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sial ah

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Singapore/ˈsjɑː lɑː/

sial ah interjection: interjection, used to express discontent, shock, exasperation or surprise.

Interjection

  1. (Manglish, Singlish) Interjection, used to express discontent, shock, exasperation or surprise.
    • We were just sitting in the basement and talking when we heard some knocks. So we thought, ey siala, got something. So we decided okay lah, time to go.2023, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Myle Yan Tay, Mysara Aljaru, Brown is Redacted: Reflecting on Race in Singapore, Ethos Books, →ISBN

Forms of sial ah

alternative formsiala
alternative formsialah
alternative formsia lah
alternative formsiah lah
alternative formsial lah

Origin of sial ah

Unadapted borrowing from Malay sial + ah.

Questions about sial ah

What does sial ah mean?
Sial ah means interjection, used to express discontent, shock, exasperation or surprise.
What part of speech is sial ah?
Sial ah is an interjection.
How do you pronounce sial ah?
Sial ah is pronounced /ˈsjɑː lɑː/ (Singapore).

Words near sial ah in the dictionary

  1. siafu
  2. siafus
  3. siah
  4. siah lah
  5. sial
  6. sial ah
  7. sial lah
  8. siala
  9. sialadenitis
  10. sialadenoncus
  11. sialadenosis

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