bulu mata

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compound of bulu (“hair”) +‎ mata (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.lu ma.ta/

Noun

bulu mata

1. eyelash

See also

• kirai
• alis

Iban

Etymology

Compound of bulu (“hair”) +‎ mata (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.lu ma.ta/

Noun

bulu mata

1. eyelash

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bulu mata. Equivalent to bulu (“fur, hair”) +‎ mata (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌbulu ˈmata/ [ˌbu.lu ˈma.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: bu‧lu ma‧ta

Noun

bulu mata (plural bulu-bulu mata)

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

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

Etymology

Compound of bulu (“fur, hair”) +‎ mata +‎ [Term?] (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈbulu ˈmatə/ [ˈbu.lu ˈma.t̪ə]
  • Rhymes: -atə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈbulu ˈmata/ [ˈbu.lu ˈma.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata

Noun

bulu mata (Jawi spelling بولو مات, plural bulu-bulu mata)

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

Descendants

• Indonesian: bulu mata

Further reading

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