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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā, mother).[1] Doublet of mater and mother.

Noun

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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).

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References

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  1. ^ mata, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

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

Abenlen Ayta

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Agusan Manobo

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Agutaynen

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Aklanon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Alangan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Ambala Ayta

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Amis

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

References

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'Are'are

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Verb

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mata

  1. be ripe

References

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Arta

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Asi

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Asturian

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Verb

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mata

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

Ata Manobo

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Balinese

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Romanization

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mata

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

Bantik

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Batad Ifugao

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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matá (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆ)

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

Adjective

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matá (plural marata, Basahan spelling ᜋᜆ)

  1. awake
    Antonyms: turog, katurog
  2. conscious
    Synonyms: aram, marigmat

Derived terms

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Binukid

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Bolinao

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Botolan Sambal

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Brooke's Point Palawano

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata

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

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Buhi'non Bikol

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Bunun

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Butuanon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Capiznon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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mata f (plural mates)

  1. bush, shrub
    Synonym: arbust
  2. mastic (tree)
    Synonym: llentiscle
  3. thicket
    Synonym: bosc
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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mata

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

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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mata (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆ)

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

Verb

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mata (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆ)

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

Quotations

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Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Central Bontoc

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Central Pomo

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Noun

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mata

  1. Alternative spelling of má·t̪a

References

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  • Greenburg, Language in the Americas

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish matar (to kill).

Verb

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matá

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

Crimean Tatar

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Noun

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mata

  1. (Northern dialect) little brother

Usage notes

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

Declension

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

Synonyms

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Cuyunon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Adjective

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mata

  1. awakened; awake

Derived terms

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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mata

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of mást
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Dibabawon Manobo

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Dongxiang

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata

  1. to forget

Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Eastern Bontoc

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Eastern Cham

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Embaloh

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mata

Verb

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

  1. to feed

Conjugation

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Conjugation of mata (group v-30)
infinitive mata
supine matað
participle (a6)1 matandi mataður
present past
first singular mati mataði
second singular matar mataði
third singular matar mataði
plural mata mataðu
imperative
singular mata!
plural matið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Fijian

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mata

Etymology

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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

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mata

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

French

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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mata

  1. third-person singular past historic of mater

Gaddang

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Galician

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Etymology 1

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From a substrate language. Compare mato.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata m (plural matas)

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

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Back-formation from matar

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata m (plural matas)

  1. kill (act of killing)
    Synonym: matanza

Etymology 3

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Verb

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mata

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

References

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Garo

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Verb

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mata

  1. to be sharp

Geser-Gorom

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Gilbertese

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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mata

  1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2

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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

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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

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Romanization

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mata

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰

Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese matar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mata.

Verb

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mata

  1. to kill

Hausa

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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mā̀tā f (plural mātā, possessed form mā̀tar̃)

  1. woman
  2. wife
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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mātā

  1. plural of mata
  2. plural of mace

Higaonon

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Noun

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mata

  1. eye

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Hopi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.

Noun

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mata (plural mamta)

  1. metate (grinding stone)
  2. gizzard

Derived terms

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References

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Ibaloi

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Iban

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Ibanag

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Ibatan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From matur (food) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Ilianen Manobo

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Ilocano

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Ilongot

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Inabaknon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata (plural mata-mata)

  1. eye
    1. an organ through which animals perceive surroundings via light
    2. the visual sense
    3. the iris of the eye, being of a specified colour
    4. a hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed
    5. the relatively calm and clear centre of a hurricane or other cyclonic storm
    6. a loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.
    7. a part from which plant shoots grow; a reproductive bud
  2. a gap between two lines
    Near-synonym: sela
  3. blade (the (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts)
    Synonym: bilah
  4. (figurative) an important part of something
  5. (figurative, uncommon) center
    Synonym: pusat

Derived terms

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Affixed terms
Compound terms

Further reading

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Iraya

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Iriga Bicolano

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Etymology

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

Noun

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matá

  1. (anatomy) eye

Itawit

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Ivatan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Japanese

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Romanization

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mata

  1. Rōmaji transcription of また

Javanese

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Romanization

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mata

  1. Romanization of ꦩꦠ

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese matar.

Verb

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mata

  1. to kill

Kagayanen

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Kankanaey

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /maˈta/ [mʌˈta]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ta

Noun

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matá

  1. (anatomy) eye (the organ)

Synonyms

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Kapampangan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /məˈta/ [məˈtä]

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Kavalan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Kayapa Kallahan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Kikuyu

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Etymology

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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.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata class 6

  1. saliva[2]

Derived terms

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(Nouns)

References

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  1. ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 54–55. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  2. ^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 11, 34.

Kinaray-a

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Laboya

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
  2. (anatomy) face
    Synonym: ngora

References

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  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “mata”, in Lamboya word list[4], Leiden: LexiRumah

Latvian

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Noun

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mata m

  1. genitive singular of mats

Ledo Kaili

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Libon Bikol

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Etymology

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

Noun

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matá

  1. (anatomy) eye

Lindu

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Mag-Anchi Ayta

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Mag-Indi Ayta

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Maguindanao

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Makasar

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata (Lontara spelling ᨆᨈ)

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms
mata

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. eye (organ)
  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?)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Indonesian: mata (inherited)

References

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  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “مات mata”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 594
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “mata”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 113-4
  • "mata" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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Mamanwa

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Mamboru

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Mansaka

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Maori

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *mata (cognate with Hawaiian maka and Tahitian mata),[1] Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata (cognate with Malay mata), from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.[2][3]

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).[4] Sense of headland is broadening from sense of point merging with analogy of related body parts with similar semantic overlap like ihu “nose”.[5]

Noun

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 220-3
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mata.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 117-8
  4. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) ibid., volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 215
  5. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) ibid., volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 47-9

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *mata (compare with Hawaiian maka, Tokelauan mata, Tongan mata and Samoan mata),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *mataq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (compare with Malay mentah), from Proto-Austronesian *moto.[2][3]

Adjective

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mata

  1. raw (uncooked)
    Synonym: ota

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[2], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 220-3
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mata.2a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 155-6

Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Masbate Sorsogon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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

Noun

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matá

  1. (anatomy) eye

Adjective

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matá

  1. awake
    Antonym: turog

Derived terms

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Miraya Bikol

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Mongondow

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Niuean

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Noun

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mata

  1. eye

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

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Etymology

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

Noun

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matá

  1. eye (organ)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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mata

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

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *matōną.

Verb

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mata

  1. (transitive) To feed; nourish

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta).

Adjective

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mata

  1. dead[1]
  2. past participle of marati (to die)[2]
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit मत (mata).

Adjective

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mata

  1. past participle of maññati (to think)[3]
Declension
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Noun

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mata n

  1. opinion, view[1]
Declension
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mata”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  2. ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 240.
  3. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maññati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 515

Pamplona Atta

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Pangasinan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Pangutaran Sama

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese matar and Spanish matar and Kabuverdianu mata.

Verb

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mata

  1. to kill

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ma‧ta

Etymology 1

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Perhaps a learned borrowing from Late Latin matta.

Noun

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mata f (diminutive matka)

  1. mat (floor pad)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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mata m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of mat

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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mata m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of mat

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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mata

  1. third-person singular present of matać

Further reading

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

Ponosakan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -atɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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mata f (plural matas)

  1. woods, forest (collection of trees)
Alternative forms
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Deverbal from matar.

Noun

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mata m (uncountable)

  1. (Portugal, games) dodgeball
    Synonym: jogo do mata

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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mata

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

Rapa Nui

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mata

Etymology

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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

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Ratagnon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Rawa

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Noun

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mata

  1. story

References

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From an alteration of dumneata.

Pronoun

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mata

  1. (regional, familiar) you (singular)
    Synonym: matale

See also

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Romblomanon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Sakizaya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ˈta/, [ma.ˈta]

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Sambali

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Samoan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye

Sangir

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Sarangani Blaan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Sardinian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

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mata

  1. (Campidanese) tree

So'a

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

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Etymology

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

Noun

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matá

  1. (anatomy) eye

Southwest Palawano

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Perhaps from Late Latin matta (floormat, doormat).

Noun

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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
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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mata

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

Further reading

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Surigaonon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Swedish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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
    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

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References

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Anagrams

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Tadyawan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Tagakaulu Kalagan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Compare Japanese () (me, eye) / () (me, eye) + () (to, door) = (まど) (mado, window).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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matá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ)

  1. eye

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 344

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Tagbanwa

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Tahitian

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Etymology

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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

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Tausug

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Tboli

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Teanu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mata

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

References

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Tiruray

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Adjective

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mata

  1. unripe

Tokelauan

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Te mata (1.1).
Nā mata (1.5).

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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

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mata

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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mata

  1. (stative) to be raw
  2. (stative) to be young
Derived terms
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References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[5], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 222

Tongan

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Unami

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Pronunciation

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Particle

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mata

  1. not
    Kèku wënchi mata kuwatuu?
    Why don't you know?

References

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

Waray Sorsogon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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matá

  1. (anatomy) eye
    Synonym: matalsok

Waray-Waray

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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matá

  1. (anatomy) eye
    Synonym: nalusok

Adjective

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matá

  1. awake
    Antonyms: katurog, katuspok

West Albay Bikol

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Etymology

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

Noun

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matá

  1. eye (organ)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Yakan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Yami

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mata

  1. eye (organ)

Yogad

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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matá

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

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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mata

  1. raw (of food)