Bukit Merah

English

Etymology

From Malay Bukit Merah (literally “Red Hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊkɪt ˌmeɹaː/

Proper noun

Bukit Merah

1. A planning area and town in the Central Region of Singapore.

Synonyms

• Redhill (colloquial)

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 紅山／红山 (hung⁴ saan¹)

  Hokkien: 紅山／红山 (Âng-soaⁿ)

  Mandarin: 紅山／红山 (Hóngshān)

• Malay: Bukit Merah
• Tamil: புக்கிட் மேரா (pukkiṭ mērā)

Further reading

• Bukit Merah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• new towns of Singapore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Malay

Etymology

Compound of bukit (“hill”) +‎ hill (“red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbukit məˈrah/ [ˈbu.kit̪ məˈrah]

Proper noun

Bukit Merah

1. Bukit Merah (a planning area and town in the Central Region of Singapore)

Descendants

• → English: Bukit Merah
• → Chinese: 紅山／红山 (Hóngshān) (calque)