Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
吉靈仔
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Remove ads
Chinese
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga), via Malay Keling. Compare Teochew 吉靈囝 / 吉灵囝 (gig4 lêng5 gian2) and Singapore Hokkien 吉靈囝 / 吉灵囝 (Kiat-lêng-kiáⁿ / Kit-lêng-kiáⁿ / Kè-lêng-kiáⁿ / Kì-lêng-kiáⁿ).
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kiat-lêng-á / Kit-lêng-á / Kè-lêng-á / Kì-lêng-á
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-lêng-á
- Tâi-lô: Kiat-lîng-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiatleng'ar
- IPA (Penang): /kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵/
- IPA (Singapore): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kit-lêng-á
- Tâi-lô: Kit-lîng-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: kitleng'ar
- IPA (Singapore): /kit̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kè-lêng-á
- Tâi-lô: Kè-lîng-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: kealeng'ar
- IPA (Singapore): /ke²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kì-lêng-á
- Tâi-lô: Kì-lîng-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: kieleng'ar
- IPA (Singapore): /ki²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
Noun
吉靈仔
- (Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, derogatory) Indian person
Synonyms
Remove ads
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads