dokter mata
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of dokter (“doctor”) + mata (“eye”), a partial calque of Dutch oogarts (“ophthalmologist”, literally “eye doctor”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌdoktər ˈmata/ [ˌdok̚.t̪ər ˈma.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: dok‧ter ma‧ta
Noun
dokter mata (plural dokter-dokter mata)
- ophthalmologist
- Synonym: oftalmologis
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “dokter 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.