Singlish

See also: singlish

English

Etymology 1

Blend of Singaporean +‎ English

Noun

Singlish (uncountable)

A highly colloquial or basilectal variety of Singapore English incorporating much Hokkien and Malay lexis.

Translations

English-based creole used in Singapore

Chinese:
Cantonese: 星式英文 (sing¹ sik¹ jing¹ man⁴^-²)

Mandarin: 新加坡英語, 新加坡英语 (Xīnjiāpō Yīngyǔ), 星式英語, 星式英语 (Xīngshì Yīngyǔ), 新加坡式英語, 新加坡式英语 (Xīnjiāpōshì Yīngyǔ)

Finnish: singlish
French: singlish (fr) m

References

“Singlish” (US) / “Singlish” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Etymology 2

Blend of Sinhala +‎ English, or, Sri Lanka +‎ English

Noun

Singlish (uncountable)

Any of various varieties of English spoken in Sri Lanka.

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