Etymology

bulu ‎(“hair”) +‎ mata ‎(“eye”), from Proto-Malayic *bulu mata, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu mata, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu mata, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bulu mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu ni mata.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bulu matə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bulu mata/