石叻

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Chinese

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(石叻)
alternative forms 實叻实叻
𡁃叻
實辣实辣

Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay selat (strait). Singapore was the capital of Straits Settlements as a British colony.

Pronunciation

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Note: sêg8 lag8 - Jieyang.

Proper noun

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石叻

  1. (regional, dated) Singapore

Synonyms

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References

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  • Duffus, William (1883) “Singapore”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 245