apa-apa
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== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Malay apa-apa, from reduplication of apa.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌapa ˈapa/ [ˌa.pa ˈa.pa]
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: a‧pa-a‧pa
=== Pronoun ===
apa-apa
anything (any thing of any kind)
Synonym: (more common) apa pun
emphatic form of apa (“what”)
== Makasar ==
=== Etymology ===
Reduplication of apa.
=== Noun ===
apa-apa (Lontara spelling ᨕᨄᨕᨄ or 𑻱𑻣𑻱𑻣, definite apa-apaya, 3rd person possessive apa-apanna)
goods; things; belongings
=== Further reading ===
Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 27-28
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
Reduplication of apa.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˌapə ˈapə/ [ˌʔa.pə ˈʔa.pə]
Rhymes: -apə
(Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˌapa ˈapa/ [ˌʔa.pa ˈʔa.pa]
Rhymes: -apa
Hyphenation: a‧pa-a‧pa
=== Pronoun ===
apa-apa (Jawi spelling اڤ٢)
anything; whatever (any thing of any kind)
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
siapa-siapa / sesiapa
==== Further reading ====
"apa-apa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017