# mata
## English
### Alternative forms

* mātā

### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā), nom.sg. of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Doublet of mater and mother.

### Noun

mata (plural matas) (India)
* A respectful title for a female spiritual leader or for a wife, mother, or grandmother of a male spiritual leader.
* A Hindu goddess.
** 1995, Amita Baviskar, In the Belly of the River: Tribal Conflicts Over Development in the Narmada Valley, Bombay, […]: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 98:While possession is usually limited to Bhilala men, the mata entered women too, endowing them with the power of clairvoyance, enabling them to identify the evil spirits or daakans in their midst. The mata spoke through the possessed, forecasting the future, directing people and events for her proper propitiation.
* A mother (also used as a term of address for a woman).

#### See also

* Devi
* matamata

### References

* ↑ “mata, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

### Further reading

* “mata”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

## Abenlen Ayta
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Agusan Manobo
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Agutaynen
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Alangan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Ambala Ayta
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Amis
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. Compare Malay mata (“eye”).

### Noun

mata
* (anatomy) eye

### References

* “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎ (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

## 'Are'are
### Verb

mata
* be ripe

### References

* Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

## Arta
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Asi
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Asturian
### Verb

mata
* inflection of matar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Ata Manobo
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Balinese
### Romanization

mata
* Romanization of ᬫᬢ
* Romanization of ᬫᬢ᭄ᬢ
* Romanization of ᬫᬣ

## Bantik
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Batad Ifugao
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈta/ [maˈta]
* Hyphenation: ma‧ta

### Noun

matá (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆ)
* (anatomy) eye
* instance of getting hit in the eye

### Adjective

matá (plural marata, Basahan spelling ᜋᜆ)
* awake
    Antonyms: turog, katurog
* conscious
    Synonyms: aram, marigmat

#### Derived terms

* magmata
* mamata
* matahon
* pagmata
* pamata

#### Related terms

* alinawnaw
* alintataw

#### See also

* malsok
* matalsok

## Binukid
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Bolinao
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Botolan Sambal
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Brooke's Point Palawano
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* (anatomy) eye

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈta/

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)
* the sharp edge of a blade, edge (as opposed to spine)
* point (knife)

#### Hyponyms

* biji mata
* bulu mata
* kelupak mata

#### Derived terms

* mata duitan
* mata kail
* mata pencarian
* matahari
* putih mata
* talur mata lembu

## Buhi'non Bikol
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* (anatomy) eye

## Bunun
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Butuanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Capiznon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈma.ta]

### Etymology 1

Probably an extension of Late Latin matta (“mat”), i.e. "mat-like growth of plants".

#### Noun

mata f (plural mates)
* bush, shrub
    Synonym: arbust
* mastic (tree)
    Synonym: llentiscle
* thicket
    Synonym: bosc

##### Derived terms

* matoll

##### Related terms

* matafaluga

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

mata
* inflection of matar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “mata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “mata”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “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
### Etymology

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

* Hyphenation: ma‧ta
* IPA: /maˈta/ [mɐˈt̪a]

### Noun

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

mata (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆ)
* to awake; to wake up
* to eye; to observe carefully

#### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:mata.

#### Derived terms

* mat-an

### Anagrams

* amat

## Central Bontoc
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Central Pomo
### Noun

mata
* Alternative spelling of má·t̪a

### References

* Greenburg, Language in the Americas

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish matar (“to kill”).

### Verb

matá
* to kill
* to close; to wink (of one's eyes)

## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

mata
* (Northern dialect) little brother

#### Usage notes

* Corresponding words in standard Crimean Tatar: kadâ, qardaş.

#### Synonyms

* bata

## Cuyunon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

### Adjective

mata
* awakened; awake

#### Derived terms

* magmata
* pagmata

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmata]

### Verb

mata
* masculine singular present transgressive of mást

#### Related terms

* matouc

## Dibabawon Manobo
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Dongxiang
### Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *umarta-, see Mongolian мартах (martax).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɑˈtʰɑ/

### Noun

mata
* to forget

## Dupaningan Agta
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Eastern Bontoc
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Eastern Cham
### Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mə.taː/

### Noun

mata (Akhar Thrah spelling ꨟꨓꨩ)
* eye (organ)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*maCa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Embaloh
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse mata

### Verb

mata (third person singular past indicative mataði, third person plural past indicative mataðu, supine matað)
* to feed

#### Conjugation

$^1$Only the past participle being declined.

## Fijian
### Etymology

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

mata
* face (part of the body)
* eye (organ)

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

mata
* third-person singular past historic of mater

## Gaddang
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From a substrate language. Compare mato.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmatɐ]

#### Noun

mata m (plural matas)
* (now rare) forest, woodland
* bush, shrub

##### Derived terms

* Mata
* Matamá

### Etymology 2

Back-formation from matar

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmatɐ]

#### Noun

mata m (plural matas)
* kill (act of killing)
    Synonym: matanza

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

mata
* inflection of matar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mata”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mata”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mata”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Garo
### Verb

mata
* to be sharp

## Geser-Gorom
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Gilbertese
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?] (compare Hawaiian maka, Maori mata), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mətaq (compare Chamorro mata', Indonesian mentah, Malagasy manta, Malay mentah).

#### Adjective

mata
* raw (uncooked)

### Etymology 2

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

mata
* eye (organ)
* colour, hue
* lamp or lantern, any object used to shed light
* any sort of opening such as a lid or entrance, eye of needle

## Gothic
### Romanization

mata
* Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From Portuguese matar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mata.

### Verb

mata
* to kill

## Hausa
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /màː.táː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [màː.táː]

#### Noun

mā̀tā f (plural mātā, possessed form mā̀tar̃)
* woman
* wife

##### Related terms

* mace

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /máː.táː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [máː.táː]

#### Noun

mātā
* plural of mata
* plural of mace

## Higaonon
### Noun

mata
* eye

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* (anatomy) eye (organ)

## Hopi
### Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.

### Noun

mata (plural mamta)
* metate (grinding stone)
* gizzard

#### Derived terms

* matangavi
* mataptsö
* mataroyànpi
* matavuva
* matawsi
* mataʼwa
* matàaki
* matàwpa, matàypa
* matàwya

### References

* 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
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Ibanag
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Ibatan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From matur (“food”) +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmaːta/
* Rhymes: -aːta

### Verb

mata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mataði, supine matað)
* to feed (a baby), to spoonfeed [with accusative]

#### Derived terms

* mötun (“feeding”)

## Ilianen Manobo
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Ilocano
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Ilongot
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Inabaknon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈmata/ [ˈma.t̪a]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ata
* Syllabification: ma‧ta

### Noun

mata (plural mata)
* eye (an organ through which animals perceive surroundings via light)
* eye (a loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, etc.)
* eye (a part from which plant shoots grow; a reproductive bud)
* a gap between two lines
    Near-synonym: sela
* blade (the part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts)
    Synonym: bilah
* (figurative, uncommon) an important part of something
* (figurative, uncommon) center
    Synonym: pusat

#### Usage notes

The plural form mata-mata is rarely used (except in some compounds), since this word itself often have a dual or plural meaning in its literal sense "eye". The singular meaning for that can be specified with satu (“one”) or sebelah (“adjacent, next, next to”). While its senses other than "eye" can use bagian-bagian ("parts") for explicit plurality.

#### Derived terms

* bermata
* bermatakan
* mata-mata
* mata-mataan
* semata
* semata-mata
* termata-mata

#### Compounds

* 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

* “mata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Iraya
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Iriga Bicolano
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

matá
* (anatomy) eye

## Itawit
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Ivatan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Japanese
### Romanization

mata
* Rōmaji transcription of また

## Javanese
### Romanization

mata
* Romanization of ꦩꦠ

## Kabuverdianu
### Etymology

From Portuguese matar.

