mata
'Are'are edit
Verb edit
mata
- be ripe
References edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Abenlen Ayta edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Agusan Manobo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Agutaynen edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Aklanon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Alangan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Ambala Ayta edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Amis edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. Compare Malay mata (“eye”).
Noun edit
mata
References edit
- “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis][1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021
Arta edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Asi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Asturian edit
Verb edit
mata
- inflection of matar:
Ata Manobo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Balinese edit
Romanization edit
mata
Bantik edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Batad Ifugao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matá (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆ)
Adjective edit
matá (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆ, plural marata)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Binukid edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Bolinao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Botolan Sambal edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Brooke's Point Palawano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Buhi'non Bikol edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
Bunun edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Butuanon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Capiznon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably an extension of Late Latin matta (“mat”), i.e. "mat-like growth of plants".
Noun edit
mata f (plural mates)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
mata
- inflection of matar:
Further reading edit
- “mata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mata”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “mata” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mata” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
mata (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆ)
- (anatomy) an eye; an organ through which animals see
- an eye of a pineapple
- (mahjong) the extra pair of tiles in most winning hands
Verb edit
mata (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆ)
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:mata.
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Central Bontoc edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Central Pomo edit
Noun edit
mata
- Alternative spelling of má·t̪a
References edit
- Greenburg, Language in the Americas
Chavacano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish matar (“to kill”).
Verb edit
matá
Crimean Tatar edit
Noun edit
mata
- (Northern dialect) little brother
Usage notes edit
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
Cuyunon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Adjective edit
mata
Derived terms edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mata
Related terms edit
Dibabawon Manobo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Dongxiang edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *umarta-, see Mongolian мартах (martax).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata
- to forget
Dupaningan Agta edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Eastern Bontoc edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Eastern Cham edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Chamic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Embaloh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
mata (third person singular past indicative mataði, third person plural past indicative mataðu, supine matað)
- to feed
Conjugation edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
mata
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Verb edit
mata
- third-person singular past historic of mater
Gaddang edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Galician edit
Etymology 1 edit
From a substrate language. Compare mato.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata m (plural matas)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from matar
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata m (plural matas)
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
mata
- inflection of matar:
References edit
- “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.
Garo edit
Verb edit
mata
Geser-Gorom edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Gilbertese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Oceanic [Term?] (compare Hawaiian maka, Maori mata), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mətaq (compare Chamorro mata', Indonesian mentah, Malagasy manta, Malay mentah).
Adjective edit
mata
- raw (uncooked)
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
mata
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
mata
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰
Guinea-Bissau Creole edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese matar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mata.
Verb edit
mata
- to kill
Hausa edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mā̀tā f (plural mātā, possessed form mā̀tar̃)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mātā
Higaonon edit
Noun edit
mata
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
Hopi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.
Noun edit
mata (plural mamta)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Albert, Roy; Shaul, David Leedom (1985) A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 39
- Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 237
Ibaloi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Iban edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Ibanag edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Ibatan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mataði, supine matað)
- (transitive, with accusative) to feed (a baby), to spoonfeed
Conjugation edit
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að mata | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
supine (sagnbót) |
matað | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
matandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég mata | við mötum | present (nútíð) |
ég mati | við mötum |
þú matar | þið matið | þú matir | þið matið | ||
hann, hún, það matar | þeir, þær, þau mata | hann, hún, það mati | þeir, þær, þau mati | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég mataði | við mötuðum | past (þátíð) |
ég mataði | við mötuðum |
þú mataðir | þið mötuðuð | þú mataðir | þið mötuðuð | ||
hann, hún, það mataði | þeir, þær, þau mötuðu | hann, hún, það mataði | þeir, þær, þau mötuðu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
mata (þú) | matið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
mataðu | matiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að matast | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
supine (sagnbót) |
matast | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
matandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég matast | við mötumst | present (nútíð) |
ég matist | við mötumst |
þú matast | þið matist | þú matist | þið matist | ||
hann, hún, það matast | þeir, þær, þau matast | hann, hún, það matist | þeir, þær, þau matist | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég mataðist | við mötuðumst | past (þátíð) |
ég mataðist | við mötuðumst |
þú mataðist | þið mötuðust | þú mataðist | þið mötuðust | ||
hann, hún, það mataðist | þeir, þær, þau mötuðust | hann, hún, það mataðist | þeir, þær, þau mötuðust | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
matast (þú) | matist (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
matastu | matisti * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
mataður | mötuð | matað | mataðir | mataðar | mötuð | |
accusative (þolfall) |
mataðan | mataða | matað | mataða | mataðar | mötuð | |
dative (þágufall) |
mötuðum | mataðri | mötuðu | mötuðum | mötuðum | mötuðum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
mataðs | mataðrar | mataðs | mataðra | mataðra | mataðra | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
mataði | mataða | mataða | mötuðu | mötuðu | mötuðu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
mataða | mötuðu | mataða | mötuðu | mötuðu | mötuðu | |
dative (þágufall) |
mataða | mötuðu | mataða | mötuðu | mötuðu | mötuðu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
mataða | mötuðu | mataða | mötuðu | mötuðu | mötuðu |
Derived terms edit
- mötun (“feeding”)
Ilianen Manobo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Ilocano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Ilongot edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Inabaknon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
- From Malay mata, from Classical Malay mata, from Old Malay mata, from Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. Compare Maori mata, Tagalog mata.
