Etymology

اءير ‎(“water”) +‎ مات ‎(“eye”), from Proto-Malayic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair mata, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair mata, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ae(r) matə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aɪ(r) mata/