"mata-mata" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mata-matas [plural]
Etymology: From Malay mata-mata (“eyes”), plural of mata. Doublet of maka, from Hawaiian. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|mata-mata|t=eyes}} Malay mata-mata (“eyes”), {{doublet|en|maka}} Doublet of maka Head templates: {{en-noun}} mata-mata (plural mata-matas)
  1. (Singapore, Malaysia, slang) A police officer. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, slang
    Sense id: en-mata-mata-en-noun-AV3sVPGj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Malaysian English, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Singapore English, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 42 1 2 1 1 1 15 27 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 1 1 1 1 1 18 33 12

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˌmata ˈmata/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˌma.t̪a ˈma.t̪a] [Standard-Indonesian]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: Inherited from Malay mata-mata. Equivalent to reduplication of mata (“eye”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|mata-mata|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay mata-mata, {{inh+|id|ms|mata-mata}} Inherited from Malay mata-mata, {{rdp|id|mata|nocap=1|t=eye}} reduplication of mata (“eye”) Head templates: {{head|id|nounf}} mata-mata
  1. (rare) plural of mata Tags: form-of, plural, rare Form of: mata
    Sense id: en-mata-mata-id-noun-a2VQSpO4

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˌmata ˈmata/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˌma.t̪a ˈma.t̪a] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: mata-mata [plural], para mata-mara [plural]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: Inherited from Malay mata-mata. Equivalent to reduplication of mata (“eye”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|mata-mata|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay mata-mata, {{inh+|id|ms|mata-mata}} Inherited from Malay mata-mata, {{rdp|id|mata|nocap=1|t=eye}} reduplication of mata (“eye”) Head templates: {{id-noun|+|pl2=para mata-mara}} mata-mata (plural mata-mata or para mata-mara)
  1. spy (a person who secretly watches and examines the actions of another individual or organization) Synonyms: pengintai, agen rahasia, intelijen Derived forms: mata-matai (english: to spy), pemata-mataan (english: spying)
    Sense id: en-mata-mata-id-noun-jykfp~v- Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian links with redundant wikilinks, Indonesian reduplications, Indonesian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Indonesian links with redundant wikilinks: 13 87 Disambiguation of Indonesian reduplications: 21 79 Disambiguation of Indonesian terms with redundant script codes: 13 87

Noun [Malay]

IPA: /mata mata/, [matə matə] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: مات٢ [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ta, -a Etymology: Reduplication of mata (“eye”). From mata + mata. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|ms|mata|t=eye}} Reduplication of mata (“eye”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=مات٢|ku=-|mu=-|nya=-|pl=-}} mata-mata (Jawi spelling مات٢)
  1. Plural of mata. Tags: form-of, plural Form of: mata
    Sense id: en-mata-mata-ms-noun-yaaeRrwE Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay reduplications Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 69 17 14 Disambiguation of Malay reduplications: 73 15 12

Noun [Malay]

IPA: /mata mata/, [matə matə] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: مات٢ [Jawi], banyak mata-mata [plural]
Rhymes: -ta, -a Etymology: Reduplication of mata (“eye”). From mata + mata. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|ms|mata|t=eye}} Reduplication of mata (“eye”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=مات٢|ku=-|mu=-|nya=-|pl=banyak mata-mata}} mata-mata (Jawi spelling مات٢, plural banyak mata-mata)
  1. A police officer. Synonyms: polis, perajurit
    Sense id: en-mata-mata-ms-noun-AV3sVPGj
  2. A spy. Synonyms: ejen rahsia, pengintip, perisik, luluk
    Sense id: en-mata-mata-ms-noun-BIL8P0r3

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˌma.tɐˈma.tɐ/ Forms: mata-matas [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} mata-mata m (plural mata-matas)
  1. (Brazil, sports) playoff Tags: Brazil, masculine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-mata-mata-pt-noun-SLzKPE8r Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 1 1 1 1 1 18 33 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (Brazil, sports) knockout, qualifying round, (UK) tie (tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress) Tags: Brazil, masculine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-mata-mata-pt-noun-YJBDZ7~h Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 1 1 1 1 1 18 33 12 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 31 49 20 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 38 62 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Portuguese]

Forms: mata-matas [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} mata-mata f (plural mata-matas)
  1. (Brazil) Alternative spelling of matamatá Tags: Brazil, alt-of, alternative, feminine Alternative form of: matamatá
    Sense id: en-mata-mata-pt-noun-FeI24NVe Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 1 1 1 1 1 18 33 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "False friend"
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        "playoff"
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      "ipa": "/ˌma.tɐˈma.tɐ/"
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        "A police officer."
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        "(Singapore, Malaysia, slang) A police officer."
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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        "(rare) plural of mata"
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      "ipa": "[ˌma.t̪a ˈma.t̪a]",
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        "Standard-Indonesian"
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      "rhymes": "-ata"
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}

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      "english": "to spy",
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    }
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      "form": "mata-mata",
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      "form": "para mata-mara",
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          "word": "pengintai"
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        {
          "word": "agen rahasia"
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        {
          "word": "intelijen"
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      "ipa": "/ˌmata ˈmata/",
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        "Standard-Indonesian"
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      "ipa": "[ˌma.t̪a ˈma.t̪a]",
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        "Standard-Indonesian"
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      "rhymes": "-ata"
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      "form": "مات٢",
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        "Plural of mata."
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        "form-of",
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    {
      "ipa": "/mata mata/"
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      "ipa": "[matə matə]",
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ta"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
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  ],
  "word": "mata-mata"
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        },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Thai: หมาต๋า (mǎa-dtǎa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
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            "bor": "1",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→? Vietnamese: mã tà",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Vietnamese: mã tà"
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      "form": "مات٢",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
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      "form": "banyak mata-mata",
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        "A police officer."
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          "word": "polis"
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        {
          "word": "perajurit"
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "A spy."
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          "spy",
          "spy"
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        {
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          "word": "pengintip"
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          "word": "perisik"
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          "word": "luluk"
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    {
      "ipa": "/mata mata/"
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      "ipa": "[matə matə]",
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      "rhymes": "-ta"
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    }
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}

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      "categories": [
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        "playoff"
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        "Brazil",
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      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "knockout, qualifying round, (UK) tie (tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress)"
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        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "knockout",
          "knockout"
        ],
        [
          "qualifying",
          "qualifying"
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          "round",
          "round"
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          "tie",
          "tie"
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        "(Brazil, sports) knockout, qualifying round, (UK) tie (tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress)"
      ],
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        "Brazil",
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      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌma.tɐˈma.tɐ/"
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      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "pt",
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          "matamatá#Portuguese"
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-31 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (bcd5c38 and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.