'Are'areEdit

VerbEdit

mata

  1. be ripe

ReferencesEdit

Abenlen AytaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Agusan ManoboEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

AgutaynenEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

AklanonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

AlanganEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Ambala AytaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

AmisEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

ReferencesEdit

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.

ArtaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

AsiEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

AsturianEdit

VerbEdit

mata

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

Ata ManoboEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

BalineseEdit

RomanizationEdit

mata

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

BantikEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Batad IfugaoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Bikol CentralEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

matá

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

AdjectiveEdit

matá

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

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

BinukidEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

BolinaoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Botolan SambalEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Brooke's Point PalawanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Brunei MalayEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata

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

HyponymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Buhi'non BikolEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

BununEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

ButuanonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

CapiznonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

mata f (plural mates)

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

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

mata

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

Further readingEdit

CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

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

VerbEdit

mata

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

QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mata.

Derived termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

Central BontocEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Central PomoEdit

NounEdit

mata

  1. Alternative spelling of má·t̪a

ReferencesEdit

  • Greenburg, Language in the Americas

ChavacanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish matar (to kill).

VerbEdit

matá

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

Crimean TatarEdit

NounEdit

mata

  1. (Northern dialect) little brother

Usage notesEdit

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

DeclensionEdit

SynonymsEdit

CuyunonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

AdjectiveEdit

mata

  1. awakened; awake

Derived termsEdit

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

mata

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of mást

Related termsEdit

Dibabawon ManoboEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

DongxiangEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata

  1. to forget

Dupaningan AgtaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Eastern BontocEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Eastern ChamEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

EmbalohEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

FijianEdit

 
mata

EtymologyEdit

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.

NounEdit

mata

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

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)

VerbEdit

mata

  1. third-person singular past historic of mater

GaddangEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

GalicianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From a substrate language. Compare mato.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata m (plural matas)

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

Etymology 2Edit

Back-formation from matar

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata m (plural matas)

  1. kill (act of killing)
    Synonym: matanza

Etymology 3Edit

VerbEdit

mata

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

ReferencesEdit

  • mata” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • mata” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • 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.

GaroEdit

VerbEdit

mata

  1. to be sharp

Geser-GoromEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

GilberteseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

AdjectiveEdit

mata

  1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2Edit

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.

NounEdit

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

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

mata

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰

Guinea-Bissau CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese matar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mata.

VerbEdit

mata

  1. to kill

HausaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

mā̀tā f (plural mātā, possessed form mā̀tar̃)

  1. woman
  2. wife
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

mātā

  1. plural of mata
  2. plural of mace

HigaononEdit

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye

HiligaynonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

HopiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.

NounEdit

mata (plural mamta)

  1. metate (grinding stone)
  2. gizzard

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

IbaloiEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

IbanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

IbanagEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

IbatanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From matur (food) +‎ -a.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

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

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

ConjugationEdit

Derived termsEdit

Ilianen ManoboEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

IlocanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

IlongotEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

InabaknonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

IndonesianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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. blade: The sharp cutting edge of a knife, axe, or other cutter tool.
    mata pedangblade of sword
  3. (figurative) center.
    Synonym: pusat
  4. The gap between two lines (degree, ruler, etc)
  5. (figurative) the important part of something
    mata airspring
    mata pencaharianlivelihood
  6. type
    mata huruftype of letter
    mata perdagangancommodities
    mata anggaranline item

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

IrayaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Iriga BicolanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

matá

  1. (anatomy) eye

ItawitEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

IvatanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

mata

  1. Rōmaji transcription of また

JavaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

mata

  1. Romanization of ꦩꦠ

KabuverdianuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese matar.

VerbEdit

mata

  1. to kill

KagayanenEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

KankanaeyEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

KapampanganEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

KavalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Kayapa KallahanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

KikuyuEdit

EtymologyEdit

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].

