mata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Languages (149)

English

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English

Alternative forms

• mātā

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā), nom.sg. of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Doublet of mater and mother.

Noun

mata (plural matas) (India)

1. A respectful title for a female spiritual leader or for a wife, mother, or grandmother of a male spiritual leader.
2. A Hindu goddess.
   • 1995, Amita Baviskar, In the Belly of the River: Tribal Conflicts Over Development in the Narmada Valley, Bombay;  […]: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 98:

     While possession is usually limited to Bhilala men, the mata entered women too, endowing them with the power of clairvoyance, enabling them to identify the evil spirits or daakans in their midst. The mata spoke through the possessed, forecasting the future, directing people and events for her proper propitiation.

3. A mother (also used as a term of address for a woman).

See also

• Devi
• matamata

Further reading

• “mata”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Abenlen Ayta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Aborlan Tagbanwa

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Agusan Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Agutaynen

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Ambala Ayta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Amis

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. Compare Malay mata (“eye”).

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

References

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Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Noun

mata (plural mata dem, quantified mata)

1. matter
2. pus

'Are'are

Verb

mata

1. be ripe

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Arta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Asturian

Verb

mata

1. inflection of matar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Ata Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Balinese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata (Balinese script ᬫᬢ)

1. eye

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मत्त (matta).

Adjective

mata (Balinese script ᬫᬢ᭄ᬢ)

1. furious, enraged

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit मन्मथ (manmatha).

Proper noun

mata (Balinese script ᬫᬣ)

1. love or the god of love, amorous passion or desire

Bantik

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Batad Ifugao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Binukid

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Bolinao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Botolan Sambal

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈta/

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)
2. the sharp edge of a blade, edge (as opposed to spine)
3. point (knife)

Hyponyms

• biji mata
• bulu mata
• kelupak mata

Derived terms

• mata duitan
• mata kail
• mata pencarian
• matahari
• putih mata
• talur mata lembu

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

Bunun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

References

• 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Indigenous Languages]‎^[4] (in Mandarin), Taipei: Indigenous Languages Research and Development Foundation, 2014–2026

Butuanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Capiznon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈma.ta]

Etymology 1

Probably an extension of Late Latin matta (“mat”), i.e. "mat-like growth of plants".

Noun

mata f (plural mates)

1. bush, shrub

   Synonym: arbust

2. mastic (tree)

   Synonym: llentiscle

3. thicket

   Synonym: bosc

Derived terms

• matoll

Related terms

• matafaluga

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mata

1. inflection of matar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “mata”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “mata”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “mata” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “mata” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta
• IPA^(key): /maˈta/ [mɐˈt̪a]

Noun

mata (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆ)

1. (anatomy) an eye (an organ through which animals see)
   • 1937 — Bok, F., Ang Palad ni Pepe: Sugilambong Binisaya (15 October), Visayan Book Company

     Wala tuyoa, nanglugnaw ang luha sa mga mata ni Sabil.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2015 — Bayot, Gilberto Tajanlangit, Gingharian sa mga Okoy (24 August), Sugilanon, Kalingawan, Banat News

     Miduol sila ug nanglurat ang ilang mga mata pagkakita sa estatuwa ni Lapu-Lapu nga naggunit og espada ug taming.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2016 — Tiu, Macario D., Babayeng Pilipina: 1521 ug 1840 (11 July), Bisag Unsa, MindaViews, MindaNews

     Ang ilang mga bukton ug kamot grasyoso kaayong ilabyog-labyog, ug ipakita ang ilang ekspresyon sa mga matang katulogon (mapungay na mata, sa Tagalog pa).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2017 — Gelbolingo, Fredrick F., Ang Bana ni Juana (17 May), Sugilano, Kalingawan, SuperBalita Cebu

     “Oo. Ngaman^[sic] diay?” ni Juana nga midiyong ang mga mata.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. an eye of a pineapple
3. (mahjong) the extra pair of tiles in most winning hands

Verb

mata (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆ)

1. to awake; to wake up
   • 2017 — Gelbolingo, Fredrick F., Ang Bana ni Juana (17 May), Sugilano, Kalingawan, SuperBalita Cebu

     “Sayo lagi kaayo ka? Wa pa gani kamata ang adlaw!”

