Singlish

See also: singlish

English

Etymology 1

Blend of Singaporean +‎ English

Noun

Singlish (uncountable)

(Singapore, linguistics) A highly colloquial or basilectal variety of Singapore English incorporating much Hokkien and Malay lexis.

Hypernyms

English

Coordinate terms

Singaporean

Related terms

Translations

English-based creole used in Singapore

Chinese:
Cantonese: 星式英文 (sing¹ sik¹ jing¹ man^4-2)

Mandarin: 新加坡英語／新加坡英语 (Xīnjiāpō Yīngyǔ), 星式英語／星式英语 (Xīngshì Yīngyǔ), 新加坡式英語／新加坡式英语 (Xīnjiāpōshì Yīngyǔ)
Finnish: singlish
French: singlish (fr) m

Etymology 2

Blend of Sinhala +‎ English, or, Sri Lanka +‎ English

Noun

Singlish (uncountable)

(Sri Lanka, linguistics) Any of various varieties of English spoken in Sri Lanka.

Hypernyms

South Asian English
English

Coordinate terms

Related terms

Ceylon English
Ceylonese English
Sinhala English
Sinhalese English
Sri Lanka English
Sri Lankan English

References

“Singlish”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

slishing

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