CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 



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English . 



Chinese. 



Characters. 



Remarks. 









that formerly there 









were two Kampongs, 









one called Ipoh and 









the other Paloh. In 









Wilkinson's Diction- 









ary Paloh is given 









as meaning "a hollow 









filled with stagnant 









water" while 'Ipoh' 









means 'upas-tree '. 









The Europeans and 









Hokkien C h i n e se 

 called the town which 

 was subseq u e n 1 1 y 

 built, Ipoh, while to 

 the Cantonese and 

 Khehs the place be- 

 came known as Pa-lo. 



Kampar 



Kam-po 



&w 





Kampong Repa- 



Kam-pong Pan- 



&&mk 





ying 



yang 







Kamunting 



San-kong-m u n 



«P1 



i.e. New district. This 

 name was given by 

 the Chinese to Kam- 

 unting because mines 

 were opened there 

 later than near Tai- 

 peng. Kamunting is 

 about 3 miles from 

 Taipeng. 



R. A. Soc, No. 42, 1904. 



