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ngeow

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Singapore/njaʊ/

ngeow adjective: stingy, miserly.

Adjective

ngeow (comparative more ngeow, superlative most ngeow)

  1. (Singapore) Stingy, miserly

Forms of ngeow

comparativemore ngeow
superlativemost ngeow

Origin of ngeow

From Hokkien 貓 /猫 (niau / ngiau, “cat; stingy”), with influence from Singapore Teochew 貓 /猫 (ngiao¹, “cat; stingy”). See also Hokkien 貓潲 /猫潲 (niau-siâu, “stingy”), 貓神 /猫神 (niau-sîn, “stingy”), 貓𡳞 /猫𡳞 (niau-lān / niau-lǎn, “stingy”), 貓筩 /猫筒 (niau-thāng, “stingy”).

Questions about ngeow

What does ngeow mean?
Ngeow means stingy, miserly.
What part of speech is ngeow?
Ngeow is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ngeow?
Ngeow is pronounced /njaʊ/ (Singapore).

Words near ngeow in the dictionary

  1. Ngeh
  2. Ngen
  3. Ngengomeri
  4. NGEO
  5. NGEOs
  6. ngeow
  7. Ngerulmud
  8. NGF
  9. Nggatokae
  10. Nggela Islands
  11. Nghiem

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