bulu mata

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Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bulu mata

  1. eyelash
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Iban

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bulu mata (Jawi spelling بولو مات)

  1. eyelash

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay bulu mata.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bulu mata (plural bulu-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

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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bulu mata (Jawi spelling بولو مات)

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

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: bulu mata