mato aia

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Minangkabau

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Etymology

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Compound of mato (eye) +‎ aia (water). From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata nu wahiR (spring of water, source of a river). Cognate to Malay mata air.

Noun

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mato aia

  1. spring (spot where water wells up from underground)

References

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  • Kamus Minangkabau - Indonesia [Minangkabau - Indonesian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, 1985, page 191