吉靈囝
Chinese
| Indian | child | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (吉靈囝) | 吉靈 | 囝 | |
| simp. (吉灵囝) | 吉灵 | 囝 | |
| alternative forms | 吉寧囝／吉宁囝 吉零囝 | ||
Etymology
From Singapore Hokkien 吉靈仔 / 吉灵仔 (Kiat-lêng-á / Kit-lêng-á / Kè-lêng-á / Kì-lêng-á), from Malay Keling, from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga).
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): Kiat-lêng-kiáⁿ / Kit-lêng-kiáⁿ / Kè-lêng-kiáⁿ / Kì-lêng-kiáⁿ
- (Teochew, Peng'im): gig4 lêng5 gian2
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-lêng-kiáⁿ
- Tâi-lô: Kiat-lîng-kiánn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiatlengkviar
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kit-lêng-kiáⁿ
- Tâi-lô: Kit-lîng-kiánn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kitlengkviar
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /kit̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kè-lêng-kiáⁿ
- Tâi-lô: Kè-lîng-kiánn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kealengkviar
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /ke²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kì-lêng-kiáⁿ
- Tâi-lô: Kì-lîng-kiánn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kielengkviar
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /ki²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gig4 lêng5 gian2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kik lêng kiáⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Noun
吉靈囝
- (Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, derogatory) Indian person
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 印度人 (“Indian person”) [map]