"jialat" meaning in All languages combined

See jialat on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌt͡sjɑːˈlɑt/ [Singapore], /ˌt͡ʃj-/ [Singapore], [ˌt͡ɕ˭jɑ(ː)˨ˈlɑt̚˦] [Singapore] Forms: more jialat [comparative], most jialat [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 食力 (chia̍h-la̍t, “to be exhausting”), with spelling influenced by Mandarin Pinyin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|食力|t=to be exhausting|tr=chia̍h-la̍t}} 食力 (chia̍h-la̍t, “to be exhausting”), {{ncog|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{en-adj}} jialat (comparative more jialat, superlative most jialat)
  1. (Singlish, Manglish) Sapping of one’s strength; tiresome. Tags: Manglish, Singlish
    Sense id: en-jialat-en-adj-T1Hyd2eQ Categories (other): Manglish, Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (Singlish, Manglish, by extension) Terrible; disastrous. Tags: Manglish, Singlish, broadly
    Sense id: en-jialat-en-adj-z3JlH75C Categories (other): Manglish, Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chialat

Alternative forms

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