Definition/Meaning of sia

• English - Particle: sia (Manglish, Singlish) Tagged at the end of a sentence to express discontent , shock , surprise , exhaustion or exasperation . — If you can’t find your pencils, maybe someone stole them.— For what sia ? 2023, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Myle Yan Tay, Mysara Aljaru, Brown is Redacted: Reflecting on Race in Singapore, Ethos Books, →ISBN: And we fucking panic sia . We kept saying, "No no no!" And…
• English - Etymology: Borrowed from Malay sial . The omission of /l/ may have been motivated by Chinese phonology.
• English - Pronunciation: (Singapore) IPA: /sjɑː˧/ , /-˨˧/ , /sjɐ/ , /sjə/
• Esperanto - Etymology: si +‎ -a
• Esperanto - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˈsia/