"apa" meaning in Malay

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Pronoun

IPA: /apə/ [Johor-Selangor], /apa/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: اڤ [Jawi]
Rhymes: -apə, -pə, -ə, -pa Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (compare Maori aha). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*apa}} Proto-Malayic *apa, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*apa}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa, {{cog|mi|aha}} Maori aha Head templates: {{ms-pronoun|j=اڤ}} apa (Jawi spelling اڤ)
  1. what (interrogative pronoun) Synonyms: perghhh [slang]
    Sense id: en-apa-ms-pron-Hezbrx-u Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay pronouns, Malay terms with redundant script codes Derived forms: apa-apa (english: anything), اڤ٢ (english: anything), apabila (english: when), اڤابيلا (english: when), apakah (english: what / is it that), اڤاکه (english: what / is it that), beberapa (english: several), ببراڤ (english: several), berapa (english: how much), براڤ (english: how much), kenapa (english: why), کناڤ (english: why), mengapa (english: why), مڠاڤ (english: why), sesiapa (english: anyone), سسياڤا (english: anyone), siapa (english: who), سياڤا (english: who)

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          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "apa"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: apa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: apa"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "nan",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Min Nan:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "啊吧",
            "tr": "a-pā"
          },
          "expansion": "啊吧 (a-pā)",
          "name": "zh-l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Min Nan: 啊吧 (a-pā)"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*apa"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "aha"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori aha",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (compare Maori aha).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "اڤ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "j": "اڤ"
      },
      "expansion": "apa (Jawi spelling اڤ)",
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "pron",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "english": "anything",
          "word": "apa-apa"
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        {
          "english": "anything",
          "word": "اڤ٢"
        },
        {
          "english": "when",
          "word": "apabila"
        },
        {
          "english": "when",
          "word": "اڤابيلا"
        },
        {
          "english": "what / is it that",
          "word": "apakah"
        },
        {
          "english": "what / is it that",
          "word": "اڤاکه"
        },
        {
          "english": "several",
          "word": "beberapa"
        },
        {
          "english": "several",
          "word": "ببراڤ"
        },
        {
          "english": "how much",
          "word": "berapa"
        },
        {
          "english": "how much",
          "word": "براڤ"
        },
        {
          "english": "why",
          "word": "kenapa"
        },
        {
          "english": "why",
          "word": "کناڤ"
        },
        {
          "english": "why",
          "word": "mengapa"
        },
        {
          "english": "why",
          "word": "مڠاڤ"
        },
        {
          "english": "anyone",
          "word": "sesiapa"
        },
        {
          "english": "anyone",
          "word": "سسياڤا"
        },
        {
          "english": "who",
          "word": "siapa"
        },
        {
          "english": "who",
          "word": "سياڤا"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How are you? (lit.: What (is the) news?)",
          "text": "Apa khabar?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what (interrogative pronoun)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "perghhh"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/apə/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/apa/",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "apa"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "anything",
      "word": "apa-apa"
    },
    {
      "english": "anything",
      "word": "اڤ٢"
    },
    {
      "english": "when",
      "word": "apabila"
    },
    {
      "english": "when",
      "word": "اڤابيلا"
    },
    {
      "english": "what / is it that",
      "word": "apakah"
    },
    {
      "english": "what / is it that",
      "word": "اڤاکه"
    },
    {
      "english": "several",
      "word": "beberapa"
    },
    {
      "english": "several",
      "word": "ببراڤ"
    },
    {
      "english": "how much",
      "word": "berapa"
    },
    {
      "english": "how much",
      "word": "براڤ"
    },
    {
      "english": "why",
      "word": "kenapa"
    },
    {
      "english": "why",
      "word": "کناڤ"
    },
    {
      "english": "why",
      "word": "mengapa"
    },
    {
      "english": "why",
      "word": "مڠاڤ"
    },
    {
      "english": "anyone",
      "word": "sesiapa"
    },
    {
      "english": "anyone",
      "word": "سسياڤا"
    },
    {
      "english": "who",
      "word": "siapa"
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    {
      "english": "who",
      "word": "سياڤا"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
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          },
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        }
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    },
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        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*apa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "aha"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori aha",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (compare Maori aha).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "اڤ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "j": "اڤ"
      },
      "expansion": "apa (Jawi spelling اڤ)",
      "name": "ms-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Malay 2-syllable words",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay palindromes",
        "Malay pronouns",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
        "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "Rhymes:Malay/apə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/pa",
        "Rhymes:Malay/pa/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/pə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ə/2 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How are you? (lit.: What (is the) news?)",
          "text": "Apa khabar?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what (interrogative pronoun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/apə/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/apa/",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pa"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "perghhh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "apa"
}

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