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Manglish

/ˈmæŋ.lɪʃ/

Manglish proper noun: an English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.

Proper noun (1)

Manglish

  1. An English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.
    • He stands back and witnesses with awe the language’s myriad offshoots, like Manglish (Malay and English) and Konglish (English in South Korea).2010 May 25, Dwight Garner, “English as a Juggernaut Conquers the World With Glee and an OMG”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2021
    Synonyms:
    Malenglish, Malglish

Proper noun (2)

Manglish

  1. A mixture of the Maltese and English languages.

Synonyms of Manglish

Origin of Manglish

Blend of Malaysia + English.

Blend of Maltese + English.

Questions about Manglish

What does Manglish mean?
Manglish means an English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.
What part of speech is Manglish?
Manglish is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Manglish?
Manglish is pronounced /ˈmæŋ.lɪʃ/.

Words near Manglish in the dictionary

  1. manglest
  2. mangleth
  3. mangling
  4. manglingly
  5. manglings
  6. Manglish
  7. Mangloy
  8. mangnae
  9. mangnaes
  10. Mangnai
  11. mango

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