"mengapa" meaning in All languages combined

See mengapa on Wiktionary

Pronoun [Indonesian]

IPA: /mə.ŋa.pa/
Rhymes: -pa, -a Etymology: From Malay mengapa, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa, equivalent to meng- + apa. Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|mengapa}} Malay mengapa, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*mAŋ-apa}} Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, {{inh|id|poz-pro|*maŋ-apa}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa, {{prefix|id|meng|apa}} meng- + apa Head templates: {{head|id|pronoun}} mengapa
  1. why (for what reason) Synonyms: kenapa

Adverb [Malay]

IPA: /məŋapə/ [Johor-Selangor], /məŋapa/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: مڠاڤ [Jawi]
Rhymes: -apə, -pə, -ə Etymology: meng- + apa, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ms|meng|apa}} meng- + apa, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*mAŋ-apa}} Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*maŋ-apa}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa Head templates: {{ms-adv|j=مڠاڤ}} mengapa (Jawi spelling مڠاڤ)
  1. why (for what reason) Synonyms: kenapa

Alternative forms

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      },
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    }
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "english": "Why have you returned, instead of flying with your peers?",
          "ref": "773 AH, Hikayat Bayan Budiman:",
          "roman": "“... Mengapa kau kemari dan tidak terbang bersama teman-temanmu?”",
          "text": "\"معاڡا كامو كمارى دں ٮىدک ٮرٮاع ٮرساما ٮماں-ٮمٮمو؟…\"",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-apə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pə"
    },
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    }
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        "Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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        "Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
        "Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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        "Rhymes:Indonesian/a",
        "Rhymes:Indonesian/a/3 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Indonesian/pa",
        "Rhymes:Indonesian/pa/3 syllables"
      ],
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        "why (for what reason)"
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "kenapa"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/mə.ŋa.pa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mengapa"
}

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "meng- + apa, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "مڠاڤ",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "Rhymes:Malay/pə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ə"
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          ],
          "english": "Why have you returned, instead of flying with your peers?",
          "ref": "773 AH, Hikayat Bayan Budiman:",
          "roman": "“... Mengapa kau kemari dan tidak terbang bersama teman-temanmu?”",
          "text": "\"معاڡا كامو كمارى دں ٮىدک ٮرٮاع ٮرساما ٮماں-ٮمٮمو؟…\"",
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        "why (for what reason)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/məŋapə/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məŋapa/",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "kenapa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mengapa"
}

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