石叻
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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simp. and trad. (石叻) |
石 | 叻 | |
alternative forms | 實叻/实叻 𡁃叻 實辣/实辣 |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Malay selat (“strait”). Singapore was the capital of Straits Settlements as a British colony.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
石叻
Synonyms[edit]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 新加坡 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 新加坡 |
Malaysia | 新加坡, 新國 | |
Singapore | 新加坡, 星洲 nickname, 獅城 nickname, 小紅點 nickname, 石叻 dated, 石叻埠 dated, 叻埠 dated | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 星加坡, 叻埠 |
Hong Kong | 新加坡, 星加坡, 星國, 星洲 nickname, 叻埠 dated | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 星加坡 | |
Penang (Guangfu) | 星加坡 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 星加坡 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 新加坡, 石叻 dated |
Quanzhou | 新加坡 | |
Zhangzhou | 新加坡 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 新加坡 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 新加坡, 獅城, 石叻 dated | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 新加坡 | |
Jieyang | 石叻 dated, 叻埠 dated | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 新加坡 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 新加坡 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 新加坡 |
References[edit]
- Duffus, William (1883) “Singapore”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 245
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