Victoria

en-proper noun

Victoria (countable and uncountable, plural Victorias or Victoriae)

From Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”). Doublet of Vitória. The given name can also be analyzed as the male name Victor + -ia. The places were named in honour of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

The main town of the federal territory of Labuan, Malaysia.


PD

This qualitative approach was used in re-vitalising Port Dickson (PD) as a leading beach tourism destination for Malaysia. PD was a top beach resort tourism destination in her glory days of 1990s.

2016, Salleh Mohd Radzi, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Hanafiah, Norzuwana Sumarjan, Heritage, Culture and Society, →ISBN:

""Isa has widespread grassroot support in his native Negeri Sembilan, among all the candidates, he is a local PD boy. The others all came out of nowhere,"

2018 October 1, Eileen Ng, quoting Oh Ei Sun, “Who can dent Anwar Ibrahim’s armour in the Port Dickson by-election?”, in Today, →OCLC:

Ms Lau said she hoped "PD will be transformed as promised in so many ways", using the common moniker for the seaside town. "It is good […] to develop PD. That is what everyone in PD wants,"

2018 October 13, Hazlin Hassan, “Anwar Ibrahim storms to victory in Port Dickson by-election, wins 72% of vote”, in The Straits Times, →OCLC:

(Malaysia) Initialism of Port Dickson: a town and district of Malaysia.


Weston

From Old English west (“west”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A small town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Arthur J. West.


Beaufort

/ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/

Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).


北海

→ English: Beihai, Pakhoi

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐk̚⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐk̚⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/

Butterworth (a town in Penang, Malaysia)


玲瓏

/liŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² lɔŋ¹³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ²⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ lɔŋ²³/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ loŋ⁵⁵/

/liŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² lɔŋ¹³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ²⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ lɔŋ²³/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ loŋ⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Lenggong (a town in Hulu Perak district, Perak, Malaysia)


金寶

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From Indonesian Kampar and Malay Kampar, probably via Cantonese.


珠寶

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² po⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² po⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ po⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ⁴¹/

/t͡su³³⁻²³ po⁵²/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pɔ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² po⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² po⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ po⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ⁴¹/

/t͡su³³⁻²³ po⁵²/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pɔ²¹/

Chemor (a town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia)


沉香

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨm¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/

/tim²³⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/

/tim²⁴⁻¹¹ hiũ⁴⁴/

/tim²⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/

/tim²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨm¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/

/tim²³⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/

/tim²⁴⁻¹¹ hiũ⁴⁴/

/tim²⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/

/tim²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

So named as it sinks when placed in water.


古來

→ Malay: Kulai

This place was originally known as 龜來, since many turtles are found on the river bank after floods. Since the character 龜 is complex, it is later renamed 古來.

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/kuː³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/kuː³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

Kulai (a town, the capital of Kulai district, Johor, Malaysia)


Changlun

From Malay Changlun, from Thai ช้างหล่น (literally “Fallen Elephant”).

der

Changlun (a town in Kubang Pasu district, Kedah, Malaysia).


Changlun

→ Chinese: 樟崙 /樟仑 (Zhānglún)

→ Thai: จังลุน (jang-lun), จังโหลน (jang-lǒon)

Borrowed from Thai ช้างหล่น (cháang-lòn, literally “Fallen Elephant”).

bor+

Changlun (a town in Kubang Pasu district, Kedah, Malaysia)


Gemas

A town in Tampin district, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.


Port Dickson

A town and district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.


Port Dickson

ڤورت ديقسن (Jawi)
Podeksen (alternative)

Port Dickson (a town and district of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)


Alor Gajah

A town, the seat of Alor Gajah district, Malacca, Malaysia.


居鑾

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ lu̯än³⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ lu̯än³⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/

Kluang (a town in Kluang district, Johor, Malaysia)


豐盛港

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²² kɔːŋ³⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²² kɔːŋ³⁵/

Changed from the former name 茂盛港 (“Mersing”), which is a phono-semantic matching of Malay Mersing (using 茂盛) + 港 (“port”).


高嶺

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

For the fourth sense, borrowed from Malay Kodiang, from Thai เขาแดง (kǎo-dɛɛng, literally “Red Mount”).

der

(～市) Kodiang (a town in Kubang Pasu district, Kedah, Malaysia)


巴生

/pä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/pa⁵³⁻³⁴ saŋ³³/

/pä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/pa⁵³⁻³⁴ saŋ³³/

Possibly from Malay pasang (“(of tide) to rise”).

(～市) Klang (a town in Selangor, Malaysia)


民都魯

/min³⁵ tu⁵⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/min³⁵ tu⁵⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～鎮) Bintulu (a town in Sarawak, Malaysia)


安邦

/ˀän⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀän⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/


馬口

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～鎮) Bahau (a town in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)


大山腳

/tä⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tua²²⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² suã³³ kʰa³³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tä⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tua²²⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² suã³³ kʰa³³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

大山腳聖安納教堂

大山脚圣安纳教堂

Bukit Mertajam (a town in Penang, Malaysia)


朱賓

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/


美農

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵/


大厝內

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai²²/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lai²²/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai²²/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lai²²/

1959 May 19, “馬六甲首席部長拿督奧士曼 前往大厝內巡視 應村民要求增設水喉及路燈”, in 南洋商报 [Nanyang Siang Pau]:

Běnzhōu shǒuxí bùcháng nádū Àoshìmàn yuányú zuóchén bāshí bàn yóu tàipíngjúshēn Shěn Mùyǔ jì Wǔyá Nàyě Bǎndǐ (jí Dàcuònèi) cūnmín dàibiǎo Lín Míngjí péitóngxià, xúnshì gāicūn, chuíxún mínqíng.

本州首席部長拿督奧士曼爰於昨晨八時半由太平局紳沈慕羽曁武牙那也板底（卽大厝內）村民代表林明吉陪同下，巡視該村，垂詢民情。

本州首席部长拿督奥士曼爰于昨晨八时半由太平局绅沈慕羽暨武牙那也板底（即大厝内）村民代表林明吉陪同下，巡视该村，垂询民情。

Bunga Raya Pantai
Bunga Raya Pantai#English


哥打丁宜

ㄍㄜ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄧˊ

ㄍㄜ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄧˊ

/kɤ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/ko³³⁻²³ ta⁵²⁻³⁵ teŋ³³⁻²³ ŋi⁵⁵/

/kɤ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/ko³³⁻²³ ta⁵²⁻³⁵ teŋ³³⁻²³ ŋi⁵⁵/

Kota Tinggi (a town in Kota Tinggi district, Johor, Malaysia)


文東

/wən³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/mɐn²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/wən³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/mɐn²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

(～市, ～縣) Bentong (a town and district of Pahang, Malaysia)


文冬

/wən³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/mɐn²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/wən³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/mɐn²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/


安邦再也

ㄢ ㄅㄤ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ

ㄢ ㄅㄤ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ

Аньбан Цзайе

/ˀän⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀän⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Ampang Jaya (a town in Selangor, Malaysia)


士乃

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²² naːi̯¹³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²² naːi̯¹³/

Senai (a town and mukim of Kulai district, Johor, Malaysia)


和豐

/xɤ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/wɔː²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/wɔː²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Sungai Siput (a town in Kuala Kangsar district, Perak, Malaysia)


九洞

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

(～新村) Jelapang (a town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia)


高淵

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn⁵⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn⁵⁵/

Possibly from the name of the Kerian River, which would make it cognate with the district name 吉輦／吉辇 (Jíniǎn, “Kerian”).

Nibong Tebal (a town in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia)


萬津

/wän⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/wän⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

Banting (a town in Kuala Langat district, Selangor, Malaysia)


利豐港

/li⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Sungai Mati (a town in Serom, Tangkak district, Johor, Malaysia)


波德申

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

Port Dickson (a coastal town, the capital of Port Dickson district, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)


Kampar

From Indonesian Kampar and Malay Kampar.


