乔治市街道名称列表
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本列表阐述并介绍马来西亚槟城州首府乔治市范围内的街道名称。1780年代,槟城在海峡殖民地政府的接管统治下成为大不列颠王国最早的远东贸易转口港,乔治市正值开辟期间皆由殖民政府为新建街道命名。槟城摆脱英国殖民统治后,乔治市街道在马来西亚1963/67年国语法令下为迎合国家政策需要而被译成马来语,但大量街道的英语原名仍沿用迄今。
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乔治市街道名称多与当时老百姓的生活起居和习惯、环境、人物、历史事迹等息息相关,反映了城市的多元文化遗产。乔治市的街牌除马来文之外,一般附有英文、中文或阿拉伯文译名。
街道名称变化
部分的街道官方名称在马来亚独立后有少许改动,但纵观而言,乔治市的街道大多保留了殖民时期所沿用的名称,尽管这些街道只用作标识路牌上马来文名称的翻译。直至2007年,由于国家强制执行国语法令,乔治市的路牌仅被允许使用马来文列明。问题是,此决定令许多游客感到困惑,他们发现难以将槟城人通用的英文名字与路牌上的马来文名字相提并论,而两者的名字往往截然不同。在专有名词的情况下,英文名字较易于辨识,例如华盖街的英文原名为Farquhar Street,则译成Lebuh Farquhar。不过就那些不谙马来文的人来说,有些直译的名称由于字眼有异而显得格外陌生,譬如土库街英文原称Beach Street被直译为Lebuh Pantai。另外有部分街道反而有了全新的马来文名字,如青草巷英文全名Green Lane被改为Jalan Masjid Negeri(中文名为州清真寺路)。
然而,乔治市的中文路名与众多官方名称是不相应对的,同一条路的不同段落亦有不一样的名字,其街道皆为民间华人以方言(如闽南话、广东话、潮州话等)口耳相传而命名,反映了百年来该街的商业活动或民俗风情等。虽然中文路名并没有摘入官方档案,但当地的华人百姓却广泛应用,渐渐凝结成一个个固定的路名符号。
路牌设计
乔治市市中心最早的路牌设计是长方形的蓝底白字铁板,它们通常被贴在店屋底楼的顶端。
路名列表
这个列表可能有一部分不准确,以市政厅为准,部分后期更换译名以绿色标示。
English name | Official Malay name | Etymology | Traditional Malay name | Traditional Tamil name | Tamil Etymology | Hokkien name | Hokkien etymology | |
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Aboo Sittee Lane | Lorong Abu Siti | After Aboo Sittee @ Mamak Pushi, who founded the Malay opera form known as bangsawan in Penang in the 1870s | Lorong Pushi, after Mamak Pushi | 三牲巷 Sam-seng-hāng | Gangsters' lane | |||
Acheen Street | Lebuh Acheh | After the Arab traders from Acheh who lived here. | 拍石街 Phah-chio̍h-ke 悬楼仔 Koâiⁿ-laû-á |
Stone-breaking street Small high tower (after the four-storied Gedung Atjeh at the Beach St corner) | ||||
Acheen Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Acheh | 拍石街路头 Phah-chio̍h-ke lơ̄-thâu 悬楼仔路头 Koâiⁿ-laû-á lơ̄-thâu |
Acheen St landing place | |||||
Adams Road | Jalan Adams | After Sir Arthur Adams (1861–1937), lawyer and Legislative Councillor. | ||||||
Ah Quee Street | Lebuh Ah Quee | After Capitan China Chung Keng Quee, who presented it to the Municipality | Lorong Takia, after the kampong that used to be there.[1] | 阿贵街 A-kùi-ke | Ah Quee street | |||
Amoy Lane | Lorong Amoy | After the Hokkien city of Amoy | ||||||
Anson Road | Jalan Anson | After Major-General Sir Archibald Anson, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1867–1882) | ||||||
Argus Lane | Lorong Argus | After Penang's first independent newspaper, the Pinang Argus, published at Argus House here from 1867 to 1873. | 色蓝乳礼拜堂后巷仔 Sek-lân-ní lé-paì-tn̄g-aū hāng-á | Lane behind the Eurasian (Serani) church (the Roman Catholic Church, now Cathedral, of the Assumption) | ||||
Argyll Road | Jalan Argyll | Possibly after George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Secretary of State for India (1868–74). | 万葛里巷 Bang-ka-lí hāng | Bengali (or Sikh) lane | ||||
Ariffin Road | Jalan Ariffin | After Haji Syed Ariffin, a Muslim alim in the 1880s and 1890s | ||||||
Armenian Street | Lebuh Armenian | After the Armenian Orthodox Church that used to be there. | ஆர்மேனியன் வீதி Ārmēṉiyaṉ Vīti | After the Armenian Orthodox Church that used to be there. | W. of Cannon St | |||
拍铜街 Phah-tâng-ke | Copper-beaters' street | |||||||
E. of Cannon St | ||||||||
本头公巷 Pún-thâu-kong-hāng 建元街 Kièn-gôan-ke |
Gods' lane, after the Kong-si house of the Toā Peh Kong or Kièn Tek secret society (formerly at the junction of Armenian & Pitt Streets) there Kièn Tek society origin street | |||||||
Armenian Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Armenian | ஆர்மேனியன் வண்ணார் தெருவில் Ārmēṉiyaṉ Vannan Theruvu | Street of the dhobies in Armenian street | 本头公巷路头 Pún-thâu-kong-hāng lơ̄-thâu | Armenian St landing place | |||
Arratoon Road | Jalan Arratoon | After the Armenian merchant Arathoon Anthony, the father of A. A. Anthony who founded the Penang stock-broking firm that bears his name, who came from Shiraz in Persia to Penang in 1819. | ||||||
Ayer Itam Road | Jalan Air Itam | After the Ayer Itam stream which flows there | 亚也依淡路 A-iá i-tâm lơ̄ | (phonetic) | ||||
Ayer Rajah Road | Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman | After the Telok Ayer Rajah, the bay between George Town and Tanjong Tokong. New Malay name after Tunku Abdul Rahman, first prime minister of Malaya (1957–1970), who lived there. | ||||||
Bagan Jermal Road | Jalan Bagan Jermal | After Bagan Jermal, where it leads | 湾斗路 Oân-tó-lơ̄ | Bay road | ||||
Batu Lanchang Road | Jalan Tan Sri Teh Ewe Lim | After the area of Batu Lancang. | ||||||
Barrack Road | Jalan Barrack | After the sepoy barracks that used to be there | 兵房路 Peng-pâng-lơ̄ | Barrack road | ||||
Beach Street | Lebuh Pantai | Self-describing. The street ran along the shoreline until the construction of Weld Quay. | பீச் வீதி Pīc Vīti | N. of China St | ||||
Jalan Gedung "Warehouse street" |
土库街 Thớ-khờ-ke | Warehouse street | ||||||
China St – Chulia St | ||||||||
港仔口 Káng-á-khaú | Harbour entrance, where the main shipping business was carried out | |||||||
Chulia St – Armenian St | ||||||||
中街 Tiong-ke | Middle street | |||||||
Armenian St – Acheen St | ||||||||
缎罗申 Toan-lơ̂-sîn | Tuan Losin (Tengku Syed Hussein)'s street | |||||||
Acheen St – Malay St | ||||||||
拍铁街 Phah-thi̍h-ke | Blacksmiths' street | |||||||
S. of Malay St | ||||||||
Ujong Pasir "Beach end" |
社尾 Siā-bóe | Village end | ||||||
Biggs Road | Jalan Biggs | After the Rev. Louis Coutier Biggs, colonial chaplain in Penang (1885–97), who founded the St George's Chinese Mission (now St Paul's Church) | பிக்ஸ் வீதி Piks Vīti | After the Rev. Louis Coutier Biggs, colonial chaplain in Penang (1885–97), who founded the St George's Chinese Mission (now St Paul's Church) | ||||
Birch Road | Jalan Birch | After James Kortright Birch, Resident Councillor of Penang (1905–1906) and Acting Resident Councillor from (3 March 1897 - August 1898, April 1901 - November 1902 and 1903–1905). | ||||||
Bishop Street | Lebuh Bishop | After the Roman Catholic Bishop Garnault, who was brought by Francis Light to Penang in 1786 from Kuala Kedah after fleeing persecution in Ligor and Phuket. His presbytery stood here. | பிஷப் வீதி Piṣap Vīti | After the Roman Catholic Bishop Garnault, who was brought by Francis Light to Penang in 1786 from Kuala Kedah after fleeing persecution in Ligor and Phuket. His presbytery stood here. | W. of King St | |||
顺德公司街 Sūn-tek kong-si-ke | Soon Teik Association street | |||||||
King St - Penang St | ||||||||
吕宋礼拜堂前 Lū-sòng lé-paì-tn̂g-chêng | In front of the Armenian (Luzon) church that used to be there | |||||||
E. of Penang St | ||||||||
漆木街 Chhat-bok-ke 柴工街 Chhâ-kang-ke |
Lacquerers' street Carpenters' street | |||||||
Boundary Road | Jalan Sempadan | Part of the road that formed part of the boundary of the City of George Town | ||||||
Brick Kiln Road | Jalan Gurdwara | After the brick kiln that used to be there. The area was known as Bakar Bata or 樽仔窑 Chuíⁿ-á-iô. New Malay name after the Sikh gurdwara there. | Bakar Bata "Brick Kiln" |
செங்கல் சூளை சாலை Ceṅkal cūḷai Cālai | After the brick kiln that used to be there | 风车路 Hong-chhia-lơ̄ | Winnowing-machine road, after the winnowing machines used to separate rice from chaff. | |
Bridge Street | Jalan C. Y. Choy | After the Anson Bridge over the Prangin Ditch and the bridge over the Pinang River, which it links. New Malay name after Cllr C. Y. Choy, the last Mayor of George Town (1964–1966). | North (Beach St) end | |||||
过港仔 Kòe-káng-á | Past the Prangin Ditch | |||||||
Middle | ||||||||
枋廊 Pang-lông | Sawmill | |||||||
South (Jelutong Rd) end | ||||||||
城隍庙路 Sêng-hông-biō-lơ̄ | City god temple road | |||||||
Brown Road | Jalan Brown | After David Brown (1778–1825), an early settler and planter and at one time the largest landowner in Penang, to whom a memorial stands at Padang Brown (Dato' Kramat Gardens) | ||||||
Buckingham Street | Lebuh Buckingham | After Richard Temple-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, British Colonial Secretary (1867-8) | பக்கிங்காம் தெரு சந்தி Pakkiṅkām teru canti | junction of Buckingham Street | 新街头 Sin-ke-thaû | At the head of Campbell St | ||
Burmah Road | Jalan Burma | After the Burmese village (Kampong Ava) at Burmah Lane. | Jalan Kreta Ayer "Water-cart road" |
车水路 Chhia-chúi-lơ̄ | Drawing-water road, after the aqueduct that ran along the road (see e.g. the Mesjid Tarek Ayer there) | |||
Campbell Street | Lebuh Campbell | After Sir George William Robert Campbell, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1872–1873) | Jalan Nona Bahru "New maidens street" |
新街 Sin-ke 新大门楼 Sin-toā-mûiⁿ-laû |
New street, alternatively 新鸡 (new prostitutes), in contradistinction to Chulia St, where the brothels used to be New Chulia St | |||
Cannon Square | Medan Cannon | After the cannon that was brought in by the Government during the Penang Riots in 1867 and fired here, where the members of the Kièn Tek society were encamped. | 龙山堂内 Liông-san-tông-laī | Within Leong San Tong (the Khoo Kongsi clanhouse) | ||||
