Toa Payoh

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 大巴窯 / 大巴窑 (Tōa Pa-iô, “large swamp”). Pa-iô has its origins in Malay paya (“swamp”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔː ˈpɑːjəʊ/, /- ˈpaɪ.əʊ/
• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˌtɔː˧ ˈpa˧.jo(ː)˦], [ˌto-], (ending a sentence) [-jo(ː)˦˧]

Proper noun

Toa Payoh

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

Translations

town in Singapore

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大巴窯 / 大巴窑 (Dàbāyáo)

• Malay: Toa Payoh
• Tamil: தோ பாயோ (tō pāyō)