Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Javanese apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard Javanese, Surakarta–Yogyakarta, Madiun–Kediri–Blitar) IPA(key): /ɔpɔ/
  • (Banten, Banyumasan) IPA(key): /apa/

Pronoun edit

ꦲꦥ (apa)

  1. what
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦥ (apa), (krama) ꦥꦸꦤꦥ (punapa)

Alternative forms edit

Further reading edit

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “apa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN