cendera mata
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of cendera + mata (“eye”), inherited from Malay cenderamata.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cendera mata (plural cendera-cendera mata, first-person possessive cendera mataku, second-person possessive cendera matamu, third-person possessive cendera matanya)
- souvenir (an item of sentimental value to remember an event or location)
- Synonyms: tanda mata, suvenir
- sweetheart, lover
- Synonyms: buah hati, jantung hati, kekasih
Alternative forms edit
Further reading edit
- “cendera mata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.