wai ni mata
Fijian edit
Etymology edit
From wai (“water”) + ni + mata (“eye”), from Proto-Central-Pacific *wai ni mata, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ ni mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ ni mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ ni mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.
Noun edit
- tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)