Sengkang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A planning area and new town in the northeast of Singapore.

Pronunciation

sĕngʹ-käng /ˈsɛŋkɑːŋ/ /ˈseŋkɑŋ/

Word forms

Sengkang

Etymology

Named after an old road, Lorong Sengkang, from Hokkien 盛港 (Sêng-káng, “grand river”) or Malay sengkang (“crossbar, wedge”).

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