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to eye; to observe carefully

Derived terms

• mat-an

Anagrams

• amat

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈta/ [maˈta]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Noun

matá (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆ)

1. (anatomy) eye
2. instance of getting hit in the eye

Adjective

matá (plural marata, Basahan spelling ᜋᜆ)

1. awake

   Antonyms: turog, katurog

2. conscious

   Synonyms: aram, marigmat

Derived terms

• magmata
• mamata
• matahon
• pagmata
• pamata

Related terms

• alinawnaw
• alintataw

See also

• malsok
• matalsok

Central Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Central Pomo

Noun

mata

1. alternative spelling of má·t̪a

References

• Greenburg, Language in the Americas

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish matar (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈta/, [maˈt̪a]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Verb

matá

1. to kill
2. to close; to wink (of one's eyes)

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mate.

Noun

mata m (plural matys)

1. mate

   Synonyms: brennyas, kothman, koweth, pries, sos

Mutation

Mutation of mata

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
mata	vata	unchanged	unchanged	fata	vata

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Crimean Tatar

Noun

mata

1. (Northern dialect) little brother

   Synonym: bata

Usage notes

• Corresponding words in standard Crimean Tatar: kadâ, qardaş.

Declension

Declension of mata

	singular	plural
nominative	mata	matalar
genitive	matanıñ	matalarnıñ
dative	matağa	matalarğa
accusative	matanı	matalarnı
locative	matada	matalarda
ablative	matadan	matalardan

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Adjective

mata

1. awakened; awake

Derived terms

• magmata
• pagmata

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmata]

Verb

mata

1. masculine singular present transgressive of mást

Related terms

• matouc

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *umarta-, see Mongolian мартах (martax).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑˈtʰɑ/

Noun

mata

1. to forget

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Eastern Cham

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.taː/

Noun

mata (Akhar Thrah spelling ꨟꨓꨩ)

1. eye (organ)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*maCa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

East Miraya Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

Embaloh

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mata

Verb

mata (third person singular past indicative mataði, third person plural past indicative mataðu, supine matað)

1. to feed

Conjugation

Conjugation of mata (group v-30)

infinitive	mata
supine	matað
	present	past
first singular	mati	mataði
second singular	matar	mataði
third singular	matar	mataði
plural	mata	mataðu
participle (a6)1	matandi	mataður
	imperative
singular	mata!
plural	matið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Fijian

mata

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. face (part of the body)
2. eye (organ)

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

  (file)

Verb

mata

1. third-person singular past historic of mater

Gaddang

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmata/ [ˈma.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Etymology 1

From a substrate language. Compare mato.

Noun

mata m (plural matas)

1. (now rare) forest, woodland

   Synonym: bosque

2. bush, shrub

   Synonyms: gamallo, albustre, frundío

Derived terms

• Mata
• Matamá

Etymology 2

Back-formation from matar.

Noun

mata m (plural matas)

1. kill (act of killing)

   Synonym: matanza

Etymology 3

Verb

mata

1. inflection of matar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “mata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “mata”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mata”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mata”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Garo

Verb

mata

1. to be sharp

Geser-Gorom

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Gilbertese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?] (compare Hawaiian maka, Māori mata), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mətaq (compare Chamorro mata', Indonesian mentah, Malagasy manta, Malay mentah).

Adjective

mata

1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)
2. colour, hue
3. lamp or lantern, any object used to shed light
4. any sort of opening such as a lid or entrance, eye of needle

Gothic

Romanization

mata

1. romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese matar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mata.

Verb

mata

1. to kill

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /màː.táː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [màː.táː]

Noun

mā̀tā f (plural mātā, possessed form mā̀tar̃)

1. woman
2. wife

Related terms

• mace

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /máː.táː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [máː.táː]

Noun

mātā

1. plural of mata
2. plural of mace

Higaonon

Noun

mata

1. eye

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈta/ [maˈta]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Hopi

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.

