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eye in Malay

mata

/ˈaɪ̯/

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Australia/ˈɑɪ̯/

eye in Malay: mata, ain. In English, eye means an organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).

Malay words for eye

organ
mata, ain

English meaning of eye

  1. noun An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
  2. noun The visual sense.
  3. noun The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
  4. noun Attention, notice.

Full definition of eye

eye in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: eyeball
  • Bright lights really hurt my eyes.
  • The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical.

Synonyms of eye

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Questions about eye in Malay

What is the meaning of eye in Malay?
Eye in Malay is mata, ain.
Apakah maksud eye dalam bahasa Melayu?
Eye: mata, ain.
What does eye mean in English?
Eye means an organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eye (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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