"suaku" meaning in All languages combined

See suaku on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more suaku [comparative], most suaku [superlative]
Etymology: From Hokkien 山龜/山龟 (soaⁿ-ku, “mountain turtle”), from 山 (soaⁿ, “mountain”) + 龜/龟 (ku, “turtle”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|山龜|mountain turtle|tr=soaⁿ-ku}} 山龜/山龟 (soaⁿ-ku, “mountain turtle”), {{zh-l|山|mountain|tr=soaⁿ}} 山 (soaⁿ, “mountain”), {{zh-l|龜|turtle|tr=ku}} 龜/龟 (ku, “turtle”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} suaku (comparative more suaku, superlative most suaku)
  1. (Singapore, informal) Not well informed; backward. Tags: Singapore, informal
    Sense id: en-suaku-en-adj-AMIUxDsw Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Singlish: 50 50

Noun [English]

Forms: suakus [plural]
Etymology: From Hokkien 山龜/山龟 (soaⁿ-ku, “mountain turtle”), from 山 (soaⁿ, “mountain”) + 龜/龟 (ku, “turtle”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|山龜|mountain turtle|tr=soaⁿ-ku}} 山龜/山龟 (soaⁿ-ku, “mountain turtle”), {{zh-l|山|mountain|tr=soaⁿ}} 山 (soaⁿ, “mountain”), {{zh-l|龜|turtle|tr=ku}} 龜/龟 (ku, “turtle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} suaku (plural suakus)
  1. (Singapore, informal) Someone who is not well informed; a country bumpkin. Tags: Singapore, informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-suaku-en-noun-C7OZKXy3 Disambiguation of People: 19 81 Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Singlish: 50 50

Inflected forms

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