"sekali" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈs(ə)kali/ [Singapore], [ˈska˧.li˦] [Singapore] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-sekali.wav
Etymology: Semantic shift from Malay sekali (“once”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|sekali|t=once}} Malay sekali (“once”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} sekali (not comparable)
  1. (Singlish) What if, lest (something problematic or unanticipated happens) Tags: Singlish, not-comparable Synonyms: later [Singlish]
    Sense id: en-sekali-en-adv-Gr9EWFuL Categories (other): Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 5 3 32 3 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 3 1 37 1 37
  2. (Singlish, at the beginning of a clause) Suddenly and unexpectedly. Tags: Singlish, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-sekali-en-adv-MUacGx5k Categories (other): Singlish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scarly [misspelling] Related terms: somemore

Alternative forms

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