kan ni na
English
Alternative forms
- KNN
- kan lin nia
- kan ni nia
Etymology
From Hokkien 姦恁娘 / 奸恁娘 (kàn-lín-niâ / kàn-ní-nâ).
Pronunciation
- (Singapore) IPA(key): [ˈkan˦ ni˦ naː˦]
Interjection
kan ni na
- (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial, vulgar) Fuck your mother; fuck.
Usage notes
In Singapore, this word is usually spelled kan ni na or abbreviated to KNN. The variant spellings kan ni nia and kan lin nia, which follow Penang and Taiwanese Hokkien pronunciation and their Pe̍h-ōe-jī orthography, are less common but also used.