What does “ownself” mean?

Ownself in the Singlish dictionary: what it means, where it comes from and how it’s said.

ownself

pronounEnglish

Yourself, by yourself, on your own.

“Ownself check ownself, no one else to blame.”

What does “ownself” mean in Singlish?

Yourself, by yourself, on your own. It’s a pronoun.

Where does “ownself” come from?

From English. Other Singlish words from English include on, open the light, oredi and outstation.

How do you use “ownself” in a sentence?

“Ownself check ownself, no one else to blame.”

Liddat’s own words, from the Singlish dictionary: 312 words and phrases, A to Z.