Etymology

Sengkang

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Today it means: A planning area and new town in the northeast of Singapore. Full definition →

Malay sengkang
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The story

  1. Malay · derived fromsengkang“crossbar, wedge”
  2. English todaySengkang

Named after an old road, Lorong Sengkang, from Malay sengkang (“crossbar, wedge”).

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