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-/, [ˈk˭ə˧na˦ ˈsaɪ˦˨]

Verb

kena sai (invariable)

(Manglish, Singlish)

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

Interjection

kena sai

  1. (Manglish, Singlish, vulgar) Expression of anger and frustration.
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