Noun

mata (plural mamta)

1. metate (grinding stone)
2. gizzard

Derived terms

• matangavi
• mataptsö
• mataroyànpi
• matavuva
• matawsi
• mataʼwa
• matàaki
• matàwpa, matàypa
• matàwya

References

• Albert, Roy; Shaul, David Leedom (1985), A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 39
• Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998), Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 237

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Ibatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Icelandic

Etymology

From matur m (“food”) +‎ -a (denominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːta/
• Rhymes: -aːta

Verb

mata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mataði, supine matað)

1. to feed (a baby), to spoonfeed [with accusative]

Conjugation

mata – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að mata
supine sagnbót		matað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		matandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	mata	mataði		mati	mataði
	þú	matar	mataðir		matir	mataðir
	hann, hún, það	matar	mataði		mati	mataði
plural	við	mötum	mötuðum		mötum	mötuðum
	þið	matið	mötuðuð		matið	mötuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	mata	mötuðu		mati	mötuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	mata (þú), mataðu
plural	þið	matið (þið), matiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

matast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að matast
supine sagnbót		matast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		matandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	matast	mataðist		matist	mataðist
	þú	matast	mataðist		matist	mataðist
	hann, hún, það	matast	mataðist		matist	mataðist
plural	við	mötumst	mötuðumst		mötumst	mötuðumst
	þið	matist	mötuðust		matist	mötuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	matast	mötuðust		matist	mötuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	matast (þú), matastu
plural	þið	matist (þið), matisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

mataður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	mataður	mötuð	matað	mataðir	mataðar	mötuð
accusative (þolfall)	mataðan	mataða	matað	mataða	mataðar	mötuð
dative (þágufall)	mötuðum	mataðri	mötuðu	mötuðum	mötuðum	mötuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	mataðs	mataðrar	mataðs	mataðra	mataðra	mataðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	mataði	mataða	mataða	mötuðu	mötuðu	mötuðu
accusative (þolfall)	mataða	mötuðu	mataða	mötuðu	mötuðu	mötuðu
dative (þágufall)	mataða	mötuðu	mataða	mötuðu	mötuðu	mötuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	mataða	mötuðu	mataða	mötuðu	mötuðu	mötuðu

Derived terms

• mötun (“feeding”)

Ilianen Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Ilongot

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Inabaknon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Indonesian

Picture dictionary

tengkorak

otak

mata

bibir

hidung

mulut

dagu

rahang

telinga

pelipis

leher

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay mata, from Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmata/ [ˈma.t̪a]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ma‧ta

Noun

mata (plural mata)

1. eye (an organ through which animals perceive surroundings via light)
2. eye (a loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, etc.)
3. eye (a part from which plant shoots grow; a reproductive bud)
4. a gap between two lines

   Near-synonym: sela

6. blade (the part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts)

   Synonym: bilah

7. (figurative, uncommon) an important part of something
8. (figurative, uncommon) center

   Synonym: pusat

Usage notes

The plural form mata-mata is rarely used (except in some compounds), since this word itself often have a dual or plural meaning in its literal sense "eye". The singular meaning for that can be specified with satu (“one”) or sebelah (“adjacent, next, next to”). While its senses other than "eye" can use bagian-bagian ("parts") for explicit plurality.

Derived terms

• bermata
• bermatakan
• mata-mata
• mata-mataan
• semata
• semata-mata
• termata-mata

Compounds

• mata acara
• mata air
• mata alamat
• mata anggaran
• mata angin
• mata ayak
• mata ayam
• mata badai
• mata bajak
• mata batin
• mata bedil
• mata beliung
• mata benda
• mata betung
• mata bisul
• mata biuku
• mata boneka
• mata bor
• mata buatan
• mata bugil
• mata buku
• mata bulan
• mata cangkul
• mata cempering
• mata cincin
• mata dacing
• mata dagangan
• mata dekat
• mata duitan
• mata dunia
• mata faset
• mata gawai
• mata gelap
• mata gunting
• mata hati
• mata hidup
• mata huruf
• mata ikan
• mata itik
• mata jala
• mata jalan
• mata jaring
• mata jauh
• mata kail
• mata kain
• mata kakab
• mata kakap
• mata kaki
• mata kayu
• mata kemung
• mata kepala
• mata keranjang
• mata kerek
• mata ketiga
• mata kucing
• mata kuliah
• mata lelah
• mata lipas
• mata listrik
• mata luka
• mata majemuk
• mata malas
• mata nenek
• mata nurani
• mata pahat
• mata pajak
• mata panah
• mata pancing
• mata panda
• mata pedang
• mata pedoman
• mata pelajaran
• mata pencarian
• mata penghidupan
• mata perdagangan
• mata petir
• mata piano
• mata pisau
• mata pukat
• mata rantai
• mata sabun
• mata sangkur
• mata sapi
• mata sipit
• mata surat
• mata susu
• mata telanjang
• mata telinga
• mata tenggala
• mata tersuruk
• mata timbangan
• mata tombak
• mata tunas
• mata uang
• mata uang acuan
• mata uang logam
• mata wayang
• matahari

