Punggol

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Punggol

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

Translations

town in Singapore

• Armenian: Պունգգոլ (Punggol)
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 榜鵝／榜鹅 (Póng-gô)

  Mandarin: 榜鵝／榜鹅 (Bǎng'é)

• Malay: Punggol
• Tamil: பொங்கோல் (poṅkōl)

Further reading

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