bulu mata
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Compound of bulu (“hair”) + mata (“eye”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.lu ma.ta/
Noun
See also
Iban
Etymology
Compound of bulu (“hair”) + mata (“eye”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.lu ma.ta/
Noun
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)
- 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)
- 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.