Singapore的词源

英文词源

Singapore

from Sanskrit Simhapuram "Lion City," from simhah "lion" + puram "city," from PIE *pele- "citadel, fortified high place" (see polis (n.)). The name is perhaps metaphoric of something, as no lions are found there. Singapore sling attested from 1930; said on the island to have been invented there 1915 by a barman named Ngian Tong Dron.

中文词源

Singapore：新加坡

来自梵语 Simhapuram,狮子城，来自 simhah,狮子，词源同 Sinhalese,puram,城市，词源同 polis,police,policy.

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：Singapore 词源，Singapore 含义。

Singapore（新加坡）：传说中的“狮城”

新加坡的别称是“狮城”，其英文名Singapore来自梵语，由simhah (狮子）和puram (城堡、城市）组成，字面意思就是“狮城”。据马来史籍记载，公元1150年左右，苏门答 腊的室利佛逝王国王子为了寻找理想地点建立新城而来到此岛，见到一头从未见过的猛兽经 过。王子问当地人是什么动物。当地人随口说是狮子。王子十分高兴，认为这里是吉祥之地， 便决定在此建都，并取名“狮城”。