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:
muruku
murukku
→
Tamil:
முறுக்கு
muṟukku
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- an Indian snack made of deep-fried twisted pieces or sticks of rice and urad dal flour, seasoned with a mixture of spices. The pieces are made by extruding dough through a patterned die into a boiling pot of oil, and may come in various shapes, sizes, and flavours.
Murukku holds a special place in the hearts of most Indians, it is made out of rice and urad dhal flour, water, salt, asafoetida and cumin seeds. It is then deep-fried into spiral, twisted shapes either using one's hand or a murukku mould.
— 2017, A. Mani, Pravin Prakash, and Shanthini Selvarajan. in The Singapore Ethnic Mosaic: Many Cultures, One People. World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN: 9789813234758. p.207