Etymology

Jurong

J8U1R1O1N1G2

Today it means: A region of Singapore. Full definition →

Malay Jurong
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Malay · derived fromJurong
  2. English todayJurong

From Malay Jurong. Named after the river Sungei Jurong. Either from jurang (“gap, ravine”), jerung (“shark”) or penjuru (“corner”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.