watpa

== Malay == === Alternative forms === watpe (schwa-variety) === Etymology === Syllabic abbreviation of buat apa, which is from buat (“do”) +‎ apa (“what”), literally “do what” === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwatpa/ [ˈwat̪̚.pa] (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈwatpə/ [ˈwat̪̚.pə] === Adverb === watpa (colloquial) What to do? Watpa tu? ― What are you doing? (colloquial) For what? === References === Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 29