sia en · PART
Pronunciation
- /sjɑː˧/ (Singapore)
- /sjɐ/ (Singapore)
- /sjə/ (Singapore)
- /-˨˧/ (Singapore)
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay sial. The omission of /l/ may have been motivated by Chinese phonology.
Meanings
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(Manglish, Singlish) Tagged at the end of a sentence to express discontent, shock, surprise, exhaustion or exasperation.
[…] Really disappointed siah […] The damage is done and no explanation will be accepted...... damn stupid!
2004, joshley, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):And we fucking panic sia. We kept saying, "No no no!" And they kept shouting […]
2023, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Myle Yan Tay, Mysara Aljaru, Brown is Redacted: Reflecting on Race in Singapore, Ethos Books, →ISBN:Wah. Really damn shag [exhausting] sia, everyday. But I'm really glad to be able to contribute😄
2015 May 14, @lawyizhuan, Twitter:— If you can’t find your pencils, maybe someone stole them. — For what sia?
As soon as the sentence was handed down, I saw my Mum crying. I was given 5 minutes to talk to them and after that, I thought to myself what the fuck am I going to do sia! […]
2020 January 14, Justin Vanderstraaten, quoting Moon, “Drugs, Cash, and Prison. When Does Enough Become Enough?”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sial | alternative | lexicographic | |
| siah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| siol | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
already · ba1 · know · lah1–14 · in · hor1 · leh3–6 · sia lah · Gupta · lor1 · leh1–2 · ba2 · mah · A. F. (1992) · one1–3 · hah1–3 · only · number 1 · ah6 · volume 18 · ah1–3 · sial ah · nia · liao · hor2 · sia suay · what · meh · lor2–3 · leh7–11 · →DOI