air mata

Indonesian

Etymology

air (“water”) +‎ mata (“eye”), from Malay air mata, from Proto-Malayic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair mata, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.

Noun

air mata

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Malay

Alternative forms

ا^ءير مات‎

Etymology

air (“water”) +‎ mata (“eye”), from Proto-Malayic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair mata, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ae(r) matə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aɪ(r) mata/

Noun

air mata (Jawi spelling اءير مات‎, informal first-person possessive air mataku, informal second-person possessive air matamu, third-person possessive air matanya)

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

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