suka-suka

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== English == === Alternative forms === suka suka === Etymology === Reduplication of Malay suka (“to like”), or directly from Malay sesuka-suka (“at one's leisure”). === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈsuka ˌsuka/, (closer to Malay) /-sukə-/ === Adverb === suka-suka (not comparable) (Singlish) As one pleases, whenever, on a whim; freely and without regard for future consequences. ==== Usage notes ==== This term is never placed after the verb it modifies. ==== See also ==== anyhow === References === Lee, Jack Tsen-Ta (2004), “suka-suka”, in A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English‎[1]