mata

Malay

/matə/, /mata/

noun
Definitions
  • eye organ
  • edge of an axe, a knife, etc.
  • 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.
  • item
  • (archaic) all types of dishes and food

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *mata inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata inherited from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*maCa

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