Kampar

→ English: Kampar

→ Chinese: 金寶 /金宝 (jīnbǎo)

Kampar (a town in the state of Perak, Malaysia)


泗里街

/sz̩⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/siː³³ lei̯¹³ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/siː³³ lei̯¹³ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

Sarikei (a town and capital of Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia)


而連突

/ˀɤɻ³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ tʰu⁵⁵/

/jiː²¹ liːn²¹ tɐt̚²/

/ˀɤɻ³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ tʰu⁵⁵/

/jiː²¹ liːn²¹ tɐt̚²/

(～市, ～縣) Jerantut (a town and district of Pahang, Malaysia)


木威

/mu⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mʊk̚² wɐi̯⁵⁵/

/mu⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mʊk̚² wɐi̯⁵⁵/


文德甲

ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

/wən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ kaːp̚³/

/wən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ kaːp̚³/


黑木山

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Most probably calque of Malay Bukit Kayu Hitam (literally “Black Wood Hill”).

calque

Bukit Kayu Hitam (a town in Kubang Pasu district, Kedah, Malaysia)


金馬崙

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ maː¹³ lɵn²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴/

/kim³³ be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lun³³/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ maː¹³ lɵn²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴/

/kim³³ be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lun³³/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴/

Cameron Highlands
Cameron Highlands#English

Cameron Highlands (a hill station and district of Pahang, Malaysia)


Maran

→ Chinese: 馬蘭 /马兰 (mǎlán)

desc

→ Tamil: மாரான் (mārāṉ)

→ Tamil: மாரான் (mārāṉ)


Padang Besar

A border town in Perlis, northern Malaysia.


Padang Besar

ڤدڠ بسر (Jawi)

Padang Besar (a town in Perlis, Malaysia)


Kuala Lipis

A town in Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia.


Port Klang

A town and port in the Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia.


Teluk Intan

A town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia.


Teluk Intan

تلوق اينتن (Jawi)

→ English: Teluk Intan


Kuala Sepetang

A coastal town in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia.


Batu Arang

A former coal-mining town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia.


打巴

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ paː⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ paː⁵⁵/

1954 May 13, 胡履德, quotee, “太平北吡叻廣東會舘 舉行重修落成慶典（續昨）”, in 星洲日報 [Sin Chew Jit Poh], page 9:

The fourth stage is a difficult time: At the time, I was the head of Tapah, and in Tapah there were two Cantonese towns; the leaders of the towns had resisted and killed bandits; their bravery gave me a sort of encouragement, and I will never forget them.

dai⁶ sei³ gaai¹ dyun⁶ hai⁶ jat¹ go³ gaan¹ naan⁴ ge³ si⁴ kei⁴, dong¹ si⁴ ngo⁵ hai⁶ daa² baa¹ ge³ jyun² zoeng², hai² daa² baa¹ jau⁵ loeng⁵ go³ gwong² dung¹ jan⁴ ge³ fau⁶ zai², fau⁶ zai² ge³ ling⁵ zau⁶ cang⁴ ging¹ dai² kong³ kap⁶ saat³ sei² gwo³ fei² tou⁴, keoi⁵ dei⁶ ge³ jung⁵ hei³ bei² ngo⁵ jat¹ zung² ge³ gu² lai⁶, ngo⁵ wing⁵ jyun⁵ m⁴ wui⁵ mong⁴ gei³ keoi⁵ dei⁶.

第四階段係一個艱難嘅時期，當時我係打巴嘅縣長，在打巴有兩個廣東人嘅埠仔，埠仔嘅領袖曾經抵抗及殺死過匪徒，佢地嘅勇氣被我一種嘅鼓勵，我永遠唔會忘記佢地。

第四阶段系一个艰难嘅时期，当时我系打巴嘅县长，在打巴有两个广东人嘅埠仔，埠仔嘅领袖曾经抵抗及杀死过匪徒，佢地嘅勇气被我一种嘅鼓励，我永远唔会忘记佢地。


Perai

An industrial town in Penang, Malaysia, on the mainland opposite the island of Penang.


Bukit Mertajam

A town in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.


Pasir Mas

A town and district in Kelantan, Malaysia.


馬蘭

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵/

(～市, ～縣) Maran (a town and district of Pahang, Malaysia)


Tampin

A town and district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.


Bestari Jaya

A town in Kuala Selangor district, Selangor, Malaysia.


Kuala Selangor

From Malay kuala + Selangor (“the river”).

A town and district in Selangor, Malaysia.


Bahau

A town in Jempol district, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.


Kajang

A town in Hulu Langat district, Selangor, Malaysia.


Tanjong Malim

A town in Muallim district, Perak, Malaysia.


Tanjong Malim

ms-proper noun

Tanjong Malim (Jawi spelling تنجوڠ ماليم)

تنجوڠ ماليم (Jawi)

Tanjong Malim (a town in Muallim district, Perak, Malaysia)


Tapah Road

A town in Batang Padang district, Perak, Malaysia.


Rawang

A town in Gombak district, Selangor, Malaysia.


Pelabuhan Klang

Pelabuhan Klang (Jawi spelling ڤلابوهن کلڠ)

ڤلابوهن کلڠ (Jawi)

Port Klang (a town and port in the Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia)


Puchong

From Malay Puchong, from pucung (“heron”).

A town in the Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia.


Puchong

From pucung (“heron”). The spelling is a carry-over from the Za'aba Spelling used before 1972.

Puchong (a town, a in the Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia)


Slim River

Named after a nearby river, Sungai (“river” in Malay) Slim, itself named in the 19th century after the English captain William Slim, who accidentally went up the river instead of the Perak River which was the main waterway back then.

A town in the Mualim District, Perak, Malaysia.


Slim River

سليم ريۏر (Jawi)

Slim River (a town in the Mualim District, Perak, Malaysia)


巴東勿剎

ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˋ ㄕㄚ

ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˋ ㄕㄚ

/pä⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ u⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ u⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

Padang Besar (a town in Perlis, Malaysia)


Chukai

A town, the capital of the Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia.


Chukai

چوکاي (Jawi)
Cukai (alternative)
Cuka (alternative)

→ Chinese: 朱蓋 /朱盖 (Zhūgài)

→ Tamil: சுக்காய் (cukkāy)

From cukai (“tax”). The spelling is a carry-over from the Za'aba Spelling used before 1972.

Chukai (a town, the capital of the Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia)


仙本那

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹/

Semporna (a town and capital of the Semporna District, Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia)


務邊

/u⁵¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/u⁵¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Gopeng (a town in Kempar district, Perak, Malaysia)


Batu Pahat

باتو ڤاهت (Jawi)

→ Chinese: 峇株巴轄 /峇株巴辖 (Bāzhū Bāxiá)

→ Tamil: பத்து பகாட் (pattu pakāṭ)

Batu Pahat (a town and district of Johor, Malaysia)


峇株巴轄

ㄅㄚ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

ㄅㄚ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

/pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ hɐt̚²/

/ba²³⁻²¹ tu³³⁻²¹ pa³³⁻²¹ hat̚³/

/ba²⁴⁻²¹ tu⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴⁻²² hat̚³²/

/ba²⁴⁻²² tu³³ pa³³ hat̚⁵³/

/pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ hɐt̚²/

/ba²³⁻²¹ tu³³⁻²¹ pa³³⁻²¹ hat̚³/

/ba²⁴⁻²¹ tu⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴⁻²² hat̚³²/

/ba²⁴⁻²² tu³³ pa³³ hat̚⁵³/

(～市, ～縣) Batu Pahat (a town and district of Johor, Malaysia)


適耕莊

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of Malay Sekinchan.

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Sekinchan (a town in Sabak Bernam district, Selangor, Malaysia)


Sekinchan

سکينچن (Jawi)

→ Chinese: 適耕莊 /适耕庄 (Shìgēng Zhuāng)

Possibly from a corruption of English second chance after the British pardoned the Communists.

a town in Sabak Bernam district, Selangor, Malaysia


Pasir Panjang

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Pasir Panjang (Jawi spelling ڤاسير ڤنجڠ)

ڤاسير ڤنجڠ (Jawi)

→ Chinese: 巴西班讓 /巴西班让 (Bāxī Bānràng)

a town in Port Dickson district, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia


巴西班讓

ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄖㄤˋ

ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄖㄤˋ

Баси Баньжан

/pä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/

a town in Port Dickson district, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia


金馬崙高原

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄩㄢˊ

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄩㄢˊ

Цзиньмалунь Гаоюань

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ maː¹³ lɵn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/

/kim³³ be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lun³³ ko³³ ɡuan²⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ maː¹³ lɵn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/

/kim³³ be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lun³³ ko³³ ɡuan²⁴/

Borrowed from English Cameron + 高原 (gāoyuán), partial calque of English Cameron Highlands.

