ᬳᬧ

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (compare Indonesian apa, Hawaiian aha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apə/

Pronoun

ᬳᬧ (apa)

1. (interrogative) what

   ᬳᬤᬳᭀᬃᬢᬳᬧ? ― Ada orta apa? ― What is the news?

   ᬳᬧᬳᭀᬃᬢ? ― apa orta? ― what's new?

   ᬳᬧᬳᭂᬦ᭄ᬢᭀ? ― apa ento? ― what's that?

Further reading

• “apa” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].