- The sense “center of storm” is a semantic loan from English eye.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata (first-person possessive mataku, second-person possessive matamu, third-person possessive matanya)
- eye;
- blade: The sharp cutting edge of a knife, axe, or other cutter tool.
- mata pedang ― blade of sword
- (figurative) center.
- Synonym: pusat
- The gap between two lines (degree, ruler, etc)
- (figurative) the important part of something
- mata air ― spring
- mata pencaharian ― livelihood
- type
- mata huruf ― type of letter
- mata perdagangan ― commodities
- mata anggaran ― line item
Derived terms edit
- mata acara
- mata air
- mata alamat
- mata anggaran
- mata angin
- mata ayak
- mata ayam
- mata badai
- mata bajak
- mata batin
- mata bedil
- mata beliung
- mata benda
- mata betung
- mata bisul
- mata biuku
- mata boneka
- mata bor
- mata buatan
- mata bugil
- mata buku
- mata bulan
- mata cangkul
- mata cempering
- mata cincin
- mata dacing
- mata dagangan
- mata dekat
- mata duitan
- mata dunia
- mata faset
- mata gawai
- mata gelap
- mata gunting
- mata hati
- mata hidup
- mata huruf
- mata ikan
- mata itik
- mata jala
- mata jalan
- mata jaring
- mata jauh
- mata kail
- mata kain
- mata kakab
- mata kakap
- mata kaki
- mata kayu
- mata kemung
- mata kepala
- mata keranjang
- mata kerek
- mata ketiga
- mata kucing
- mata kuliah
- mata lelah
- mata lipas
- mata listrik
- mata luka
- mata majemuk
- mata malas
- mata nenek
- mata nurani
- mata pahat
- mata pajak
- mata panah
- mata pancing
- mata panda
- mata pedang
- mata pedoman
- mata pelajaran
- mata pencarian
- mata penghidupan
- mata perdagangan
- mata petir
- mata piano
- mata pisau
- mata pukat
- mata rantai
- mata sabun
- mata sangkur
- mata sapi
- mata sipit
- mata surat
- mata susu
- mata telanjang
- mata telinga
- mata tenggala
- mata tersuruk
- mata timbangan
- mata tombak
- mata tunas
- mata uang
- mata uang acuan
- mata uang logam
- mata wayang
- matahari
Further reading edit
- “mata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Iraya edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Iriga Bicolano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
matá
Itawit edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Ivatan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
mata
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
mata
- Romanization of ꦩꦠ
Kabuverdianu edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese matar.
Verb edit
mata
- to kill
Kagayanen edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Kankanaey edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Kapampangan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Kavalan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Kayapa Kallahan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Kikuyu edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
mata class 6
Derived terms edit
(Proverbs)
Related terms edit
(Nouns)
- rũta class 11
References edit
- ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 54–55. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 11, 34.