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*maCa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “mata”, 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

Iraya

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Itawit

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Ivatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Japanese

Romanization

mata

1. Rōmaji transcription of また

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Standard, Surakarta–Yogyakarta) /mɔtɔ/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Noun

mata (Carakan spelling ꦩꦠ)

1. (ngoko) eye (organ)

   Synonyms: (krama) mripat, (krama inggil) soca

Derived terms

• mata-mata

• mata batin
• mata dhuwiten
• mata pita
• mata sapi
• mata wudun
• mata yuyu

Further reading

• “mata”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese matar.

Verb

mata

1. to kill

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈta/ [mʌˈta], /ˈmata/ [ˈmaː.tʌ]
• Rhymes: -a, -ata
• Syllabification: ma‧ta

Noun

matá or máta

1. eye (the organ)
2. a person's face

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of mata (eye)

Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Besao	mata
	Sagada	mata, ata
Others
Ilocos Sur	Quirino	mata
	Cervantes	mata
	Suyo	mata
La Union	Santol	mata
	Sugpon	mata
	San Gabriel	mata
	Bagulin	mata
	Sudipen	mata
Southern / Central
Benguet	Mankayan	mata
	Bakun	mata
	Kapangan	mata
	Kibungan	mata
	Buguias	mata
Mt. Province	Tadian	mata
	Bauko	mata
	Sabangan	mata

Derived terms

• minata
• minatmata

Adjective

mata

1. (of plants) fresh, not mature
2. (of food) uncooked
3. (of wood) undried

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “máta”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[5], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 304
• Allen, Larry (2021), “matá”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
• Wallace, Judy (2018), “mata”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈta/ [məˈtä]

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Kavalan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màtáì. Hinde (1904) records mata as an equivalent of English spittle in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba matta, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba utta and Swahili mate as its equivalents.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mata/

Noun

mata class 6

1. saliva

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• (kanua) karĩ mata gatiagaga wa kuuga

Related terms

(Nouns)

• rũta class 11

Kinaray-a

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaːta]

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
2. (anatomy) face

   Synonym: ngora

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “mata”, in Lamboya word list‎^[6], Leiden: LexiRumah

Latvian

Noun

mata m

1. genitive singular of mats

Ledo Kaili

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Libon Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

Lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi bata.

Verb

-mata (infinitive komata)

1. to go up
2. to climb

Mag-Anchi Ayta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Mag-Indi Ayta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmata]

Noun

mata (Lontara spelling ᨆᨈ)

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Malay

mata

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Sense of mesh from semantic evolution of 'eye' > 'hole, orifice'

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈmatə/ [ˈma.t̪ə]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -atə, -tə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈmata/ [ˈma.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata, -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Noun

mata (Jawi spelling مات, plural mata-mata or mata²)

1. eye (organ)

   Synonym: ain

2. edge (of an axe, a knife, etc.)

   Synonym: bilah

3. hole (of a needle, net, etc.)
4. eye (of a potato)
5. (archaic) mesh of a net
6. shoot, sprout (of root/stem tuber)
7. grade, step
8. centre, centre point
9. fountainhead, source (of income, water, etc.)

   Synonyms: punca, sumber

10. mark, score (gained in a contest, exam, etc.)

