dokter mata

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of dokter (“doctor”) +‎ mata (“eye”), a calque of Dutch oogarts (“ophthalmologist”, literally “eye doctor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoktər ˈmata/ [ˈdoʔ.t̪ər ˈma.t̪a]

Noun

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

1. ophthalmologist

   Synonym: oftalmologis

Hypernyms

• dokter

Further reading

• “dokter mata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.