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nasi pad prik
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:
nasi pad prik nasi padprik
nasi paprik
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Malay:
nasi paprik
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- white rice with pad prik, a Thai-inspired Malaysian dish of meat (usually chicken) stir-fried with a sweet and spicy sauce
Now, about half their customers eat nasi paprik ($4) or nasi Pattaya ($5). The food shop sells about 70 plates of each every day, more on weekends.
— 1996 August 31. The New Paper, "Hey, you Pattaya face". p.29