English
Singaporean
From Singapore (“island and city-state in Southeast Asia”) + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns).
Formed from Singapore ‘island and city-state in Southeast Asia’ + -an
Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- ‘fortification, city’
Sanskrit पुर ‘fortress, castle, city, town’
Malay Singapura
English Singapore
The story
From Singapore (‘island and city-state in Southeast Asia’) + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns).
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or from Singapore, or its language or people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Singaporean