### Verb

mata
* to kill

## Kagayanen
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /maˈta/ [mʌˈta]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: ma‧ta

### Noun

matá
* (anatomy) eye (the organ)

#### Synonyms

Northern / Applai :
| Mt. Province | Besao | mata |
| Mt. Province | Sagada | mata, ata |
| Others |||
| Ilocos Sur | Quirino | mata |
| Ilocos Sur | Cervantes | mata |
| Ilocos Sur | Suyo | mata |
| La Union | Santol | mata |
| La Union | Sugpon | mata |
| La Union | San Gabriel | mata |
| La Union | Bagulin | mata |
| La Union | Sudipen | mata |
| Southern / Central |||
| Benguet | Mankayan | mata |
| Benguet | Bakun | mata |
| Benguet | Kapangan | mata |
| Benguet | Kibungan | mata |
| Benguet | Buguias | mata |
| Mt. Province | Tadian | mata |
| Mt. Province | Bauko | mata |
| Mt. Province | Sabangan | mata |

## Kapampangan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məˈta/ [məˈtä]

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Kavalan
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Kayapa Kallahan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Kikuyu
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mata/

### Noun

mata class 6
* saliva

#### Derived terms

(Proverbs)
* (kanua) karĩ mata gatiagaga wa kuuga

#### Related terms

(Nouns)
* rũta class 11

### References

* ↑ 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
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Laboya
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaːta]

### Noun

mata
* (anatomy) eye (organ)
* (anatomy) face
    Synonym: ngora

### References

* Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “mata”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

## Latvian
### Noun

mata m
* genitive singular of mats

## Ledo Kaili
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Libon Bikol
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

matá
* (anatomy) eye

## Lindu
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Mag-Anchi Ayta
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Mag-Indi Ayta
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Maguindanao
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Makasar
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmata]

### Noun

mata (Lontara spelling ᨆᨈ)
* (anatomy) eye (organ)

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Sense of mesh from semantic evolution of 'eye' > 'hole, orifice'

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /matə/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /mata/
* Rhymes: -atə, -tə, -ə
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ta

### Noun

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)
* (archaic) mesh of a net
* shoot, sprout (of root/stem tuber)
* grade, step
* centre, centre point
* fountainhead, source (of income, water, etc.)
    Synonyms: punca, sumber
* 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

* (organ): ain / عين

#### Derived terms

* 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

* > Indonesian: mata (inherited)

### References

* 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, pages 113-4
* "mata" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

### Further reading

* “mata” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Mamanwa
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Mamboru
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Maori
### Etymology 1

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.
For sense of point, see also Malay mata (e.g. mata lembing for the point of a spear); similarly for sense of mesh (e.g. mata pukat). Sense of headland is broadening from sense of point merging with analogy of related body parts with similar semantic overlap like ihu “nose”.

#### Noun

mata
* eye (organ of sight)
    Synonyms: karu, whatu
* edge, point, tip
    Synonyms: tara, koi, koinga
* (archaic) face
    Synonyms: nohi, kanohi
* surface
    Synonyms: kahu, papa
* headland
    Synonyms: ihu, koi, rae, kūrae, tūmū
* mesh (of a net)
    Synonyms: tākekenga, papa, raumata

### Derived terms

* mataaho
* mataara
* matamata
* Matariki
* raumata
* tukemata

### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 220-3
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mata.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 117-8
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) ibid., volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 215
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) ibid., volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 47-9

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mata (compare with Hawaiian maka, Tokelauan mata, Tongan mata and Samoan mata), from Proto-Oceanic *mataq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (compare with Malay mentah), from Proto-Austronesian *moto.

