mengapa
Indonesian
Etymology
meng- + apa, from Malay mengapa, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.ŋa.pa/
Malay
Etymology
meng- + apa, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /məŋapə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /məŋapa/
- Rhymes: -apə, -pə, -ə
Adverb
mengapa
- why (for what reason)
- 773 AH, Hikayat Bayan Budiman:
- "معاڡا كامو كمارى دں ٮىدک ٮرٮاع ٮرساما ٮماں-ٮمٮمو؟…"
- “... Mengapa kau kemari dan tidak terbang bersama teman-temanmu?”
- Why have you returned, instead of flying with your peers?
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Synonyms
Descendants
- Indonesian: mengapa
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