    Synonym: poin (Indonesian)

11. item
12. (archaic) all types of dishes and food (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Derived terms

Affixations

• bermata
• mematai
• pematai
• pemataian
• termata

Compounds

• air mata
• anak mata
• bermata dua
• bermata pencarian
• bulu mata
• cenderamata
• cermin mata
• kaca mata
• mata air
• mata angin
• mata kail
• mata kucing
• mata pelajaran
• mata wang
• mata-mata
• matahari

Descendants

• > Indonesian: mata (inherited)

References

• Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “مات mata”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 631
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “mata”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 113-4
• “mata”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

• "mata" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mamanwa

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Mamboru

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmata/ [ˈmɐtɐ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *mata (cognate with Hawaiian maka and Tahitian mata), Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata (cognate with Malay mata), from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

For sense of point, see also Malay mata (e.g. mata lembing for the point of a spear); similarly for sense of mesh (e.g. mata pukat). Sense of headland is broadening from sense of point merging with analogy of related body parts with similar semantic overlap like ihu “nose”.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ of sight)

   Synonyms: karu, whatu

2. edge, point, tip

   Synonyms: tara, koi, koinga

3. (archaic) face

   Synonyms: nohi, kanohi

4. surface

   Synonyms: kahu, papa

5. headland

   Synonyms: ihu, koi, rae, kūrae, tūmū

6. mesh (of a net)

   Synonyms: tākekenga, papa, raumata

Derived terms

• mataaho
• mataara
• matamata
• Matariki
• raumata
• tukemata

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mata (compare with Hawaiian maka, Tokelauan mata, Tongan mata and Samoan mata), from Proto-Oceanic *mataq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (compare with Malay mentah), from Proto-Austronesian *moto.

Adjective

mata

1. raw (uncooked)

   Synonym: ota

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “mata”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 216
• “mata” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

Adjective

matá

1. awake

   Antonym: turog

Derived terms

• magmata
• pagmata
• pamata

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

Mongondow

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Niuean

Noun

mata

1. eye

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matá

1. eye (organ)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• matet

Verb

mata

1. inflection of mate:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mata/

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)
2. meshes (of a net)
3. stone (set in a ring, etc)

Derived terms

• amamatani
• amata
• amatan-matan
• amatani
• kamatan
• lara-matan
• mamata
• minata
• minatan
• pamatan

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦩꦠ (mata)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *matōną.

Verb

mata

1. (transitive) To feed; nourish

Derived terms

• matask

Related terms

• matr

Descendants

• Danish: made
• Elfdalian: måtå
• Faroese: mata
• Gutnish: mate
• Icelandic: mata
• Norn: meta
• Norwegian: mate
• Swedish: mata
• → Middle French: amadouer
  • French: amadouer

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• मत (Devanagari script)
• মত (Bengali script)
• මත (Sinhalese script)
• မတ (Burmese script)
• มต or มะตะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຕ or ມະຕະ (Lao script)
• មត (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta).

Adjective

mata

1. dead
2. past participle of marati (“to die”)

Declension

Declension table of "mata" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mato	matā
Accusative (second)	mataṃ	mate
Instrumental (third)	matena	matehi or matebhi
Dative (fourth)	matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ	matānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	matasmā or matamhā or matā	matehi or matebhi
Genitive (sixth)	matassa	matānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate	matesu
Vocative (calling)	mata	matā

Declension table of "matā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	matā	matāyo or matā
Accusative (second)	mataṃ	matāyo or matā
Instrumental (third)	matāya	matāhi or matābhi
Dative (fourth)	matāya	matānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	matāya	matāhi or matābhi
Genitive (sixth)	matāya	matānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	matāya or matāyaṃ	matāsu
Vocative (calling)	mate	matāyo or matā

Declension table of "mata" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mataṃ	matāni
Accusative (second)	mataṃ	matāni
Instrumental (third)	matena	matehi or matebhi
Dative (fourth)	matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ	matānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	matasmā or matamhā or matā	matehi or matebhi
Genitive (sixth)	matassa	matānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate	matesu
Vocative (calling)	mata	matāni

Derived terms

• amata

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit मत (mata).

