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.
* 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.
also can:
banana note
banana money
→
English:
banana
+
money
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- paper currency issued by the Japanese government in Singapore, Malaysia, and Borneo during the Japanese Occupation in World War II. So called because of the drawing of a banana tree with several bunches of bananas on the ten-dollar note.
- (metaphor) something that looks or ought to be valuable but is actually of little worth