吉靈仔
Chinese
| Indian | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (吉靈仔) | 吉靈 | 仔 | |
| simp. (吉灵仔) | 吉灵 | 仔 | |
| alternative forms | 吉寧仔／吉宁仔 吉零仔 | ||
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
- Sinological IPA (Penang): /kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵/
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kit-lêng-á
- Tâi-lô: Kit-lîng-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: kitleng'ar
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /kit̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kè-lêng-á
- Tâi-lô: Kè-lîng-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: kealeng'ar
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /ke²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kì-lêng-á
- Tâi-lô: Kì-lîng-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: kieleng'ar
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /ki²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
Noun
吉靈仔
- (chiefly Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, derogatory) Indian person
- 2014 [2001], 黃錦樹 [Ng Kim Chew], 刻背, Taipei: 麥田出版, →ISBN, page 83:
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 印度人 (“Indian person”) [map]