sengetとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Singapore, Malaysia) IPA: /ˈseŋ.et/, /ˈsɛŋ.ɛt/, [-t̚]

形容詞

senget (comparative more senget, superlative most senget)

1. (Singlish, Manglish) Askew, uneven, not straight.
2. (Singlish, by extension, never attributive) Crooked or dishevelled.
   • 1991 March 26, The Straits Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited:

     What do you dislike about your appearance? My hair. It’s very difficult to maintain and when it’s too long it becomes senget (untidy).

参照

• Lee, Jack Tsen-Ta (2004) “senget”, in A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English‎