bumiputera

== Malay == === Etymology === From 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 or bumiputera2) bumiputra, the native people of Malaysia or Brunei ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: bumiputra → Tausug: bumiputla'