"Ipoh" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Malay Ipoh, from ipuh (“upas (a tree local to Ipoh)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|Ipoh}} Malay Ipoh, {{gl|a tree local to Ipoh}} (a tree local to Ipoh), {{m|ms|ipuh||upas (<span class="Latn" lang="en">a tree local to Ipoh</span>)}} ipuh (“upas (a tree local to Ipoh)”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ipoh
  1. The capital city of the state of Perak, Malaysia. Wikipedia link: Ipoh Categories (place): Cities in Malaysia, Cities in Perak, Places in Malaysia, Places in Perak Translations (capital of Perak): 怡保 (ji⁴ bou²) (Chinese Cantonese), 怡保 (Yíbǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Ipoh (Malay), ஈப்போ (īppō) (Tamil), อีโปะฮ์ (Thai)

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