In Malay, "singa" means lion and "pura" means city, so Singapore/Singapura literally means "lion city". However, lions have never existed in the region. So how did Singapore get its name?
In Malay, "singa" means lion and "pura" means city, so Singapore/Singapura literally means "lion city". However...
Grayson Morris
Mason Watson
At random
Ryan Williams
"It is unlikely that lions ever lived on the island; Sang Nila Utama, the Srivijayan prince said to have founded and named the island Singapura, perhaps saw a Malayan tiger."
Asher Russell
when the english conquered it they thought lion city would be a cool name
Austin Ross
yep
Liam Sullivan
David Long
wanna migrate and marry me now?
David Robinson
That escalated quickly
Matthew Harris
okay gotta go now cutefinnfag see you soon
Brandon Rivera
Alright! See you soon!
Josiah Gray
My Malaysian dad got stalked by a tiger once
John Ortiz
This
It was just a city but got separated from Malaysia :c
Christian Hill
Annexation of Johor to protect civil rights of Chinese minorities when?
Ian Young
in Australia "singa" is a sowing machine and "pura" is a brand of milk
Jason Thompson
kek
Look who it is again...ID Heaven...remember the last time you called me a newfag?Yeah, I haven't forgotten that etc etc
Matthew Evans
have a refresher
newfag
Michael Mitchell
I'll pretend to be smug
Thomas Foster
Based curryposter
Dylan Lewis
Lions have existed in the region's zoo.
Charles Johnson
my wife chino is so cute
Ayden Evans
the founder was a furry
Hudson Smith
prove it
Ryan Davis
chino
Luis Diaz
Why migrate when I'm already a citizen
Xavier Roberts
the prince saw my wife Chino
Carson Gray
chino chan
Adam Mitchell
As if. Sultan bery strong. I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to detach
Isaac Hill
Nice digits!
Dylan Walker
I need to find some cute singaporean bois t b h
Nice self congratulation
nice digits
Jaxon Myers
fag
Camden Carter
go to sleep
Thomas King
ALL OF YOU CAN YOU PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK UP I'M TRYING TO SLEEP
THANK YOU