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tiang kar pager
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:
tiang kar pager tiang ka pager tiang khar pager tiang kah pager
tiang kha pager
简
繁
→
Min nan / hainanese:
谁
誰
poj:
tiâng
+
Hokkien:
敲
poj:
khà
+
English:
pager
Detailed etymology
definitions
interrogative
- (dated) 'who paged me?'; 'who tried to contact me?'
- (telephony) 'hello'; 'who's this?'; used to answer the phone
'Tiang kah pager?' ... "Pager" is a 50-minute one-man performance about a salesman Peter, who is "chained" to his pager and handphone.
— 1999, Daren Shiau. Heartland. SNP Editions. ISBN: 9789814032438. p.176
synonyms:
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usage notes
Now considered dated due to the rarity and limited use of pagers in the modern day. However, it is sometimes still used by extension e.g. in the context of receiving a message from somebody asking to call them back.