English
Toa Payoh
Toa Payoh comes from Hokkien 大巴窯 ‘large swamp’.
- Hokkienmodern大巴窯Tōa Pa-iô‘large swamp’
- EnglishtodayToa Payoh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern大巴窯Tōa Pa-iô‘large swamp’
- EnglishtodayToa Payoh
Every English word from Hokkien 大巴窯
Today it means
name A planning area and new town in the Central Region of Singapore.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 大巴窯 / Toa Payoh