"siapa" meaning in Indonesian

See siapa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /siˈapa/ [Standard-Indonesian], [siˈa.pa] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: siape [alternative, Jakarta, colloquial]
Rhymes: -apa Etymology: Inherited from Malay siapa, from Proto-Malayic *si-apa. By surface analysis, si (“personal marker”) + apa (“what”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|siapa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay siapa, {{inh+|id|ms|siapa}} Inherited from Malay siapa, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*si-apa}} Proto-Malayic *si-apa, {{surf|id|si<t:personal marker>|apa<t:what>}} By surface analysis, si (“personal marker”) + apa (“what”) Head templates: {{head|id|pronoun}} siapa
  1. who, whose
    Sense id: en-siapa-id-pron-dJyL7w-6 Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian pronouns, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Indonesian pronouns: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 28 22 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 27 23 27
  2. what (when enquiring about someone's name)
    Sense id: en-siapa-id-pron-OJl7Tlf- Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 28 22 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 27 23 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: siapa-siapa, siapa lagi, siapa lu siapa gua, siapa pula, siapa pun, siapa saja

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "siapa-siapa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "siapa lagi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "siapa lu siapa gua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "siapa pula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "siapa pun"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Malay siapa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "id",
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        "3": "siapa"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*si-apa"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Jakarta",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "pronoun"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "si‧a‧pa"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "si‧a‧pa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "pron",
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        {
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          "english": "Who is that?",
          "text": "Siapa itu?",
          "translation": "Who is that?",
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          ],
          "english": "Whose shirt is this?",
          "text": "Baju siapa ini?",
          "translation": "Whose shirt is this?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "who, whose"
      ],
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          "who",
          "who"
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          "whose",
          "whose"
        ]
      ]
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          "english": "What is your name?",
          "text": "Namamu siapa?",
          "translation": "What is your name?",
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          "english": "What is that kid's name?",
          "text": "Siapa nama anak itu?",
          "translation": "What is that kid's name?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "what (when enquiring about someone's name)"
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      "ipa": "/siˈapa/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[siˈa.pa]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "siapa"
}
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    "Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Indonesian terms inherited from Malay",
    "Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
    "Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    {
      "word": "siapa-siapa"
    },
    {
      "word": "siapa lagi"
    },
    {
      "word": "siapa lu siapa gua"
    },
    {
      "word": "siapa pula"
    },
    {
      "word": "siapa pun"
    },
    {
      "word": "siapa saja"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Malay siapa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "apa<t:what>"
      },
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      "name": "surf"
    }
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    {
      "form": "siape",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Jakarta",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "id",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "siapa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "si‧a‧pa"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "si‧a‧pa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "pron",
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        "Indonesian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          ],
          "english": "Who is that?",
          "text": "Siapa itu?",
          "translation": "Who is that?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              5,
              10
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Whose shirt is this?",
          "text": "Baju siapa ini?",
          "translation": "Whose shirt is this?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "who, whose"
      ],
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        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ],
        [
          "whose",
          "whose"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "english": "What is your name?",
          "text": "Namamu siapa?",
          "translation": "What is your name?",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "What is that kid's name?",
          "text": "Siapa nama anak itu?",
          "translation": "What is that kid's name?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what (when enquiring about someone's name)"
      ],
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        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈapa/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[siˈa.pa]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "siapa"
}

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