siapa-siapa

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of siapa.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈsjapə ˈsjapə/ [ˈsja.pə ˈsja.pə]
    • Rhymes: -apə
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈsjapa ˈsjapa/ [ˈsja.pa ˈsja.pa]
    • Rhymes: -apa
  • Hyphenation: sia‧pa-sia‧pa

Pronoun

siapa-siapa (Jawi spelling سياڤا٢)

  1. anyone; anybody; whoever
    Siapa-siapa yang pergi ke tandas tanpa kebenaran cikgu akan dikenakan tindakan disiplin.
    Whoever goes to the toilet without the teacher's permission will be given a punishment.
  2. anyone; anybody; whomever
    Senyum kepada siapa-siapa yang kamu jumpai. ― Smile at whomever you come across.

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