Serangoon

English

Etymology

From Malay se- (“one”) + ranggung (“stork, small marsh bird”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sə-răngʹ-go͞on, IPA^(key): /səˈɹæŋɡuːn/
• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [səˈɹɛŋ˧ɡun˦], [-˦˧]

Proper noun

Serangoon

1. A planning area and new town in the North-East Region of Singapore.

Translations

town in Singapore

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 實龍崗／实龙岗 (Si̍t-lêng-kong)

  Mandarin: 實龍崗／实龙岗 (Shílónggǎng)

• Malay: Serangoon
• Tamil: சிராங்கூன் (cirāṅkūṉ)

Further reading

• Serangoon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• new towns of Singapore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia