Meanings
Manglish1
- An English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.
He stands back and witnesses with awe the language’s myriad offshoots, like Manglish (Malay and English) and Konglish (English in South Korea).
2010 May 25, Dwight Garner, “English as a Juggernaut Conquers the World With Glee and an OMG”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2021Synonyms: Malenglish, Malglish
Manglish2
- A mixture of the Maltese and English languages.
Synonyms: Maltenglish, Minglish
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.
proper nounA mixture of the Maltese and English languages.
Origin
Cite this entry
Manglish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manglish
“Manglish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manglish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Manglish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manglish.
Source: Manglish on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.