Choa Chu Kang

English

Etymology

Named after a riverside village that once stood in the area, from Hokkien 蔡厝港 (Chhòa-chhù-káng). Following the naming conventions of early Chinese settlers, the village was named after a family or clan leader bearing the surname Chua (蔡).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃʰu̯a˧ ˈt͡ʃʰu˧ ˈkaŋ˦], (at the end of a sentence) [-aŋ˦˧]

Proper noun

Choa Chu Kang

1. A planning area and new town in the north-west of Singapore.

Translations

town in Singapore

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蔡厝港 (Càicuògǎng)

• Malay: Choa Chu Kang
• Malayalam: ഛോആ ഛൂ കാങ് (chōā chū kāṅŭ)
• Tamil: சுவா சூ காங் (cuvā cū kāṅ)

Further reading

• Choa Chu Kang on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• new towns of Singapore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia