apa manèh

Javanese

Alternative forms

Conjunction

apa manèh (ngoko apa manèh, krama punapa malih)

  1. let alone
    Synonyms: aja cacak, aja manèh
    Nggodhog banyu waé ora énjoh, apa manèh adang sega.
    They can't even boil water, let alone cook rice.

References
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “apa manèh”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • "apa manèh" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974
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