Bahasa Melayu

mata

Bahasa Melayu

English

roving eye, flirtatious look, wandering eye

Mata cas is a look that moves around from one thing to another without settling.

مات

Examples

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  1. Dia memandang barang-barang di kedai itu dengan mata cas.

    He looked at the items in the shop with a roving eye.

  2. Kanak-kanak itu asyik memerhati sekeliling dengan mata cas.

    The child kept looking around with a wandering eye.

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What does “roving eye” mean in Malay?

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mata cas

It describes an eye that keeps wandering around.

Word family

Common derived forms

permata
gem; jewel
semata
only; merely

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.