kacamata

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kaca mata (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃaˈmata/ [ka.t͡ʃaˈma.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ka‧ca‧ma‧ta

Etymology 1

From kaca (“glass”) +‎ mata (“eye”) (compare Malay kaca mata).

Noun

kacamata (plural kacamata-kacamata)

1. spectacles; glasses
2. (figurative) point of view

Synonyms

• cermin mata

Derived terms

• berkacamata (“bespectacled”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

kacamata (plural kacamata-kacamata)

1. white-eye (any of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae)

Further reading

• “kacamata”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016