The story
- Malay · borrowed fromTanjong Katong“Turtle Point”
- English todayTanjong Katong
From Malay Tanjong Katong (“Turtle Point”, literally “Cape of Leatherback Turtle”). Katong referred to a now-extinct species of sea turtle once found in the area, and may also describe the rippling effect seen along a shoreline caused by a sea mirage.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.