bulu mata

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-Sunda-Sulawesi *bulu mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu ni mata.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bulu mata (Jawi spelling بولو مات)

eyelash (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid)

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