apa-apa

Inherited from Malay apa-apa, from reduplication of apa.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌapa ˈapa/ [ˌa.pa ˈa.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: a‧pa-a‧pa

apa-apa

1. anything (any thing of any kind)

   Synonym: (more common) apa pun

   Saya tidak mengerti apa-apa.

   I don't understand anything.

2. emphatic form of apa (“what”)

Reduplication of apa.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈapə ˈapə/ [ˈa.pə ˈa.pə]
  • Rhymes: -apə

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈapa ˈapa/ [ˈa.pa ˈa.pa]
  • Rhymes: -apa
• Hyphenation: a‧pa-a‧pa

apa-apa (Jawi spelling اڤ٢)

1. anything; whatever (any thing of any kind)

   Aku boleh makan apa-apa yang kau berikan kepadaku.

   I can eat up anything that you give me.

• siapa-siapa / sesiapa

• “apa-apa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.