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Bugi

Bugi noun: a member of an Austronesian ethnic group of South Sulawesi.

Noun

Bugi (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

Forms of Bugi

pluralBugis

Questions about Bugi

What does Bugi mean?
Bugi means a member of an Austronesian ethnic group of South Sulawesi.
What part of speech is Bugi?
Bugi is a noun.
What is the plural of Bugi?
The plural of Bugi is Bugis.

Words near Bugi in the dictionary

  1. Bughead
  2. Bugho
  3. bughouse
  4. bughouse chess
  5. bughouses
  6. Bugi
  7. bugia
  8. bugias
  9. bugicide
  10. bugicides
  11. Buginese

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