#### Adjective

mata
* raw (uncooked)
    Synonym: ota

### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 220-3
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mata.2a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 155-6

### Further reading

* Williams, Herbert William (1917) “mata”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 216
* “mata” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Maranao
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Masbate Sorsogon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* (anatomy) eye

## Masbatenyo
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

matá
* (anatomy) eye

### Adjective

matá
* awake
    Antonym: turog

#### Derived terms

* magmata
* pagmata
* pamata

## Miraya Bikol
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* (anatomy) eye

## Mongondow
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Niuean
### Noun

mata
* eye

## Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

matá
* eye (organ)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* matet

### Verb

mata
* inflection of mate:
** simple past
** past participle

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mata/

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)
* meshes (of a net)
* stone (set in a ring, etc)

#### Derived terms

* amamatani
* amata
* amatan-matan
* amatani
* kamatan
* lara-matan
* mamata
* minata
* minatan
* pamatan

#### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦩꦠ (mata)

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *matōną.

### Verb

mata
* (transitive) To feed; nourish

#### Derived terms

* matask

#### Related terms

* matr

#### Descendants

* Danish: made
* Elfdalian: måtå
* Faroese: mata
* Gutnish: mate
* Icelandic: mata
* Norn: meta
* Norwegian: mate
* Swedish: mata
* → Middle French: amadouer
** French: amadouer

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀫𑀢 (Brahmi script)
* मत (Devanagari script)
* মত (Bengali script)
* මත (Sinhalese script)
* မတ (Burmese script)
* มต or มะตะ (Thai script)
* ᨾᨲ (Tai Tham script)
* ມຕ or ມະຕະ (Lao script)
* មត (Khmer script)
* 𑄟𑄖 (Chakma script)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta).

#### Adjective

mata
* dead
* past participle of marati (“to die”)

##### Derived terms

* amata

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit मत (mata).

#### Adjective

mata
* past participle of maññati (“to think”)

##### Declension
#### Noun

mata n
* opinion, view

##### Declension
### References

* 1 2 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mata”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
* ↑ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 240.
* ↑ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maññati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 515

## Pamplona Atta
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Pangasinan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Pangutaran Sama
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Portuguese matar and Spanish matar and Kabuverdianu mata.

### Verb

mata
* to kill

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ata
* Syllabification: ma‧ta

### Etymology 1

Perhaps a learned borrowing from Late Latin matta.

#### Noun

mata f (diminutive matka)
* mat (floor pad)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

mata m animal
* genitive/accusative singular of mat

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

mata m pers
* genitive/accusative singular of mat

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

mata
* third-person singular present of matać

### Further reading

* mata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* mata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Ponosakan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* (anatomy) eye

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.tɐ/
* Rhymes: -atɐ
* Hyphenation: ma‧ta

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mata, possibly from Late Latin matta (“reed mat”).

#### Noun

mata f (plural matas)
* woods, forest (collection of trees)

##### Alternative forms

* matta (obsolete)

##### Synonyms

* (woods): see Thesaurus:floresta

##### Derived terms

* mata ciliar
* mata de galeria
* mata de terra firme
* mata de várzea
* mata primária
* mata secundária
* mata virgem

##### Related terms

* desmatado
* desmatador
* desmatamento
* desmatar
* desmate
* matagal
* mato

### Etymology 2

Deverbal from matar.

#### Noun

mata m (uncountable)
* (Portugal, games) dodgeball
    Synonym: jogo do mata

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

mata
* inflection of matar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

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

mata
* eye (organ)

## Ratagnon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Rawa
### Noun

mata
* story

### References

* Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)

## Romanian
### Etymology

From an alteration of dumneata.

### Pronoun

mata
* (regional, familiar) you (singular)
    Synonym: matale

### See also

* tu
* dumneavoastră
* voi

## Romblomanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Sakizaya
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.ˈta/, [ma.ˈta]

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Sambali
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Samoan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Tokelauan mata.

### Noun

mata
* eye

## Sangir
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Sarangani Blaan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Sardinian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.

