mata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

'Are'are

Verb

mata

1. be ripe

References

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

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Abenlen Ayta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Agusan Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Agutaynen

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Aklanon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Alangan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Ambala Ayta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Amis

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

References

2021, Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis (阿美語中部方言辭典) (in Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples.

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Arta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Asi

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Asturian

Verb

mata

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

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Ata Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Balinese

Romanization

mata

1. Romanization of ᬫᬢ
2. Romanization of ᬫᬢ᭄ᬢ
3. Romanization of ᬫᬣ

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Bantik

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Batad Ifugao

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

   Synonym: malsok

Verb

matá

1. to wake up

Adjective

matá

1. awake

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Binukid

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Bolinao

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Botolan Sambal

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

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

 

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Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

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Bunun

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Butuanon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Capiznon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /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. third-person singular present indicative form of matar
2. second-person singular imperative form of matar

Further reading

• “mata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “mata”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
• “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.

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Cebuano

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mata

1. an eye; an organ through which animals see
2. (mahjong) the extra pair of tiles in most winning hands
3. an eye of a pineapple

Verb

mata

1. to awake; to wake up
2. to eye; to observe carefully

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mata.

Derived terms

• mat-an

Anagrams

• amat

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Central Bontoc

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Central Pomo

Noun

mata

1. Alternative spelling of má·t̪a

References

• Greenburg, Language in the Americas

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish matar (“to kill”).

Verb

matá

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

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

mata

1. (Northern dialect) little brother

Declension

Declension of mata

nominative	mata
genitive	matanıñ
dative	matağa
accusative	matanı
locative	matada
ablative	matadan

Synonyms

• bata

Usage notes

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

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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

 

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmata]

Verb

mata

1. masculine singular present transgressive of mást

Related terms

• matouc

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Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Dongxiang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtʰa/

Noun

mata

1. to forget

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Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨟꨓꨩ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.taː/

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Embaloh

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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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)

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French

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

mata

1. third-person singular past historic of mater

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Gaddang

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Galician

Etymology 1

From a substrate language. Compare mato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmatɐ]

Noun

mata m (plural matas)

1. (now rare) forest, woodland
2. bush, shrub

Derived terms

• Mata
• Matamá

Etymology 2

Back-formation from matar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmatɐ]

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

• “mata” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2012.
• “mata” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2016.
• “mata” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “mata” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “mata” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Garo

Verb

mata

1. to be sharp

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Geser-Gorom

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Gilbertese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?] (compare Hawaiian maka, Maori 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

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Gothic

Romanization

mata

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese matar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mata.

Verb

mata

1. to kill

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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

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Higaonon

Noun

mata

1. eye

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Hopi

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.

Noun

mata (plural mamta)

1. metate (grinding stone)
2. gizzard

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mataʼwa
• matàaki
• matangavi
• mataptsö
• mataroyànpi

• matavuva
• matàwpa, matàypa
• matawsi
• 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

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Ibaloi

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Ibanag

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Ibatan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Icelandic

Etymology

From matur (“food”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːta/
• Rhymes: -aːta

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

mata — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að mata
supine (sagnbót)		matað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		matandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég mata	við mötum	present (nútíð)	ég mati	við mötum
	þú matar	þið matið		þú matir	þið matið
	hann, hún, það matar	þeir, þær, þau mata		hann, hún, það mati	þeir, þær, þau mati
past (þátíð)	ég mataði	við mötuðum	past (þátíð)	ég mataði	við mötuðum
	þú mataðir	þið mötuðuð		þú mataðir	þið mötuðuð
	hann, hún, það mataði	þeir, þær, þau mötuðu		hann, hún, það mataði	þeir, þær, þau mötuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	mata (þú)	matið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	mataðu	matiði *
* 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 ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég matast	við mötumst	present (nútíð)	ég matist	við mötumst
	þú matast	þið matist		þú matist	þið matist
	hann, hún, það matast	þeir, þær, þau matast		hann, hún, það matist	þeir, þær, þau matist
past (þátíð)	ég mataðist	við mötuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég mataðist	við mötuðumst
	þú mataðist	þið mötuðust		þú mataðist	þið mötuðust
	hann, hún, það mataðist	þeir, þær, þau mötuðust		hann, hún, það mataðist	þeir, þær, þau mötuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	matast (þú)	matist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	matastu	matisti *
* 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”)

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Ilianen Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Ilocano

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Ilongot

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Inabaknon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Indonesian

Etymology

• From Malay mata, from Classical Malay mata, from Old Malay mata, from Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. Compare Maori mata, Tagalog mata.
• The sense “center of storm” is a semantic loan from English eye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mata/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta
• Rhymes: -ata, -ta, -a

Noun

mata (first-person possessive mataku, second-person possessive matamu, third-person possessive matanya)

1. eye;
   1. (literally, anatomy) An organ through which animals see (perceive surroundings via light).
   2. Something resembles to eye (needle eye, etc).
   3. A reproductive bud in a branch, potato etc.
   4. The relatively clear and calm center of a hurricane or other cyclonic storm.
2. The sharp cutting edge of a knife, axe, or other cutter tool; a blade.

   mata pedang ― blade of sword

3. (figuratively) center.

