TIL that the country Singapore was named by a Tamil Indian king in the 11th century, and is an amalgam of the words "Singh" and "pura" meaning "Lion City" britannica.com Submitted by GobindDev t3_z2xeyf on November 23, 2022 at 7:00 PM in todayilearned 12 comments 184
c4nchyscksforlife t1_ixjdq0o wrote on November 23, 2022 at 9:46 PM Sinha no Singh lol Permalink −4− GobindDev OP t1_ixjw2w6 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 12:03 AM Singh/Singha comes from the root word Simha. Simha/Sinha--->Sinh/Singh and other cognates of those names. The original Malay word is actually Singapura. Permalink Parent 5
GobindDev OP t1_ixjw2w6 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 12:03 AM Singh/Singha comes from the root word Simha. Simha/Sinha--->Sinh/Singh and other cognates of those names. The original Malay word is actually Singapura. Permalink Parent 5
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