Singapura

See also: Singapūra

English

A Singapura cat.

Proper noun

Singapura

1. A 14th-century Malay kingdom centered in modern-day Singapore.

Noun

Singapura (plural Singapuras)

1. A domestic cat of a small breed with large eyes and ears, brown ticked coat and blunt tail.

Translations

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Translations to be checked

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} gatto Singapura
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

• Singapura (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Singapura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Praguians

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French

Proper noun

Singapura

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 1785, Jean Baptiste Antoine Malisset d'Hertereau, La Parfaite Intelligence du Commmerce […], volume 1, Lami, page 168:

      […]; elle est séparée de la Presqu’Isle Orientale de l’Inde par les détroits de Malaca & de Singapura.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1918, Journal Asiatique‎^[1], Société Asiatique, page 1114:

     Singapura […] est un détroit par où passent tous les navires qui se rendent dans ces régions.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2004, Daniel Perret, edited by Daniel Perret, ʻAmmarā Sīsuchāt, and Sombūn Thanasuk, Études sur l'histoire du sultanat de Patani (Etudes Thématiques: École Française d'Extrême-Orient; 14)‎^[2], École française d'Extrême-Orient, →ISBN, page 22:

     Apprenant cet assassinat, le roi de Siam place le mandarin en question à la tête de l’expédition qui va attaquer Singapura, mais l’ancien roi de Palembang parvient à s’enfuir.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay Singapura, from from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) +‎ पुर (pura, “city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siŋapura/
• Hyphenation: Si‧nga‧pu‧ra

Proper noun

Singapura

1. Singapore

Further reading

• “Singapura” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Latin

Proper noun

Singapura f sg (genitive Singapurae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Singapore

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Singapura
Genitive	Singapurae
Dative	Singapurae
Accusative	Singapuram
Ablative	Singapurā
Vocative	Singapura

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Malay

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”) and पुर (pura, “city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siŋəpurə/
• IPA^(key): /siŋapura/
• Rhymes: -urə, -rə, -ə

Proper noun

Singapura (Jawi spelling سيڠاڤورا)

1. Singapore

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Cingapura (Brazil)

Proper noun

Singapura f (European orthography)

1. Singapore (a country in southeast Asia)

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Malay Singapura (“Singapore”).

Proper noun

Singapura

1. Singapore

Synonyms

• Singgapur