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pai ka
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:
pai ka pai kar paikha paikah paikar
pai kha
→
Hokkien:
跛跤
poj:
pái-kha
Detailed etymology
definitions
adjective
- crippled; lame; having a lower-body injury or condition which prevents one from walking properly
Pai-kha-e, an amputee, now gets along on crutches. But before his cancerous leg was operated on, it was so painful that he could not walk ...
— 2010, David C. Schak. A Chinese Beggars' Den: Poverty and Mobility in an Underclass Community. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN: 9780822977100. p.89
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noun
- a cripple; a lame person; someone with a lower-body injury or condition which prevents them from walking properly
... the victim in the case was a man who was nicknamed "Pai Kah" because he was lame.
— 1929 May 29. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), "LAME MAN MURDER". p.6
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