Singlish
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See also: singlish
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Blend of Singaporean + English
Noun[edit]
Singlish (uncountable)
- (Singapore, linguistics) A highly colloquial or basilectal variety of Singapore English incorporating much Hokkien and Malay lexis.
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English-based creole used in Singapore
Etymology 2[edit]
Blend of Sinhala + English, or, Sri Lanka + English
Noun[edit]
Singlish (uncountable)
- (Sri Lanka, linguistics) Any of various varieties of English spoken in Sri Lanka.
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References[edit]
- “Singlish”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.