syapa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Compound of si (“particle used before a noun designating a person”) +‎ apa (“what”). Akin to Malay siapa.

Pronoun

syapa

  1. who

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦱꦥ, ꦱꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (sapa, sinten, “who”)

Further reading

  • "syapa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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