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langgah
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:
langga langgah
langgar
→
Malay:
langgar
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
- to collide; to crash into
You know, the type of face which could only have been "kena langgar" by a lorry — which then back-upped and ran over the poor sod one more time for good luck.
— 2010 June 2, Genevieve Loh. Today, "THE VOLY TRUTH". p.64
noun
- (by extension) a collision or crash