ah neh

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An Indian man, especially a migrant worker. Singapore,colloquial,derogatory,ethnic,slang
    — 2001 8 August, Leo, soc.culture.singapore Blame the Ah-Neh race again, just like what they did to the former president who is now in Canada.

词形变化

ah nehs plural ahneh alternative ah-neh alternative anneh alternative

词源

Semantic extension from Tamil அண்ணன் (aṇṇaṉ, “elder brother”), reanalysed as a term prefixed by Hokkien 阿 (a, “stereotyping prefix”). Compare Ah Beng, Ah Lian, Ah Long, etc.
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