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(～縣) Cameron Highlands (a hill station and district of Pahang, Malaysia)


Cameron Highlands

A hill station and district of Pahang, Malaysia.


Tanah Tinggi Cameron

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تانه تيڠݢي کاميرون

Tanah Tinggi Cameron (Jawi spelling تانه تيڠݢي کاميرون)

تانه تيڠݢي کاميرون (Jawi)


Jerantut

جرنتوت (Jawi)

→ Chinese: 而連突 /而连突 (Érliántū)

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→ Tamil: ஜெராண்டுட் (jerāṇṭuṭ)

→ Tamil: ஜெராண்டுட் (jerāṇṭuṭ)

Possibly from blend of jeram (“rapids in a stream”) + Tut (“a person's name”).


Pekan

→ Chinese: 北根 (Běigēn)

→ Tamil: பெக்கான் (pekkāṉ)


北根

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵/

/pɐk̚⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵/

/pɐk̚⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/

(～市, ～縣) Pekan (a town and district of Pahang, Malaysia)


勞勿

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ u⁵¹/

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ u⁵¹/

(～市, ～縣) Raub (a town and district of Pahang, Malaysia)


雲冰

/wɐn²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/wɐn²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

(～市) Kuala Rompin (a town in Rompin district, Pahang, Malaysia)


樟崙

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ lɵn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ lɵn²¹/

Borrowed from Malay Changlun, from Thai ช้างหล่น (cháang-lòn, literally “Fallen Elephant”).

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Changlun (a town in Kubang Pasu district, Kedah, Malaysia)


Bukit Kayu Hitam

ms-proper noun

بوکيت کايو هيتم

Bukit Kayu Hitam (Jawi spelling بوکيت کايو هيتم)

بوکيت کايو هيتم (Jawi)

→ Chinese: 黑木山 (Hēimùshān) (calque)

→ Southern Thai: ควนไม้ดำ (calque)

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บูกิตกายูฮีตัม

→ Thai: บูกิตกายูฮีตัม

→ Thai: บูกิตกายูฮีตัม

From bukit (“hill”) + kayu (“wood”) + hitam (“black”), literally “Black Wood Hill”.

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Bukit Kayu Hitam (a town in Kubang Pasu district, Kedah, Malaysia)


ควนไม้ดำ

Calque of Malay Bukit Kayu Hitam (literally “Black Wood Hill”).


Kodiang

کودياڠ (Jawi)

→ Chinese: 高嶺 /高岭 (Gāolǐng)

Borrowed from Thai เขาแดง (kǎo-dɛɛng, literally “Red Mount”).

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Kodiang (a town in Kubang Pasu district, Kedah, Malaysia)


仕林河

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ lin³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ lin³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

Borrowed from English Slim + 河 (hé), partial calque of English Slim River.

Slim River (a town in Muallim district, Perak, Malaysia)


朱蓋

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːi̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːi̯³³/

Borrowed from Malay Chukai, from cukai (“tax”), from Tamil சுங்கம் (cuṅkam).

(～市) Chukai (a town in Kemaman district, Terengganu, Malaysia)


Tanjung Rambutan

Borrowed from Malay Tanjung Rambutan. Sense 3 refers to the notorious reputation of the psychiatric hospital located there as associated with people with mental illnesses.

A town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia.


Tanjung Rambutan

→ English: Tanjung Rambutan

Literally "rambutan cape". Sense 3 refers to the notorious reputation of the psychiatric hospital located there as associated with people with mental illnesses.

Tanjong Malim (a town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia)


烏魯地南

ㄨ ㄌㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄋㄢˊ

ㄨ ㄌㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄋㄢˊ

/u⁵⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹ nän³⁵/

/u⁵⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹ nän³⁵/

(～市) Ulu Tiram (a town in Johor Bahru district, Johor, Malaysia)


Ulu Tiram

From ulu (“upriver; head”) + tiram (“oyster”).

compound

a town in Johor Bahru district, Johor, Malaysia


Kulai

Borrowed from Chinese 古來 /古来 (gǔlái), originally named as 龜來 after the turtles that are found on the nearby river banks after floods.

Kulai (a town, the capital of Kulai district, Johor, Malaysia)