Kinaray-a edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Laboya edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata
References edit
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “mata”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Latvian edit
Noun edit
mata m
Ledo Kaili edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Libon Bikol edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
matá
Lindu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Mag-Anchi Ayta edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Mag-Indi Ayta edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Maguindanao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Makasar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata (Lontara spelling ᨆᨈ)
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /matə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /mata/
- Rhymes: -atə, -tə, -ə
Audio (MY) (file) - Rhymes: -ta
Noun edit
mata (Jawi spelling مات, plural mata-mata, informal 1st possessive mataku, 2nd possessive matamu, 3rd possessive matanya)
- eye (organ)
- edge (of an axe, a knife, etc.)
- Synonym: bilah
- hole (of a needle, net, etc.)
- eye (of a potato)
- shoot, sprout (of root/stem tuber)
- grade, step
- centre, centre point
- fountainhead, source (of income, water, etc.)
- mark, score (gained in a contest, exam, etc.)
- Synonym: poin (Indonesian)
- item
- (archaic) all types of dishes and food (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- air mata / اءير مات
- anak mata / انق مات
- bulu mata / بولو مات
- cenderamata / چندرامات
- cermin mata / چرمين مات
- kaca mata / کاچ مات
- mata air / مات اءير
- mata angin / مات اڠين
- matahari / ماتاهاري
- mata kail / مات کاءيل
- mata kucing / مات کوچيڠ
- mata-mata / مات٢
- mata pelajaran / مات ڤلاجرن
- mata wang / مات واڠ
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: mata
Further reading edit
- “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
Mamanwa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Mamboru edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Mansaka edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Maori edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Adjective edit
mata
- raw (uncooked)
Etymology 2 edit
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.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
References edit
- Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[2], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 220-3
Maranao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Masbate Sorsogon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
Masbatenyo edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
matá
Adjective edit
matá
Derived terms edit
Miraya Bikol edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
Mongondow edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Niuean edit
Noun edit
mata
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
matá
- eye (organ)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
mata
- inflection of mate:
- simple past
- past participle
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *matōną.
Verb edit
mata
- (transitive) To feed; nourish
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta).
Adjective edit
mata
Declension edit
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | mato | matā |
Accusative (second) | mataṃ | mate |
Instrumental (third) | matena | matehi or matebhi |
Dative (fourth) | matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ | matānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | matasmā or matamhā or matā | matehi or matebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | matassa | matānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate | matesu |
Vocative (calling) | mata | matā |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | matā | matāyo or matā |
Accusative (second) | mataṃ | matāyo or matā |
Instrumental (third) | matāya | matāhi or matābhi |
Dative (fourth) | matāya | matānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | matāya | matāhi or matābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | matāya | matānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | matāya or matāyaṃ | matāsu |
Vocative (calling) | mate | matāyo or matā |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | mataṃ | matāni |
Accusative (second) | mataṃ | matāni |
Instrumental (third) | matena | matehi or matebhi |
Dative (fourth) | matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ | matānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | matasmā or matamhā or matā | matehi or matebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | matassa | matānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate | matesu |
Vocative (calling) | mata | matāni |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit मत (mata).
Adjective edit
mata
- past participle of maññati (“to think”)[3]
Declension edit
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | mato | matā |
Accusative (second) | mataṃ | mate |
Instrumental (third) | matena | matehi or matebhi |
Dative (fourth) | matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ | matānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | matasmā or matamhā or matā | matehi or matebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | matassa | matānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate | matesu |
Vocative (calling) | mata | matā |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | matā | matāyo or matā |
Accusative (second) | mataṃ | matāyo or matā |
Instrumental (third) | matāya | matāhi or matābhi |
Dative (fourth) | matāya | matānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | matāya | matāhi or matābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | matāya | matānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | matāya or matāyaṃ | matāsu |
Vocative (calling) | mate | matāyo or matā |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | mataṃ | matāni |
Accusative (second) | mataṃ | matāni |
Instrumental (third) | matena | matehi or matebhi |
Dative (fourth) | matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ | matānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | matasmā or matamhā or matā | matehi or matebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | matassa | matānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate | matesu |
Vocative (calling) | mata | matāni |
Noun edit
mata n
- opinion, view[1]
Declension edit
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | mataṃ | matāni |
Accusative (second) | mataṃ | matāni |
Instrumental (third) | matena | matehi or matebhi |
Dative (fourth) | matassa or matāya or matatthaṃ | matānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | matasmā or matamhā or matā | matehi or matebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | matassa | matānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | matasmiṃ or matamhi or mate | matesu |
Vocative (calling) | mata | matāni |
References edit
Pamplona Atta edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Pangasinan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Pangutaran Sama edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Papiamentu edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese matar and Spanish matar and Kabuverdianu mata.
