吉靈人

See 吉靈／吉灵 (Jílíng).

吉靈人

1. (Malaysia, Singapore, chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, now often derogatory) Indian person
   • 1895, 李鍾珏 [Li Chung Chu], 新嘉坡風土記 [A Despription^{[sic – meaning Description]} of Singapore in 1887]‎^[1], Singapore: 南洋書局有限公司 [Nai Beng Press], published 1947:

     查西厯上年底止獄中重罪經臬司判禁一年以上者華人共存四百八十三名巫來由人七十五名吉靈人四十三名 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     查西历上年底止狱中重罪经臬司判禁一年以上者华人共存四百八十三名巫来由人七十五名吉灵人四十三名 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     chá xīlì shàngnián dǐ zhǐ yùzhōng zhòngzuì jīng nièsī pàn jìn yī nián yǐshàng zhě Huárén gòngcún sìbǎi bāshísān míng Wūláiyóurén qīshíwǔ míng Jílíngrén sìshísān míng [Pinyin]

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   • 1984 June 1, 溫祥英, “回首時”, in 蕉風月刋 [Chao Foon Monthly], number 373, →ISSN Invalid ISSN, pages 13–14:

     站在售票處前，他喋喋不休地向那吉靈人解釋他買這兩隻馬的原因。 [Malaysian Mandarin, trad.]
     站在售票处前，他喋喋不休地向那吉灵人解释他买这两只马的原因。 [Malaysian Mandarin, simp.]

     Zhàn zài shòupiàochù qián, tā diédiébùxiū de xiàng nà Jílíngrén jiěshì tā mǎi zhè liǎng zhī mǎ de yuányīn. [Pinyin]

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   • 2005, 冼伟国, 马来西亚吉隆坡粤语之马来语借词研究, Jinan University, page 54:

     賣加爭布嗲嘅小販，大多數係吉靈人。 [Malaysian Cantonese, trad.]
     卖加争布嗲嘅小贩，大多数系吉灵人。 [Malaysian Cantonese, simp.]

     maai⁶ gaa³ caang¹ bu³ de¹ ge³ siu² faan^3-2, daai⁶ do¹ sou³ hai⁶ gat¹ ling⁴ jan⁴. [Jyutping]

     Peddlers who sell kacang puteh are mostly Indian.

   • 2020, Ralf Vollmann, Tek Wooi Soon, quoting STW, “Language change and convergence in multilingual Malaysian Chinese”, in Global Chinese, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, page 57:

     那里那兜四号芭净净吉灵人个喔。 [Malaysian Hakka, simp.]
     那裡那兜四號芭淨淨吉靈人個喔。 [Malaysian Hakka, trad.]

     There were only Indians in estate number 4 (in Batang Berjuntai).