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)]

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.