empat mata

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Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of empat (“four”) +‎ mata (“eye”)
Calque of Dutch onder vier ogen (“in private”, literally “under four eyes”). The same phrase is used in German unter vier Augen, Danish under fire øjne, and Icelandic undir fjögur augu.

Noun

(literal) four eyes

Adjective

tête-à-tête, head-to-head
Synonym: tête-à-tête

Adverb

privately, in private, in secret (between two persons)
Mungkinkah kita berbicara empat mata?
Is it possible for us to talk in private?

Further reading

“empat mata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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