ᬳᬧ
Balinese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (compare Indonesian apa, Hawaiian aha).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ᬳᬧ (apa)
- (interrogative) what
- ᬳᬤᬳᭀᬃᬢᬳᬧ? ― Ada orta apa? ― What is the news?
- ᬳᬧᬳᭀᬃᬢ? ― apa orta? ― what's new?
- ᬳᬧᬳᭂᬦ᭄ᬢᭀ? ― apa ento? ― what's that?
Further reading
[edit]- “apa” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].