siao

English

Etymology

From Min Nan (siáu, “mad”).

Adjective

siao (comparative more siao, superlative most siao)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) mad, crazy.

Synonyms

References

  • Lee, Jack Tsen-Ta (2004) A Dictionary of Singlish and Singaporean English
  • Colin Goh; Y. Y. Woo, editors (2002), seow”, in The Coxford Singlish Dictionary, Singapore: Angsana Books, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2020-10-28

Anagrams

Maranao

Numeral

siao

  1. nine

References

  • A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya (Honolulu 1967)
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