kan ni na

English

Alternative forms

• KNN
• kan lin nia
• kan ni nia

Etymology

From Hokkien 姦恁娘／奸恁娘 (kàn-lín-niâ / kàn-ní-nâ).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˈkan˦ ni˦ naː˦]

Interjection

kan ni na

1. (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial, vulgar) Fuck your mother; fuck.

Usage notes

In Singapore, this word is usually spelled kan ni na or abbreviated to KNN. The variant spellings kan ni nia and kan lin nia, which follow Penang and Taiwanese Hokkien pronunciation and their Pe̍h-ōe-jī orthography, are less common but also used.

Derived terms

• KNN

See also

• KNNB
• KNNCCB
• KNNBCCB
• kan ni na bu
• kan ni na bu chao chee bai