seandainya

Indonesian

Etymology

From se- +‎ andai +‎ -nya, ultimately from Malay andai, from Classical Malay andai, from Tamil அண்டை (aṇṭai, near).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [səˈandai̯ɲa]
  • Hyphenation: se‧an‧dai‧nya

Conjunction

seandainya

  1. (conditional) if, if only, suppose (used to express a hypothetical or imagined situation)
  2. (contrafactual) if only (expressing regret or unreal past conditions)

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