   Synonym: pusat

4. The gap between two lines (degree, ruler, etc)
5. (figuratively) the important part of something

   mata air ― spring

   mata pencaharian ― livelihood

6. type

   mata huruf ― type of letter

   mata perdagangan ― commodities

   mata anggaran ― line item

Derived terms

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

 

• mata acara
• mata air
• mata air berjeda
• mata air mineral
• mata air mineral panas
• mata air panas
• mata air rekahan
• mata air rembesan
• mata air retakan
• mata air sesar
• 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
• matahari
• 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

 

Further reading

• “mata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Iraya

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

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

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

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Itawit

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Ivatan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Japanese

Romanization

mata

1. Rōmaji transcription of また

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Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata.

Noun

mata

1. eye

Romanization

mata

1. Romanization of ꦩꦠ

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese matar.

Verb

mata

1. to kill

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Kagayanen

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Kankanaey

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Kapampangan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Kavalan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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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 6

1. saliva

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• (kanua) karĩ mata gatiagaga wa kuuga

Related terms

(Nouns)

• rũta 11

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Kinaray-a

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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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, Leiden: LexiRumah

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Latvian

Noun

mata m

1. genitive singular form of mats

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Ledo Kaili

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Libon Bikol

Etymology

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

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

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Lindu

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Mag-Anchi Ayta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Mag-Indi Ayta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Maguindanao

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Makasar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmata]

Noun

mata (Lontara spelling ᨆᨈ)

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Malay

mata

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /matə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /mata/
• Rhymes: -atə, -tə, -ə

• Audio (MY)

  (file)

Noun

mata (Jawi spelling مات‎, plural mata-mata, informal 1st possessive mataku, impolite 2nd possessive matamu, 3rd possessive matanya)

1. eye (organ)
2. edge (of an axe, a knife, etc.)
3. hole (of a needle, net, etc.)
4. eye (of a potato)
5. shoot, sprout (of root/stem tuber)
6. grade, step
7. centre, centre point
8. fountainhead, source (of income, water, etc.)
9. mark, score (gained in a contest, exam, etc.)
10. item
11. (archaic) all types of dishes and food (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Synonyms

• (organ): ain / عين‎

Derived terms

• air mata / اءير مات‎
• matahari / ماتاهاري‎
• mata-mata / مات٢‎

Descendants

• Indonesian: mata

Further reading

• “mata” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "mata" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

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Mamanwa

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Mamboru

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Mansaka

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Maori

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

mata

1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Maranao

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

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Masbatenyo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Miraya Bikol

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

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Mongondow

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Niuean

Noun

mata

1. eye

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Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

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

Noun

matá

1. eye (organ)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• matet

Verb

mata

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

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Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

Descendants

• Javanese: mata

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *matōną.

Verb

mata

1. (transitive) To feed; nourish

Derived terms

• matask

Related terms

• matr

Descendants

• Danish: made
• Icelandic: mata
• → French: amadouer

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta).

Adjective

mata

1. dead
2. past participle of marati (“to die”)
3. 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

References

Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “mata”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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Pamplona Atta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Pangasinan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese matar and Spanish matar and Kabuverdianu mata.

Verb

mata

1. to kill

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ma‧ta

Etymology 1

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 anim or m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of mat

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

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Ponosakan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta
• Rhymes: -atɐ

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mata f (plural matas)

1. woods, forest (collection of trees)

Alternative forms

• matta (obsolete)

Synonyms

• (woods): see Thesaurus:floresta

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

 

Etymology 2

Inflected form of matar (“to kill”).

Verb

mata

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of matar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of matar

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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)

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Ratagnon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Rawa

Noun

mata

1. story

References

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

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Romanian

Etymology

From an alteration of dumneata.

Pronoun

mata

1. (regional, familiar) you (singular)

   Synonym: matale

See also

• tu
• dumneavoastră
• voi

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Romblomanon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Sambali

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Samoan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye

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Sangir

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Sarangani Blaan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Sardinian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

mata

1. (Campidanese) tree

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So'a

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

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

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

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Southwest Palawano

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmata/, [ˈma.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia)

  (file)

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

mata f (plural matas)

1. shrub

   Synonym: arbusto

2. sprig
3. mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus

   Synonyms: lentisco, mata charneca

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

   Synonyms: planta, vegetal

Derived terms

• a salto de mata
• matojo
• matorral
• matorro
• matoso

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mata

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of matar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of matar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of matar.

Further reading

• “mata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Surigaonon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Verb

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

1. to feed; helping a baby or a very young animal to eat
2. to feed; to continuously deliver

   Skrivaren måste ha gått sönder, den bara 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
	Participles
Present participle	matande
Past participle	matad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• matning
• sidmatare
• skedmata

 

Anagrams

• tama

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Tadyawan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

matá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ)

1. eye (organ)

Derived terms

• abot ng mata
• dilat ang mata
• ipamata
• kamata
• magpamata
• malikmata
• mamataan
• mangalumata
• mapangmata
• matahan
• matahin
• matang-mata
• pamata
• pangangalumata
• pangmamata
• pilikmata

 

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Tagbanwa

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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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)

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Tausug

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Tboli

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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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.

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Tiruray

Adjective

mata

1. unripe

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Tokelauan

Te mata (1.1).

Nā mata (1.2).

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 (extremety 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^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 222

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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)

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Unami

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmata]

Particle

mata

1. not

   Kèku wënchi mata kuwatuu?

   Why don't you know?

References

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

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Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

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

Noun

matá

1. (anatomy) eye

   Synonym: matalsok

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Waray-Waray

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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West Albay Bikol

Etymology

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

Noun

matá

1. eye (organ)

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Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Yakan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Yami

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

1. eye (organ)

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Yogad

Etymology 1

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

Noun

matá

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

Etymology 2

Adjective

mata

1. raw (of food)