Singapôr

See also: Singapor

Welsh

Etymology

Internationalism, see English Singapore. Ultimately from Malay singa (“lion”) and pura (“city”), from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”) and पुर (pura, “city”).

Proper noun

Singapôr f (not mutable)

  1. Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia: gwledydd Asia (appendix)edit

Derived terms

  • Singaporaidd (“Singaporean”, adjective)
  • Singaporiad (“Singaporean person”)
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