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betapa

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay بتاڤ (betapa), probably blend of buat +‎ apa.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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betapa

  1. how, such
    Synonym: alangkah
    Betapa cantiknya anak ini!This is such a beautiful child!

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Schmoldt, A.; Benthe, H. F.; Haberland, G. (October 2024), “Seventeenth-century Malay wordlists and their potential for etymological scholarship”, in Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, volume 25, number 3, →DOI, page 556

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