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

Related terms

• kirai, alis

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

• “bulu mata” 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.

Malay

Alternative forms

• بولو مات

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

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bulu matə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bulu mata/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

bulu mata (Jawi spelling بولو مات)

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

Descendants

• Indonesian: bulu mata