air mata

Indonesian

noun

Definitions

tear drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes

Etymology

Compound from Indonesian air (water) + Indonesian mata (eye)derived from Malay air mata derived from Proto-Malayic *air mata derived from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air mata derived from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair mata derived from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair mata derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.

Origin

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

*wahiʀ ni mata

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Cognates and derived terms

air Indonesian
air bah Indonesian
air mawar Indonesian
air terjun Indonesian
anak mata Indonesian
awaair Indonesian
cermin mata Indonesian
dokter mata Indonesian
kacamata Indonesian
mata Indonesian
matahari Indonesian
saksi mata Indonesian
tanah air Indonesian
tumbuhan air Indonesian
zat air Indonesian
air Malay
air mata Malay
mata Malay
*wahiʀ ni mata Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*air mata Proto-Malayic
*wair mata Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi
*air mata Proto-Malayo-Chamic
*wair mata Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan
*waiʀ ni mata Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian