kacamata

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kaca mata (non-standard)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.t͡ʃa.ma.ta/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ca‧ma‧ta

Noun

kacamata (first-person possessive kacamataku, second-person possessive kacamatamu, third-person possessive kacamatanya)

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

Synonyms

• cermin mata

Derived terms

• berkacamata (“bespectacled”)

 

Further reading

• “kacamata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.