ngeow

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 貓 / 猫 (niau / ngiau, “cat; stingy”), with influence from Singapore Teochew 貓 / 猫 (ngiao1, “cat; stingy”). See also Hokkien 貓潲 / 猫潲 (niau-siâu, “stingy”), 貓神 / 猫神 (niau-sîn, “stingy”), 貓𡳞 / 猫𡳞 (niau-lān / niau-lǎn, “stingy”), 貓筩 / 猫筒 (niau-thāng, “stingy”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ngeow (comparative more ngeow, superlative most ngeow)

  1. (Singapore) Stingy, miserly

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