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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay mengapa, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa, equivalent to meng- + apa.
Pronunciation
Adverb
mengapa
- why (for what reason)
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Malay
Etymology
meng- + apa, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-apa.
Pronunciation
Adverb
mengapa (Jawi spelling مڠاڤ)
- why (for what reason)
773 AH, Hikayat Bayan Budiman:"معاڡا كامو كمارى دں ٮىدک ٮرٮاع ٮرساما ٮماں-ٮمٮمو؟…"- “... Mengapa kau kemari dan tidak terbang bersama teman-temanmu?”
- Why have you returned, instead of flying with your peers?
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