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maka.

so

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈmaka/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.ka]Standard-Indonesian

  1. so

  2. therefore

Where this word comes from

First attested in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, 900 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (makanya, “therefore, hence, thus”). From Malay maka, from Old Javanese maṅka (“thus, like that, likewise, such”), or Old Malay [script needed] (makanya, “therefore, hence, thus”). Compare Javanese and Sundanese mangka. #* 683, Laguna Copperplate Inscription line 8: ... wata [ba]rjadi sang pamegat medang dari bhaktinda di parhulun sang pamegat. Ya makanya sadanya anak ... ... representing the Chief of Mdang, due to his loyalty as a subject (slave?) of the Chief. (So?) Therefore all the descendants ...

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