CHINESE NAMES OF STEEETS IN PENANG. 235 



Sepoy Lines : Hokkien, Si pai pc BvFtJfJfli si pai = 



sepoy ; per = field. 



Tarek Ayer ; Hokkien, Gu chhia ehiii ^jji^ " Bul- 

 lock-cart water/' Cantonese, Ngau chhe shui -^p y v 7r 



TitiPapan; Hokkien, Tiaii kio than i^fUJJl " Sus- 

 pension bridg-e head." Cantonese, Tin khiu thau i^fjfjgjl 



Ujong Pasir, or Prangin : Sia boe jjjjtj^ " town end." 

 Cantonese. She me jfiJ;M 



Paet II. Up-country. 



Some of the names are romanized in Kheh sound, as the 

 up-country districts are inhabited more by Khehs than Cantonese. 



Ayer Itam : Hokkien. A ya i tarn ES^i^^ 



Ayer Puteh : Kheh, Kung si san y^oJ[_t| ''Kong-si 



hill." 



Bagan Jermal : HoHien, Oan to ^j*^ " bay." 



Balik Pulau : HoHien, Phu 16 ¥^]$g[ Kheh, San poi 

 \\\^ " bill back," i. e., the back of the Pentland Range. 



The town is called Pho* j;jfc by the Hokkiens, and Tanjong by 

 the Khehs. Balik Pulau village is called Kung-si, or Bokkan, 

 which is a corruption of the Malay word " pekan," and the 

 only street there is called fu lo kat chhong $$%&$$^%l 



Balik Pulau Hill : Hokkien, Phaii tai teng jfcQ^TM 

 11 Fort top." Kheh, Phau thoi tong j|fl5}p j|| 



Batu Ferringgi: Hokkien, Baru teng-gi ^|]J;~J~ j£ 

 Kheh, Ma tu tin yi tffffiTY *& 



