"kenapa" meaning in Malay

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Adverb

IPA: /kənapa/, [kənäpə] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: کناڤ [Jawi]
Rhymes: -apa, -pa, -a Etymology: Blend of kena (“to affect”) + apa (“what”). Etymology templates: {{blend|ms|kena|apa|t1=to affect|t2=what}} Blend of kena (“to affect”) + apa (“what”) Head templates: {{ms-adv|j=کناڤ}} kenapa (Jawi spelling کناڤ)
  1. (informal, colloquial) why; for what reason Tags: colloquial, informal

Alternative forms

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        "3": "apa",
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      },
      "expansion": "Blend of kena (“to affect”) + apa (“what”)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of kena (“to affect”) + apa (“what”).",
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    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why are you so stubborn?",
          "text": "Kenapa kau begitu degil?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"Doctor, my palms sweat too much until I cannot do work. Why could this have happened?",
          "ref": "2018 December 27, “Kenapa tapak tangan selalu basah, berpeluh? [Why are palms always wet and sweaty?]”, in Media Permata, archived from the original on 2018-12-28",
          "text": "Doktor, tapak tangan saya berpeluh banyak sangat sampai tidak boleh buat kerja. Kenapa boleh jadi begitu?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "(informal, colloquial) why; for what reason"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "informal"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kənapa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kənäpə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kenapa"
}
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of kena (“to affect”) + apa (“what”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کناڤ",
      "tags": [
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        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay terms with quotations",
        "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "Rhymes:Malay/a",
        "Rhymes:Malay/apa",
        "Rhymes:Malay/pa"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why are you so stubborn?",
          "text": "Kenapa kau begitu degil?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"Doctor, my palms sweat too much until I cannot do work. Why could this have happened?",
          "ref": "2018 December 27, “Kenapa tapak tangan selalu basah, berpeluh? [Why are palms always wet and sweaty?]”, in Media Permata, archived from the original on 2018-12-28",
          "text": "Doktor, tapak tangan saya berpeluh banyak sangat sampai tidak boleh buat kerja. Kenapa boleh jadi begitu?",
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        "(informal, colloquial) why; for what reason"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
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      "ipa": "/kənapa/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-apa"
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      "rhymes": "-pa"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
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