### Noun

mata
* (Campidanese) tree

## So'a
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

matá
* (anatomy) eye

## Southwest Palawano
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmata/ [ˈma.t̪a]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ata
* Syllabification: ma‧ta

### Etymology 1

Perhaps from Late Latin matta (“floormat, doormat”).

#### Noun

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)
    Synonyms: planta, vegetal

##### Derived terms

* a salto de mata
* desmatar
* donde no hay mata no hay patata
* mata de la seda
* mata de pelo
* matojo
* matorral
* matorro
* matoso

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

mata
* inflection of matar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “mata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Surigaonon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish mata, from mat (“food”) +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²mɑːta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -²ɑːta

### Verb

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 hönsenfeed the chickens
    mata bebisen med en skedfeed the baby with a spoon
    Får man mata djuren?Are you allowed to feed the animals?
    ligga på en divan och bli matad med druvorlie on a divan and be fed [with] grapes
* (figuratively) to feed (with something other than food)
    matas med propagandabe fed [with] propaganda
    Mata inte trollenDon't feed the trolls
* (often with a particle like in or ut) to feed, to enter
    Hon matade in uppgifterna i databasenShe 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

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Related terms

* mat
* matning
* mätt
* mätta
* sidmatare
* skedmata

### References

* mata in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* mata in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* mata in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* tama

## Tadyawan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Tagakaulu Kalagan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. Compare Japanese 目(め) (me, “eye”) / 眼(め) (me, “eye”) + 戸(と) (to, “door”) = 窓(まど) (mado, “window”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /maˈta/ [mɐˈt̪a]
*** Rhymes: -a
** IPA: /maˈtaʔ/ [mɐˈt̪aʔ] (obsolete)
* Syllabification: ma‧ta

### Noun

matá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ)
* eye

#### Derived terms

* abot ng mata
* alikmata
* dilat ang mata
* hilatmata
* ipamata
* kalumata
* kamata
* kisapmata
* magpamata
* mailap ang mata
* mainit sa mata
* malikmata
* mamataan
* mangalumata
* mapangmata
* mata ng bagyo
* mata sa mata
* matahan
* matahin
* matang-agila
* 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

* muta

### References

* ↑ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 344

### Further reading

* “mata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*maCa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* tama

## Tagbanwa
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Tahitian
### Etymology

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

mata
* eye (organ)

## Tausug
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Tboli
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Teanu
### Etymology

From Proto-Vanikoro *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mata/

### Noun

mata
* eye, gaze
* face
* hole, opening, passage

### References

* 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
### Adjective

mata
* unripe

## Tokelauan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈma.ta]
* Hyphenation: ma‧ta

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Samoan mata.

#### Noun

mata
* eye
* (in the plural) face
* point (extremity of a sharp object)
* cutting edge
* (in the plural) glasses, spectacles

#### Verb

mata
* (intransitive) to look
* (transitive) to see
* (transitive) to wear (glasses)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Samoan mata.

#### Verb

mata
* (stative) to be raw
* (stative) to be young

##### Derived terms

* meamata

### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 222

## Tongan
### Etymology

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

* IPA: /ma.ta/

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Unami
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmata]

### Particle

mata
* not
    Kèku wënchi mata kuwatuu?Why don't you know?

### References

* Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mata”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project

## Waray Sorsogon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

matá
* (anatomy) eye
    Synonym: matalsok

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ma‧ta
* IPA: /maˈta/, [maˈta]

### Noun

matá
* (anatomy) eye
    Synonym: nalusok

### Adjective

matá
* awake
    Antonyms: katurog, katuspok

## West Albay Bikol
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

matá
* eye (organ)

## Western Bukidnon Manobo
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* (anatomy) eye

## Yakan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Yami
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

### Noun

mata
* eye (organ)

## Yogad
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

#### Noun

matá
* (anatomy) eye (organ)
* knot (in wood)

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

mata
* raw (of food)