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:
mabok
mabuk
→
Malay:
mabuk
Detailed etymology
definitions
adjective
- drunk; inebriated
Requiem is so potent in its effecting the hell of addiction that it lulls us into the characters' same dreamy drugged-out state through such insiduous repetitions. And that is mind-blowing. You might well stagger out from the cinema a little mabok (drunk) yourself.
— 2001 July 12, David Ngiau. Today, "Addicted hell". p.22