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lor koon

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.

also can:

lor kun lorkun lor koon lor goon

lokun

Hokkien:

老君

poj:

ló-kun

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definitions

noun

  1. a doctor

usage notes

Often mistakenly or humorously said to be the origin of the English term locum, a doctor who temporarily stands in for another doctor (which is actually from Latin locum tenens).