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Javanese
Etymology
Affixed ꦲꦥ (apa) + N-, from Old Javanese aṅapa (“in what way, how?”). Doublet of ꦚꦥ (nyapa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋɔ.pɔ/
- Rhymes: -pɔ
- Hyphenation: nga‧pa
Adverb
ꦔꦥ (ngapa)
- why: for what cause, reason, or purpose.
- Synonym: (Mataraman (Kediri—Madiun)) ꦚꦥ (nyapa)
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “ngapa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN