kacamata
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- kaca mata (non-standard)
Etymology
kaca (“glass”) + mata (“eye”) (compare Malay kaca mata).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.t͡ʃa.ma.ta/
- Hyphenation: ka‧ca‧ma‧ta
Noun
kacamata (first-person possessive kacamataku, second-person possessive kacamatamu, third-person possessive kacamatanya)
- spectacles; glasses
- (figuratively) point of view
Synonyms
- cermin mata
Derived terms
- berkacamata (“bespectacled”)
Further reading
- “kacamata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.