apabila

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay apabila (“when”). By surface analysis, apa (“what”) +‎ bila (“if”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /apaˈbila/ [a.paˈbi.la] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: a‧pa‧bi‧la === Conjunction === apabila if Synonym: jikalau (archaic) when Synonym: ketika === Further reading === “apabila”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Alternative forms === pabila bila (proscribed) === Etymology === Compound of apa (“what”) +‎ bila (“when”). === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌapəˈbilə/ [ˌa.pəˈbi.lə] Rhymes: -ilə (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌapaˈbila/ [ˌa.paˈbi.la] Rhymes: -ila Hyphenation: a‧pa‧bi‧la === Conjunction === apabila (Jawi spelling اڤابيلا) when; at such time as. ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: apabila (inherited) → Tausug: abila === Further reading === "apabila" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017