ꦔꦥ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦲꦥ (apa) +‎ N-, from Old Javanese aṅapa (“in what way, how?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɔ.pɔ/
• Rhymes: -pɔ
• Hyphenation: nga‧pa

Adverb

ꦔꦥ (ngapa)

1. why: for what cause, reason, or purpose.

Alternative forms

• (Mataraman (Kediri—Madiun)) ꦚꦥ (nyapa)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “ngapa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN