mata elang
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of mata (“eye”) + elang (“eagle”).
Noun
mata elang (plural mata-mata elang)
- (figurative) debt collector, collection agency
- Synonym: penagih utang
Alternative forms
- matel (acronym)
Further reading
- “mata elang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016