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:
te gu di gu ti gu
teh gu
→
Hokkien:
地牛
poj:
tē-gû
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- (historical) a sanitation inspector who conducted raids on and fined unlicensed hawkers
- Kaloula pulchra, also known as the banded bullfrog, a frog species native to Southeast Asia (though it is an introduced species in Singapore) that is common in the pet trade[2]