ꦲꦥ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Javanese, Central-Eastern dialects) IPA^(key): [ɔpɔ]

  • Audio (Salatiga):

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• (Banyumasan, Tengger) IPA^(key): [apa]

  • Audio (Indonesia, Purbalingga):

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• (Banten) IPA^(key): [apɤ]

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Pronoun

ꦲꦥ (apa)

1. what

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦥ (apa), (krama) ꦥꦸꦤꦥ (punapa)

Alternative forms

• opo

Further reading

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