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Mata

Mata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Portuguese

Proper noun

Mata

  1. Mata (municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Spanish

Proper noun

Mata m f

  1. A surname​.

mata

mata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Abenlen Ayta

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Aklanon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Alangan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Ambala Ayta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Arta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Asi

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Asturian

Verb

mata

  1. third-person singular present indicative of matar
  2. second-person singular imperative of matar

Ata Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Batad Ifugao

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Binukid

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Bolinao

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Botolan Sambal

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Butuanon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Capiznon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern) IPA(key): /ˈmatə/
  • (Western) IPA(key): /ˈmata/

Noun

mata f ‎(plural mates)

  1. shrub

Verb

mata

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of matar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of matar

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Central Bontoc

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Central Pomo

Noun

mata

  1. Alternative spelling of má·t̪a

References

  • Greenburg, Language in the Americas

Crimean Tatar

Noun

mata

  1. (Northern dialect) little brother

Declension

Synonyms

Usage notes

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

Cuyunon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Fijian

mata

Etymology

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

  1. (anatomy) face (part of the body)
  2. (anatomy) eye (organ)

French

Verb

mata

  1. third-person singular past historic of mater

Galician

Verb

mata

  1. third-person singular present indicative of matar
  2. second-person singular imperative of matar

Gilbertese

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

mata

  1. 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

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
  2. colour, hue
  3. lamp or lantern, any object used to shed light
  4. any sort of opening such as a lid or entrance, eye of needle

Gothic

Romanization

mata

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰

Hiligaynon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Ibaloi

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Ibanag

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Ilianen Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Ilocano

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Ilongot

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Derived terms

Iraya

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Itawit

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Ivatan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Japanese

Romanization

mata

  1. rōmaji reading of また

Javanese

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Kagayanen

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Kapampangan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Kinaray-a

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Latvian

Noun

mata m

  1. genitive singular form of mats

Mag-Anchi Ayta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Mag-Indi Ayta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Maguindanao

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Malay

mata

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

mata ‎(Jawi spelling مات)

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
  2. eye (of a potato)

Derived terms

Synonyms

Mamanwa

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Mansaka

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Maori

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

mata

  1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2

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

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Maranao

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Masbatenyo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Mongondow

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Niuean

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

mata

  1. simple past of mate
  2. past participle of mate

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Pamplona Atta

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Pangasinan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Polish

Pronoun

mata f

  1. mat (floor pad)

Declension

Ponosakan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Noun

mata f (plural matas)

  1. woods, forest (collection of trees)
Synonyms
  • (woods): see Wikisaurus:floresta
Derived terms
  • mata ciliar
  • mata de galeria
  • mata de terra firme
  • mata de várzea
  • mata primária
  • mata secundária
  • mata virgem
Related terms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of matar ‎(“to kill”).

Verb

mata

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of matar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of matar

Rapa Nui

mata

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

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Ratagnon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Romanian

Etymology

From an alteration of dumneata.

Pronoun

mata

  1. (regional, familiar) you

See also

Romblomanon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Sambali

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Samoan

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Sarangani Blaan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Sardinian

Etymology

From Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

mata

  1. (Campidanese) tree

Southwest Palawano

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

mata f ‎(plural matas)

  1. shrub
  2. sprig
  3. mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus.
  4. (Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba) plant (organism of the kingdom Plantae)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

mata

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of matar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of matar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of matar.

Surigaonon

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Swedish

Pronunciation

Verb

mata ‎(present matar, preterite matade, supine matat, imperative mata)

  1. to feed; helping a baby or a very young animal to eat
  2. to feed; to continuously deliver
    Skrivaren måste ha gått sönder, den bara 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

Related terms

  • matning
  • sidmatare
  • skedmata

Tadyawan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Tagbanwa

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) 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

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Tausug

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Tboli

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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.

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Unami

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmata]

Adverb

mata

  1. not

Waray-Waray

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Yakan

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Yogad

Etymology

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

Noun

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Etymology

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

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