bumiputra

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noun

a citizen of Malaysia having indigenous Malayan or Borneo ancestry.

OriginSanskrit भूमि ← Malay bumiputera →
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Meanings

nounbumiputra (plural bumiputras)

plural bumiputras

  1. Malaysiaa citizen of Malaysia having indigenous Malayan or Borneo ancestry.

Origin

  1. Malaybumiputera“son of the soil”
  2. Sanskritभूमि
  3. Englishbumiputra

From Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi) + पुत्र (putra); via Malay bumiputera (“son of the soil”).

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APA

bumiputra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumiputra

MLA

“bumiputra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumiputra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bumiputra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumiputra.

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