The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromसिंहपुर
- Sanskrit · derived fromपुर“city”
- English todayHarimaupura
From Malay harimau (“tiger”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “city”), refrencing the legend that prince Sang Nila Utama named Singapore (Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura, literally “lion city”) after seeing a lion. As lions are not native to Singapore, historians believe he actually saw a tiger and misidentified it.
Words from the same roots
Sanskritपुर all →
AnantapurRatnapuraFaridpur DistrictMadaripur DistrictPirojpur District-poreSaidpurSri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sanskritसिंहपुर all →
SingaporeSingapuraSingaporize
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.