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata class 6

  1. saliva[2]

Derived termsEdit

(Proverbs)

Related termsEdit

(Nouns)

ReferencesEdit

  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-aEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

LaboyaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata

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

ReferencesEdit

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

LatvianEdit

NounEdit

mata m

  1. genitive singular form of mats

Ledo KailiEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Libon BikolEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

matá

  1. (anatomy) eye

LinduEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Mag-Anchi AytaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Mag-Indi AytaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

MaguindanaoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

MakasarEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata (Lontara spelling ᨆᨈ)

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

MalayEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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. shoot, sprout (of root/stem tuber)
  6. grade, step
  7. centre, centre point
  8. fountainhead, source (of income, water, etc.)
    Synonyms: punca, sumber
  9. mark, score (gained in a contest, exam, etc.)
    Synonym: poin (Indonesian)
  10. item
  11. (archaic) all types of dishes and food (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Indonesian: mata

Further readingEdit

  • 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.
  • 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, page 113-4

MamanwaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

MamboruEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

MansakaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

MaoriEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *mata (compare with Hawaiian maka and Tokelauan mata), from Proto-Oceanic *mataq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matah (compare with Malay mentah), from Proto-Austronesian *moto.

AdjectiveEdit

mata

  1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2Edit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

ReferencesEdit

  • Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 220-3

MaranaoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Masbate SorsogonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

MasbatenyoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Miraya BikolEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

MongondowEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

NiueanEdit

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye

Northern Catanduanes BicolanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

matá

  1. eye (organ)

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

mata

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

Old JavaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata

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

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

Old NorseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *matōną.

VerbEdit

mata

  1. (transitive) To feed; nourish

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

PaliEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta).

AdjectiveEdit

mata

  1. dead
  2. past participle of marati (to die)
  3. past participle of maññati (to think)

DeclensionEdit

NounEdit

mata n

  1. opinion, view

DeclensionEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

Pamplona AttaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

PangasinanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Pangutaran SamaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

PapiamentuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese matar and Spanish matar and Kabuverdianu mata.

VerbEdit

mata

  1. to kill

PolishEdit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

mata f (diminutive matka)

  1. mat (floor pad)
DeclensionEdit

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

NounEdit

mata m anim or m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of mat

VerbEdit

mata

  1. third-person singular present of matać

Further readingEdit

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

PonosakanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Rhymes: -atɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ta

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

mata f (plural matas)

  1. woods, forest (collection of trees)
Alternative formsEdit
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Deverbal from matar.

NounEdit

mata m (uncountable)

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

Etymology 3Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

mata

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

Rapa NuiEdit

 
mata

EtymologyEdit

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.

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

RatagnonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

RawaEdit

NounEdit

mata

  1. story

ReferencesEdit

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From an alteration of dumneata.

PronounEdit

mata

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

See alsoEdit

RomblomanonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

SakizayaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

SambaliEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

SamoanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye

SangirEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Sarangani BlaanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

SardinianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.

NounEdit

mata

  1. (Campidanese) tree

So'aEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Southern Catanduanes BicolanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

matá

  1. (anatomy) eye

Southwest PalawanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmata/ [ˈma.t̪a]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ma‧ta

Etymology 1Edit

Perhaps from Late Latin matta.

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

mata

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

Further readingEdit

SurigaononEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

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.

ConjugationEdit

Related termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

TadyawanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

Tagakaulu KalaganEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

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]

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

matá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ)

  1. eye (organ)

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

TagbanwaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

TahitianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

TausugEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

TboliEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

TeanuEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata

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

ReferencesEdit

TirurayEdit

AdjectiveEdit

mata

  1. unripe

TokelauanEdit

Te mata (1.1).
Nā mata (1.2).
 
Nā mata (1.5).

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye
  2. (in the plural) face
  3. point (extremety of a sharp object)
  4. cutting edge
  5. (in the plural) glasses, spectacles

VerbEdit

mata

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

Etymology 2Edit

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

VerbEdit

mata

  1. (stative) to be raw
  2. (stative) to be young
Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 222

TonganEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

UnamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

ParticleEdit

mata

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

ReferencesEdit

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

Waray SorsogonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

matá

  1. (anatomy) eye
    Synonym: matalsok

Waray-WarayEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

West Albay BikolEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

matá

  1. eye (organ)

Western Bukidnon ManoboEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

YakanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

YamiEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mata

  1. eye (organ)

YogadEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

matá

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

Etymology 2Edit

AdjectiveEdit

mata

  1. raw (of food)