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Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.

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baba-nyonya baba nonya baba-nonya

Baba Nyonya

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Malay / baba malay:

Baba

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nyonya

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noun

  1. a Peranakan or descendant of Peranakans

    2. The Baba Nyonya are Straits Chinese—namely, Chinese born in the Straits Settlements and not Chinese born in China—but not all Straits Chinese are Baba Nyonya.

    — 2017, Ooi Keat Gin. Historical Dictionary of Malaysia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN: 9781538108857. p.79


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Peranakan society, culture, ethnicity, language, cuisine, etc.

    2. The Baba-Nyonya cuisine is a hybrid of Chinese and Malay cuisines but uniquely Baba-Nyonya. Many of the Baba-Nyonya dishes are signature dishes in restaurants. The Baba-Nyonya speaks a different form of the Malay language called Bahasa Baba-Nyonya.

    — 2012, Faridah Abdul Rashid. Research on the Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya and Singapore. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN: 9781469172453. p.2033

    The two leading claimants in the politics of claiming Malayness were the Portuguese-Eurasians and the Baba Nyonya Chinese communities from Melaka.

    — 2018, Beng-Lan Goh. Modern Dreams: An Inquiry Into Power, Cultural Production, and the Cityscape in Contemporary Urban Penang, Malaysia. Cornell University Press. ISBN: 9781501719196. p.57

    synonyms:

    Peranakan
  2. of or relating to, or comprised of, a Baba and a Nyonya (or several of each)

    3. A wedding photo of a Baba Nyonya couple, c.1924. The Nyonya is wearing a baju panjang made of silk, which is quite rare since most were made of cotton batik or voile ...

    — 2012, Datin Seri. Nyonya Kebaya: A Century of Straits Chinese Costume. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN: 9781462906918

    synonyms:

    bibik

related:

Baba Nyonya Peranakan chap cheng chap cheng kia orang cina bukan cina

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