air mata

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

air mata

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /air mata/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ä.ʲɪ(r) mä.tə, -ʲe(r), -ʲe̞(r)]
• Rhymes: -ta

Noun

air mata (Jawi spelling اٴير مات, informal 1st possessive air mataku, 2nd possessive air matamu, 3rd possessive air matanya)

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Further reading

• “air mata” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.