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Singlish

/ˈsɪŋ.lɪʃ/

Singlish noun: a highly colloquial or basilectal variety of Singapore English incorporating much Hokkien and Malay lexis.

Noun (1)

Singlish (uncountable)

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

Noun (2)

Singlish (uncountable)

  1. (Sri-Lanka) Any of various varieties of English spoken in Sri Lanka.

Singlish meaning in Marathi

Singlish in Marathi

English-based creole used in Singapore
सिंगलिश siṅgliś

Origin of Singlish

Blend of Singaporean + English.

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

Questions about Singlish

What does Singlish mean?
Singlish means a highly colloquial or basilectal variety of Singapore English incorporating much Hokkien and Malay lexis.
What is Singlish in Marathi?
Singlish in Marathi is सिंगलिश (siṅgliś). See Singlish meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Singlish?
Singlish is a noun.
How do you pronounce Singlish?
Singlish is pronounced /ˈsɪŋ.lɪʃ/.

Words near Singlish in the dictionary

  1. singling out
  2. singling up
  3. singlings
  4. singlino
  5. singlinos
  6. Singlish
  7. singlism
  8. singlist
  9. singlists
  10. singlo
  11. singly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Singlish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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