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pernah.

semelfactive or non-iterative aspect i. e. the action or situation has happened once or more but did not repeat itself

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adv/pərˈnah/Standard-Indonesian[pərˈnah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. semelfactive or non-iterative aspect i. e. the action or situation has happened once or more but did not repeat itself

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay pernah, from Sanskrit पारणा (pāraṇā, “going through”).

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