Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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بولو (hair) +‎ مات (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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بولو مات (Rumi spelling bulu mata)

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