English
Jurong East
Jurong East comes from Malay jurang ‘gap, ravine’.
- Malaymodernjurang‘gap, ravine’
- EnglishtodayJurong East
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Malaymodernjurang‘gap, ravine’
- EnglishtodayJurong East
The story
Named after the river Sungei Jurong.
Every English word from Malay jurang
Today it means
name A planning area, new town and regional centre in the West Region of Singapore.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Malay jurang / Jurong East