CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 209 



Cantonese, Heung kong kai ^f[f ^g£lj h'eung kong is the Can- 

 tonese pronunciation of Hongkong-, and kai means street. (The 

 word Hong itself is a mispronunciation of heung originating 

 from the boat-population of Canton who were the first to come 

 in contact with Europeans when they appeared in China). 



Hospital Road : Hokkien, Pi" chhii ' lo- ^jfj{£§ 

 " sick house road "=road leading to the General Hospital'. 3 - Can- 

 tonese] Wong ka yi im lo l^Bfl^^S 



Hutton Lane : Hokkien, Gia-lan (jalan) a-teng ^ ||] 

 ^"J - a-teng is the Chinese pronunciation for Hutton. 



Jelutong Road: Hokkien, Jit-16h-tong lo- frl^ 4 /l^^§ 

 jit-l6h-tong is the Chinese pronunciation for Jelutong. 

 The town end of this road is called e-tong ~f\ yjpj or he-tong 

 ~K^|3 which means the lower tong, and the country end of this 

 road is called teng-tong J§'/|p) or siang-tong _[^//|p] which 

 means the upper tong, i. e., cave. Cantonese, Yat lok tong. 



Katz Street : Hokkien, Koe kang-a te lak tiau lo 1 j^g^J 

 MaI^Jo "passed rivulet, number six street," i. e., the 

 sixth street after crossing the Prangin Ditch from Beach Street. 

 Cantonese) Kwo kong chai tai luk thiu lo jjSJ^jffJ Jf? ]a> f^P; $& 



Kedah Road : Hokkien, Kam kong ma lak kah §&jfc 

 JjpS^BJ " Kampong Malacca." Cantonese, Ku phai kun ill 

 $¥$ii " °^ ncense house " ; this referring to the Lock Hospital, 

 which was formerly situated at the site where the present 

 Chowrasta Dispensary is. ..... 



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