bumi

See also: Bumi

Balinese

Romanization

bumi

1. Romanization of ᬪᬹᬫᬶ

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boemi (1901–1947)

Etymology

From Malay bumi, from Old Malay bhūmi, from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbumi/ [ˈbu.mi]

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• Rhymes: -umi
• Syllabification: bu‧mi

Noun

bumi (plural bumi-bumi)

1. earth:
   1. (astronomy) our planet; third out from the Sun.
   2. soil.

      Synonym: tanah

2. world

   Synonyms: dunia, jagat

Derived terms

• kebumian
• kebumikan
• membumi
• membumikan
• mengebumikan

 

Further reading

• “bumi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

bumi

1. Romanization of ꦧꦸꦩꦶ

Malay

Etymology

From Old Malay bhūmi (attested in the Kota Kapur inscription), from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bumi/
• Rhymes: -umi, -mi, -i

Noun

bumi (Jawi spelling بومي, informal 1st possessive bumiku, 2nd possessive bumimu, 3rd possessive buminya)

1. earth (soil)

   Synonym: tanah

Derived terms

• bumiputera
• kebumikan
• mengebumikan

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: bumi

See also

• Bumi

References

• Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 42

Further reading

• “bumi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.