bumerin

Maltese

Alternative forms

• bumarin

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bue marino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.mɛˈriːn/

Noun

bumerin m (plural bumerini)

1. monk seal

   Synonym: monka

   raqda ta’ bumerin ― a very deep sleep (literally, “a sleep of a monk seal”)

   daqs bumerin ― very soundly (literally, “as much as a monk seal”)

   rqadt daqs bumerin ilbieraħ.

   I slept very soundly yesterday.

   (literally, “I slept like as much as a monk seal yesterday.”)