"mengapa" meaning in Malay

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Adverb

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
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          },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "meng- + apa, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "مڠاڤ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
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    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "name": "Malay terms prefixed with meng-",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kenapa"
        }
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      "ipa": "/məŋapə/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məŋapa/",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mengapa"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*maŋ-apa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "meng- + apa, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "مڠاڤ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "مڠاڤ"
      },
      "expansion": "mengapa (Jawi spelling مڠاڤ)",
      "name": "ms-adv"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Malay adverbs",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "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 prefixed with meng-",
        "Malay terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/apə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/pə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ə"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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؟…\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "why (for what reason)"
      ],
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        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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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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