suka-suka
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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]