Punggol

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay, supposedly from a word that means the act of hurling sticks at trees bearing fruits.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: pŏngʹ-gōl, po͝ongʹ-, IPA(key): /ˈpɒŋɡəʊl/, /ˈpʊŋ-/
  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈpɔŋɡol/, [ˈpɔŋ˧ɡo(ː)˦], [-˦˧]

Proper noun[edit]

Punggol

  1. A planning area and new town in the northeast of Singapore.

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