Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limpeh

[ˈlɪm˨˦.peː˨]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: limpeh
IPA: [ˈlɪm˨˦.peː˨]

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

A reference to oneself in the third person, taking on the stance of a superior. Literally, "your father".

Informal

Example Sentences

"Limpeh run faster than you, hor."
"Limpeh always see those AH BENGS drive the CiBIC SiR (Ah-re) around with their big spoiler and so many uglweee stickers."
"Lim peh tell you something – dis year mindef kaciau lim peh, disrupt lim peh eh work flow, now still owing lim peh some marney due to some technicality."
"Yes, you are very right, you are very sharp! Limpeh like your idea!"
"Lim peh ask you last time study hard become scorer, win scorer ship go Harvoc University, you nebber lisen."
"Limpeh is honoured that my blog has been recently featured by the king of all Singaporean bloggers – Mr Brown."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 恁爸／林北 (lín-pē, “I; me”, literally “your father”), specifically Singapore Hokkien 恁爸 (lím-pē, “I; me”, literally “your father”).

Word Breakdown

Root: 恁爸

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

lim peh (alternative) limpei (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce limpeh?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈlɪm˨˦.peː˨].
What does limpeh mean?: A reference to oneself in the third person, taking on the stance of a superior. Literally, "your father".
Where does limpeh come from?: Borrowed from Hokkien 恁爸／林北 (lín-pē, “I; me”, literally “your father”), specifically Singapore Hokkien 恁爸 (lím-pē, “I; me”, literally “your father”).

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