Adjective

mata

1. past participle of maññati (“to think”)

Declension

Declension table of "mata" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mato	matā
Accusative (second)	mataṃ	mate
Instrumental (third)	matena	matehi or matebhi
Dative (fourth)	matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ	matānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	matasmā or matamhā or matā	matehi or matebhi
Genitive (sixth)	matassa	matānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate	matesu
Vocative (calling)	mata	matā

Declension table of "matā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	matā	matāyo or matā
Accusative (second)	mataṃ	matāyo or matā
Instrumental (third)	matāya	matāhi or matābhi
Dative (fourth)	matāya	matānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	matāya	matāhi or matābhi
Genitive (sixth)	matāya	matānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	matāya or matāyaṃ	matāsu
Vocative (calling)	mate	matāyo or matā

Declension table of "mata" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mataṃ	matāni
Accusative (second)	mataṃ	matāni
Instrumental (third)	matena	matehi or matebhi
Dative (fourth)	matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ	matānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	matasmā or matamhā or matā	matehi or matebhi
Genitive (sixth)	matassa	matānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate	matesu
Vocative (calling)	mata	matāni

Noun

mata n

1. opinion, view

Declension

Declension table of "mata" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mataṃ	matāni
Accusative (second)	mataṃ	matāni
Instrumental (third)	matena	matehi or matebhi
Dative (fourth)	matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ	matānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	matasmā or matamhā or matā	matehi or matebhi
Genitive (sixth)	matassa	matānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate	matesu
Vocative (calling)	mata	matāni

Pamplona Atta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese matar and Spanish matar and Kabuverdianu mata.

Verb

mata

1. to kill

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ma‧ta

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Late Latin mattalbor.?

Polish mata

Possibly a learned borrowing from Late Latin matta.

Noun

mata f (diminutive matka)

1. mat (floor pad)

Declension

Declension of mata

	singular	plural
nominative	mata	maty
genitive	maty	mat
dative	macie	matom
accusative	matę	maty
instrumental	matą	matami
locative	macie	matach
vocative	mato	maty

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mata m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of mat

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mata m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of mat

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mata

1. third-person singular present of matać

Further reading

• mata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Ponosakan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mata, possibly from Late Latin matta (“reed mat”).

Noun

mata f (plural matas)

1. woods, forest (collection of trees)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:floresta

Alternative forms

• matta (obsolete)

Derived terms

• mata ciliar
• mata de galeria
• mata de terra firme
• mata de várzea
• mata primária
• mata secundária
• mata virgem

Related terms

• desmatado
• desmatador
• desmatamento
• desmatar
• desmate
• matagal
• mato

Etymology 2

Deverbal from matar.

Noun

mata m (uncountable)

1. (Portugal, games) dodgeball

   Synonym: jogo do mata

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mata

1. inflection of matar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “mata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rapa Nui

mata

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Rawa

Noun

mata

1. story

References

• Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)

Rinconada Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

Romanian

Etymology

From an alteration of dumneata.

Pronoun

mata

1. (regional, familiar) you (singular)

   Synonym: matale

See also

• tu
• dumneavoastră
• voi

Romblomanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈta/, [ma.ˈta]

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Tokelauan mata.

Noun

mata

1. eye

Sangir

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Sarangani Blaan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Sardinian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

mata

1. (Campidanese) tree

So'a

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

Southwest Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmata/ [ˈma.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ma‧ta

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Late Latin matta (“floormat, doormat”).

Noun

mata f (plural matas)

1. shrub

   Synonym: arbusto

2. sprig
3. mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus

   Synonyms: lentisco, mata charneca

4. (Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic) plant (organism of the kingdom Plantae)

   Synonyms: planta, vegetal

Derived terms

• a salto de mata
• desmatar
• donde no hay mata no hay patata
• mata de la seda
• mata de pelo
• matojo
• matorral
• matorro
• matoso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mata

1. inflection of matar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “mata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Surigaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mata, from mat (“food”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɑːta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -²ɑːta

Verb

mata (present matar, preterite matade, supine matat, imperative mata)

1. to feed (give food to, usually of an animal or of actively feeding someone, like a small child)

   Synonym: (more general) föda (“feed (provide with nutrition)”)

   mata hönsen ― feed the chickens

   mata bebisen med en sked ― feed the baby with a spoon

   Du Nisse, har du matat katten? ― Hey Nisse, have you fed the cat?

