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chiu kana kah, kah kana lampa
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:
chiu kana kha, kha kana lam pha chiu kana kah, kah kana lam pa chiu kana kah, kah kana lampa chiu kana kha, kha kana lan pha chiu kana kah, kah kana lan pa chiu kana kah, kah kana lanpa
* The diacritic ◌̃ represents a nasalized vowel.
[ SSS:
chiu kãna kha, kha kãna lam pa ]
chiu kana kha, kha kana lam pa
→
Hokkien:
手
poj:
chhiú
+
敢若
poj:
káⁿ-ná
+
跤
poj:
kha
+
𡳞脬
poj:
lān-pha
Detailed etymology
definitions
expression
- (idiom, vulgar) lacking physical coordination; clumsy; bumbling
usage notes
* The nasal vowel is almost always unmarked by speakers, though it is very important to the pronunciation of the term. In a dipthong or tripthong, the recommended convention is to mark the final vowel, unless it is spelled using a repeated letter, in which case the first-occurring repeated letter is marked.