BUGINESE


Meaning of BUGINESE in English

/bug'euh neez", -nees"/ , n. , pl. Buginese for 1.

1. a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern part of Sulawesi.

2. the Austronesian language spoken by these people.

[ Boeginees (with -nees on the model of Balinees, Javanees, etc.) Bugis, prob. orig. the Makassarese name of this ethnic group ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .