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awat

[a.wat]

adv

LanguageIndonesian (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. why
  2. A word used to ask about the reason for something. It is often used in certain regional dialects.
Examples

Awat kamu tidak datang ke pesta itu?

Why did you not come to that party?

Pronunciationa.wat

Part of speechadv

Usage noteThis term is common in Northern Malaysia and some parts of Sumatra, but is not standard Indonesian.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.