Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manglish

/ˈmæŋ.lɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-glish
IPA: /ˈmæŋ.lɪʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.

name

A mixture of the Maltese and English languages.

Example Sentences

"He stands back and witnesses with awe the language’s myriad offshoots, like Manglish (Malay and English) and Konglish (English in South Korea)."

Etymology

Blend of Malaysia + English.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Linguistics.

Synonyms

Maltenglish Minglish Malenglish Malglish

Questions

How do you pronounce manglish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæŋ.lɪʃ/.
What does manglish mean?: An English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.
Where does manglish come from?: Blend of Malaysia + English.

How to pronounce manglish

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