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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nia en · PART

Pronunciation

  • /njɑ(ː)˨/ (Singapore)

Etymology

From Hokkien 爾/尔 (niā, “only”).

Meanings

  1. (Singlish) Only, merely, that's all; used at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is trivial, small or undemanding.
    • Don’t so kiam siap can anot? That one only $3 nia.

Relateds

already · ba1 · know · lah1–14 · in · hor1 · leh3–6 · Gupta · lor1 · leh1–2 · ba2 · mah · A. F. (1992) · one1–3 · hah1–3 · only · number 1 · ah6 · volume 18 · ah1–3 · liao · hor2 · what · meh · lor2–3 · leh7–11 · sia · →DOI

Synonyms

only