air mata
Malay
/ae(r) matə/, /aɪ(r) mata/
noun
Definitions
- tear drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes
- (Singapore) boyfriend or girlfriend
Etymology
Compound from Malay air (water) + Malay mata (eye)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
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- air Indonesian
- air mata Indonesian
- mata Indonesian
- air Malay
- air bah Malay
- air kecil Malay
- air kemih Malay
- air kencing Malay
- air mawar Malay
- air seni Malay
- air terjun Malay
- anak mata Malay
- anjing air Malay
- badak air Malay
- bulu mata Malay
- cermin mata Malay
- kaca mata Malay
- mata Malay
- mata jahat Malay
- matahari Malay
- matlamat Malay
- *wahiʀ ni mata Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *air Proto-Malayic
- *air mata Proto-Malayic
- *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
- aer Ambonese Malay
- mata ms-old