CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 205 
Б, ipl, “Kling market,” pá-sat being a corruption of 
the Malay word pasar, 
Chulia Street: PART I., between Beach Street and 
Pitt Street. (1) Holkien, kiet-lêng-á ke FE mE f < Кіпа 
Street,” so called from the Kling shop-keepers there. The 
word Chulia itself is a Bengali word meaning Kling. (Vide 
King street PART IV). Cantonese, kit-ling kai duh 
(2) Hokkien, ló--lin ke Ern Е]  Ló-lin is the Chinese pronun- 
ciation for Noordin and ke means street, so called after the busi- 
ness premises of Mr. H. M. Noordin. Cantonese, Yi sheung kai 
Kip “clothes box street,” from the Chinese cabinet-ma- 
kers’ shops there. 
PART II., between Pitt Street and Love Lane. Hokkien 
Toa mái" lat K PARE “big archway ” ; formerly there were 
two big archways to a large compound house here Ge Sek 
Chuen Lane). Cantonese, Tai mun lau Же 
PART III., between Love Lane and Penang Road. Hokkien 
gü-kan-tàng LET * cattle реп”; gü means cattle and kan- 
ting is the Chinese pronunciation for the Malay word “ kan- 
dang” meaning a pen. Cantonese, Sha kong thau pb fie] BH 
* sand hill head," in former days people used to deposit rubbish 
there which heaped up in a mound. 
Chulia Street Ghaut: (1) Hokkien, kiet-léng-á-ke 
lo-thàu ж ҮЙ BK AA (vide Chulia Street, PART L) Can- 
tonese, kit-ling-kai lo-thau aie (E ER of (2) Hokkien, Si" Та" 
Kong-si ke VERI RIT called after the Kong-si house of 
