"ai mata" meaning in Iban

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Noun

IPA: /aiʔ mata/
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata. Equivalent to ai (“water”) + mata (“eye”) Etymology templates: {{inh|iba|poz-mly-pro|*air mata}} Proto-Malayic *air mata, {{inh|iba|poz-pro|*wahiʀ ni mata}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata, {{com|iba|ai|mata|gloss1=water|gloss2=eye}} ai (“water”) + mata (“eye”) Head templates: {{head|iba|noun}} ai mata
  1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) Categories (topical): Bodily fluids
    Sense id: en-ai_mata-iba-noun-luhp1ErF Categories (other): Iban entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*wahiʀ ni mata"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "ai",
        "3": "mata",
        "gloss1": "water",
        "gloss2": "eye"
      },
      "expansion": "ai (“water”) + mata (“eye”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata. Equivalent to ai (“water”) + mata (“eye”)",
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        "1": "iba",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ai mata",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "iba",
          "name": "Bodily fluids",
          "orig": "iba:Bodily fluids",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Liquids",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Matter",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ai_mata-iba-noun-luhp1ErF",
      "links": [
        [
          "tear",
          "tear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aiʔ mata/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ai mata"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*air mata"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *air mata",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*wahiʀ ni mata"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "ai",
        "3": "mata",
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        "gloss2": "eye"
      },
      "expansion": "ai (“water”) + mata (“eye”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata. Equivalent to ai (“water”) + mata (“eye”)",
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        "2": "noun"
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
        "Iban lemmas",
        "Iban multiword terms",
        "Iban nouns",
        "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
        "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
        "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "iba:Bodily fluids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tear",
          "tear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aiʔ mata/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ai mata"
}

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