   Mata inte djuren ― Do not feed the animals

   Får man mata djuren? ― Are you allowed to feed the animals?

   ligga på en divan och bli matad med druvor ― lie on a divan and be fed [with] grapes

2. (figuratively) to feed (with something other than food)

   matas med propaganda ― be fed [with] propaganda

   Mata inte trollen ― Don't feed the trolls

3. (often with a particle like in or ut) to feed; to enter

   Hon matade in uppgifterna i databasen

   She entered the data [pieces of information] into the database

   Skrivaren måste ha gått sönder. Den matar ut pappren ett efter ett så fort jag satt i dem.

   The printer must be broken. It spits out the papers, one by one, as fast as I've put them in.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mata (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	mata		matas
supine	matat		matats
imperative	mata		—
imper. plural1	maten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	matar	matade	matas	matades
ind. plural1	mata	matade	matas	matades
subjunctive2	mate	matade	mates	matades
present participle		matande
past participle		matad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• handmata
• sidmatare
• skedmata
• sondmata

Related terms

• mat
• matning
• mätt
• mätta

See also

• bespisa
• bjuda
• fodra
• föda
• förpläga
• servera
• traktera
• undfägna
• utfodra
• utspisa

References

• mata in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mata in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mata in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• tama

Tadyawan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *maCa

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata

Proto-Philippine *mata

Tagalog mata

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. See also Japanese 目(め) (me, “eye”) / 眼(め) (me, “eye”) + 戸(と) (to, “door”) = 窓(まど) (mado, “window”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maˈta/ [mɐˈt̪a]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /maˈtaʔ/ [mɐˈt̪aʔ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: ma‧ta

Noun

matá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ)

1. eye

Derived terms

• abot ng mata
• alikmata
• bilumata
• dilat ang mata
• hilatmata
• ipamata
• kalumata
• kamata
• kaputian ng mata
• kisapmata
• magpamata
• mailap ang mata
• mainit sa mata
• malikmata
• mamataan
• mangalumata
• mapangmata
• mata ng bagyo
• mata sa mata
• matahan
• matahin
• matang bubog
• matang-agila
• matang-araw
• matang-baka
• matang-balang
• matang-bayani
• matang-bukaw
• matang-dagat
• matang-dulong
• matang-hito
• matang-lapira
• matang-lawin
• matang-manok
• matang-mata
• matang-pilakin
• matang-pusa
• matang-ulang
• pamata
• pangangalumata
• pangmamata
• pilikmata
• puti ng mata
• tigmata
• tigmatang-manok
• walang mata sa kulay

See also

• muta

Further reading

• “mata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*maCa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• tama

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Tboli

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Teanu

Etymology

From Proto-Vanikoro *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mata/

Noun

mata

1. eye, gaze
2. face
3. hole, opening, passage

References

• François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry mata.
• François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry mata.
• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

Tiruray

Adjective

mata

1. unripe

Tokelauan

Te mata (1.1).

Nā mata (1.5).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈma.ta]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Samoan mata.

Noun

mata

1. eye
2. (in the plural) face
3. point (extremity of a sharp object)
4. cutting edge
5. (in the plural) glasses, spectacles

Verb

mata

1. (intransitive) to look
2. (transitive) to see
3. (transitive) to wear (glasses)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Samoan mata.

Verb

mata

1. (stative) to be raw
2. (stative) to be young

Derived terms

• meamata

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[7], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 222

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ta/

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Unami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmata]

Particle

mata

1. not

   Kèku wënchi mata kuwatuu?

   Why don't you know?

Derived terms

• mata tèpahta

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mata”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

   Synonym: matalsok

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta
• IPA^(key): /maˈta/, [maˈta]

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

   Synonym: nalusok

Adjective

matá

1. awake

   Antonyms: katurog, katuspok

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

West Miraya Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matá

1. eye (organ)

Yakan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Yogad

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
2. knot (in wood)

Etymology 2

Adjective

mata

1. raw (of food)