kena sai

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay kena (“to incur”) +‎ Hokkien 屎 (sái, “shit”). By surface analysis, kena (“to be affected by (something negative)”) +‎ sai (“shit”).

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈkənɑ ˈsaɪ˦˨/, /ˈkɑ-/, [ˈkə˧nä˦ ˈsaɪ˦˨]

Verb

kena sai (invariable)

(Manglish, Singlish)

  1. (slang, derogatory, vulgar) To get into trouble, to be in deep shit.
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