bulu mata

Brunei Malay

Etymology

bulu (hair) + mata (eye) (compare Malay bulu mata)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.lu.ma.ta/

Noun

bulu mata

  1. eyelash

Iban

Etymology

bulu (hair) + mata (eye) (compare Malay bulu mata)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.lu.ma.ta/

Noun

bulu mata (Jawi spelling بولو مات)

  1. eyelash

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bulu mata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbulu ˈmata/

Noun

bulu mata (first-person possessive bulu mataku, second-person possessive bulu matamu, third-person possessive bulu matanya)

  1. eyelash (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid)
    Synonym: idep

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

bulu (hair) + mata (eye), from Proto-Malayic *bulu mata, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu mata, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu ni mata.

Pronunciation

Noun

bulu mata (Jawi spelling بولو مات)

  1. eyelash (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bulu mata
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