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:
khoon koon kun
khun
简
繁
→
Hokkien:
困
睏
poj:
khùn
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
- to sleep
Some nights ... I fall asleep drooling on the keyboard. I wake up the next morning only to find a friend had left a message at 12:47am, saying, "brown? brown? Guess you koon liao. Bye."
— 2005 June 17, mr brown. Today, "IM chatting with myself and others". p.24