kacamata
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- kaca mata (nonstandard)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kat͡ʃaˈmata/ [ka.t͡ʃaˈma.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: ka‧ca‧ma‧ta
Etymology 1
From kaca (“glass”) + mata (“eye”) (compare Malay kaca mata).
Noun
kacamata (plural kacamata-kacamata)
- spectacles; glasses
- (figurative) point of view
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Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun
kacamata (plural kacamata-kacamata)
- white-eye (any of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae)
Further reading
- “kacamata” 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.