bumerin

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • bumarin

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bue marino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.mɛˈriːn/

Noun

bumerin m (plural bumerini)

  1. monk seal, 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.”)
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