Verb edit
mata
- to kill
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Perhaps a learned borrowing from Late Latin matta.
Noun edit
mata f (diminutive matka)
- mat (floor pad)
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
mata m animal
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
mata m pers
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
mata
Further reading edit
Ponosakan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -atɐ
- Hyphenation: ma‧ta
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese mata, possibly from Late Latin matta (“reed mat”).
Noun edit
mata f (plural matas)
Alternative forms edit
- matta (obsolete)
Synonyms edit
- (woods): see Thesaurus:floresta
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
mata m (uncountable)
- (Portugal, games) dodgeball
- Synonym: jogo do mata
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
mata
- inflection of matar:
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Ratagnon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Rawa edit
Noun edit
mata
References edit
- Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From an alteration of dumneata.
Pronoun edit
mata
See also edit
Romblomanon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Sakizaya edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Sambali edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Samoan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Tokelauan mata.
Noun edit
mata
Sangir edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Sarangani Blaan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Sardinian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.
Noun edit
mata
So'a edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
matá
Southwest Palawano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Perhaps from Late Latin matta (“floormat, doormat”).
Noun edit
mata f (plural matas)
- shrub
- Synonym: arbusto
- sprig
- mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus
- Synonyms: lentisco, mata charneca
- (Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic) plant (organism of the kingdom Plantae)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
mata
- inflection of matar:
Further reading edit
- “mata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Surigaonon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish mata, from mat (“food”) + -a.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mata (present matar, preterite matade, supine matat, imperative mata)
- 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 matas med druvor
- lie on a divan and be fed [with] grapes
- (figuratively) to feed (with something other than food)
- matas med propaganda
- be fed [with] propaganda
- Mata inte trollen
- Don't feed the trolls
- (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 edit
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | mata | matas | ||
Supine | matat | matats | ||
Imperative | mata | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | maten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | matar | matade | matas | matades |
Ind. plural1 | mata | matade | matas | matades |
Subjunctive2 | mate | matade | mates | matades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | matande | |||
Past participle | matad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
References edit
- mata in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mata in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mata in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams edit
Tadyawan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Tagakaulu Kalagan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Compare Japanese 目 (me, “eye”) / 眼 (me, “eye”) + 戸 (to, “door”) = 窓 (mado, “window”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ)
Derived terms edit
- abot ng mata
- alikmata
- dilat ang mata
- hilatmata
- ipamata
- kalumata
- kamata
- kisapmata
- magpamata
- mailap ang mata
- mainit sa mata
- malikmata
- mamataan
- mangalumata
- mapangmata
- mata sa mata
- matahan
- matahin
- matang-araw
- matang-baka
- matang-balang
- matang-bayani
- matang-bukaw
- matang-dagat
- matang-dulong
- matang-hito
- matang-lapira
- matang-lawin
- matang-manok
- matang-mata
- matang-pilakin
- matang-pusa
- matang-ulang
- pamata
- pangangalumata
- pangmamata
- pilikmata
- tigmata
- tigmatang-manok
- walang mata sa kulay
See also edit
References edit
Further reading edit
Tagbanwa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Tahitian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Tausug edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Tboli edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Teanu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vanikoro *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mata
References edit
- François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry mata.
- François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry mata.
- Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.
Tiruray edit
Adjective edit
mata
Tokelauan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Samoan mata.
Noun edit
mata
- eye
- (in the plural) face
- point (extremity of a sharp object)
- cutting edge
- (in the plural) glasses, spectacles
Verb edit
mata
- (intransitive) to look
- (transitive) to see
- (transitive) to wear (glasses)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Samoan mata.
Verb edit
mata
Derived terms edit
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 222
Tongan edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Unami edit
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
mata
- not
- Kèku wënchi mata kuwatuu?
- Why don't you know?
References edit
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mata”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
Waray Sorsogon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
matá
Waray-Waray edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matá
Adjective edit
matá
West Albay Bikol edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
matá
- eye (organ)
Western Bukidnon Manobo edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
Yakan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Yami edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
mata
- eye (organ)
Yogad edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun edit
matá
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
mata
- raw (of food)