
- Makasarᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨗ
- MalayBugis
- EnglishBugis
From Malay Bugis, from Makasar ᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨗ (Bugisi'), probably from Proto-South Sulawesi **Bugis or Buginese ᨓᨘᨁᨗ (Wugi'), ᨕᨘᨁᨗ (Ugi'), ᨕᨚᨁᨗ (Ogi') (a self-designation). Cognate with Mandar Bugis, Toraja-Sa'dan Bugi'.
More words from Malay, Makasar, Proto-South Sulawesi
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
Bugis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bugis
“Bugis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bugis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bugis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bugis.
Source: Bugis on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.