sekali
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sekali (not comparable)
- (Singlish) What if, lest (something problematic or unanticipated happens)
- 2004, Bug [pseudonym], soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
- […] the instruction all says to deep fry them, so dared not buy - sekali raw dough, how to eat?
- 2004 January 2, Colin Goh, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page L12:
- […] make sure he’s activated the right ringtone, sekali you, ahem, raise the wrong hopes.
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From Malay sekali. Equivalent to se- + kali.
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sekali
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sekali
- first
- sepupu sekali ― first cousin
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- (Standard Malaysian) IPA(key): /sə.ka.li/
- Rhymes: -i
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sĕkali (Jawi spelling سکالي)
- once
- Ambil ubat ini sehari sekali sehingga sembuh.
- Take this medicine once a day until you're cured.
- very
- Indah sekali pemandangan di sini.
- What a beautiful view we have here.
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- “sekali” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.