ꦩꦠ

Javanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ꦩꦠ (mata)

  1. (ngoko) eye (organ)
    Synonyms: (krama) ꦩꦿꦶꦥꦠ꧀ (mripat), (krama inggil) ꦱꦺꦴꦕ (soca)

Derived terms

  • ꦏꦼꦩꦠ (kemata)
  • ꦏꦼꦩꦠꦤ꧀ (kematan)
  • ꦩꦠꦩꦠ (mata-mata)
  • ꦩꦠꦝꦸꦮꦶꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (mata dhuwiten)
  • ꦩꦠꦥꦶꦠ (mata pita)
  • ꦩꦠꦧꦠꦶꦤ꧀ (mata batin)
  • ꦩꦠꦪꦸꦪꦸ (mata yuyu)
  • ꦩꦠꦮꦸꦢꦸꦤ꧀ (mata wudun)
  • ꦩꦠꦱꦥꦶ (mata sapi)

Further reading

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