siapa-siapa

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplicated form of siapa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siapa siapa/
  • Rhymes: -apa, -pa, -a
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [sʲä.pə sʲä.pə]

Pronoun

siapa-siapa

  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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