Names of Singapore
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the local Malay name for the nation, Singapura (articulated [siÅapura]), which was thus gotten from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: à€žिंà€¹à€ªुà€°; romanised: Siá¹hapura; Brahmi: ð²ðºðð³ð§ðŒð; in a real sense "lion city"; siá¹ha signifies 'lion', pura signifies 'city' or 'fortress').[9] Pulau Ujong was one of the earliest references to Singapore Island, which compares to a Chinese record from the third century alluded to a spot as Pú Luó ZhÅng (Chinese: è² çŸ
äž), a record of the Malay name for 'island toward the finish of a peninsula'.[10] Early references to the name Temasek (or Tumasik) are found in the Nagarakretagama, a Javanese tribute written in 1365, and a Vietnamese source from a similar time span.
The name potentially implies Ocean Town, being gotten from the Malay tasek, signifying 'ocean' or 'lake'. The Chinese explorer Wang Dayuan visited a spot around 1330 named Danmaxi (Chinese: 淡銬é«; pinyin: Dà nmÇxÃ; Swim Giles: Tan Mama Hsi) or Hat mama siak, contingent upon elocution; this might be a record of Temasek, on the other hand, it could be a mix of the Malay Tanah signifying 'land' and Chinese xi signifying 'tin', which was exchanged on the island. Varieties of the name Siá¹hapura were utilized for various urban areas all through the district preceding the foundation of the Realm of Singapura. In Hindu-Buddhist culture, lions were related with power and security, which might make sense of the fascination of such a name.The name Singapura replaced Temasek at some point before the fifteenth 100 years, after the foundation of the Realm of Singapura on the island by an escaping Sumatran Raja (ruler) from Palembang. In any case, the exact time and justification behind the name change is obscure.
The semi-verifiable Malay Chronicles express that Temasek was dedicated Singapura by Sang Nila Utama, a thirteenth century Sumatran Raja from Palembang. The Chronicles express that Sang Nila Utama experienced a peculiar monster on the island that he took to be a lion. Seeing this as a sign, he laid out the town of Singapura where he experienced the beast. The subsequent speculation, drawn from Portuguese sources, proposes that this legendary story depends on the genuine Parameswara of Palembang. Parameswara proclaimed freedom from Majapahit and mounted a Lion Privileged position. After then being crashed in banishment by the Javanese, he usurped command over Temasek. It is conceivable that he rechristened the region as Singapura, reviewing the privileged position he had been driven from. Under Japanese occupation, Singapore was renamed Syonan (Japanese: æ å, Hepburn: ShÅnan), signifying 'light of the south'.Singapore is some of the time alluded to by the epithet the "Nursery City", concerning its parks and tree-lined streets. Another nickname, the "Little Red Spot", was taken on after an article in the Asian Money Road Diary of 4 August 1998 said that Indonesian President B. J. Habibie alluded to Singapore as a red dab on a guide.
