senget

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay senget.

Pronunciation

(Singapore, Malaysia) IPA^(key): /ˈseŋ.et/, /ˈsɛŋ.ɛt/,

Adjective

senget (comparative more senget, superlative most senget)

(Singlish, Manglish) Askew, uneven, not straight.
(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).

References

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

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

senget

second-person plural subjunctive I of sengen

Malay

Pronunciation

(Standard Malaysian) IPA^(key): /se.ŋet/

Adjective

séngét (Jawi spelling سيڠيت)

atilt, askew, leaning

Further reading

“senget” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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