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:
taumio dao mio dau mio tao mio tau meo dao meo dau meo
tau mio
→
Cantonese:
豆苗
jyutping:
dau6 miu4
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- sprouts of the snow pea (Pisum sativum), eaten as a vegetable in Cantonese and other cuisines
I wipe my bum with toile’ paper, I check carefully. Lass time got many pieces of baby dao mio. Before that, big-big lines of towgay … Means cannot digest baby dao mio or towgay. So I stop eating them, lah.
— 2012, Lakshmi Narayan. Bonsai Kitten. Leadstart Publishing Pvt Limited. ISBN: 9789381576298