air mata

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay air mata, from Classical Malay اٴير مات (air mata), from Proto-Malayic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata. By surface analysis, air (“water”) +‎ mata (“eye”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌair ˈmata/ [ˌa.ɪr ˈma.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: air ma‧ta === Noun === air mata (uncountable) tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) === Further reading === “air mata”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata. By surface analysis, air (“water”) +‎ mata (“eye”). === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌae(r) ˈmatə/ [ˌa.e(r) ˈma.t̪ə] Rhymes: -atə (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌair ˈmata/ [ˌa.ir ˈma.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata === Noun === air mata (Jawi spelling اٴير مات, uncountable) tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: air mata North Moluccan Malay: aer mata === Further reading === "air mata" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017