Cannon Street | Lebuh Cannon | 大铳空 Toā-chhèng-khang | Cannonball-hole | |||||
Cantonment Road | N. of Kelawei Rd | After the military cantonment at Sepoy Lines, to which it leads. The new Malay name of Cantonment Road Ghaut is after the Penang Malay Association (Persatuan Melayu Pulau Pinang, "Pemenang") there. | ||||||
Jalan Pemenang | ||||||||
S. of Kelawei Rd | ||||||||
Jalan Cantonment | ||||||||
Carnarvon Lane | Lorong Carnarvon | After Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, British Colonial Secretary (1866-7, 1874–1878) at the time of the Treaty of Pangkor. | 鉴光内 Kàm-kong-laī | Within the village (kampung) | ||||
Carnarvon Street | Lebuh Carnarvon | Carnarvon Street | N. of Campbell St | |||||
大门楼横街 Toā-mûiⁿ-laû hoâiⁿ-ke | Chulia St cross street | |||||||
Campbell St - Acheen St | ||||||||
番仔冢 Hoan-á-thióng | Malay cemetery | |||||||
S. of Acheen St | ||||||||
沓田仔 Lam-chhân-á 姓张公司街 Sὲⁿ-tiơⁿ kong-si-ke 十间厝 Tsa̍p-keng-chhù 四角井 Sì-kak-chέⁿ |
Swamp fields Teoh clanhouse street Ten houses Square well | |||||||
Caunter Hall Road | Jalan P. Ramlee | After Caunter Hall, the house of George Caunter, Acting Superintendent of Prince of Wales Island (1797) who was deputed to Kedah to negotiate the purchase of Province Wellesley, there. New Malay name after Malayan filmmaker P. Ramlee | ||||||
Cecil Street | Lebuh Cecil | After Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1887–93). | (过港仔第)七条路 (Kòe-káng-á tē) Chhit-tiaû-lơ̄ | 7th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | ||||
Ceylon Lane | Lorong Ceylon | After the Ceylonese inhabitants | இலங்கை வீதி Ilaṅkai Vīti | After the Tamil Sri Lankans inhabitants | 四十间 Sì-tsa̍p-keng | Forty houses | ||
Cheapside | Cheapside | After Cheapside, a street in London where one of the city's main produce markets was located. | ||||||
Che Em Lane | Lorong Che Em | After Chee Eam @ Chu Yan, a Chinese merchant named as the largest Chinese property owner by Francis Light in 1793. Known in Tamil as Koli Kadai Sandhu | கோழி சந்தை கோழி சந்தை Koli Kadai Sandhu | After a Poultry market that exist there.During that time, Che Em Lane was the centre for poultry hawkers. | 北间内 Pak-kan-laī | Within the town (pekan) | ||
China Street | Lebuh China | After the Chinese inhabitants | 大街 Toā-ke | Main street | ||||
China Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh China | 大街路头 Toā-ke lơ̄-thaû 明山路头 Bêng-san lơ̄-thaû |
China St landing place (Khoo) Beng San (shop) landing place | |||||
Chowrasta Road | Jalan Chowrasta | After the chowrasta or "four crossroads" market there | 吉宁仔万山 Kiet-lêng-á bān-san (also Tamil St) | Indian market | ||||
Chow Thye Road | Jalan Chow Thye | After Loke Chow Thye (died 1931), a prominent Selangor miner who was educated at the Penang Free School. | ||||||
Chulia Lane | Lorong Chulia | After the Tamil inhabitants, then known as Chulias after the ancient Tamil kingdom of Chola | 十七间 Tsap-chhi̍t-keng | Seventeen houses, after the row of seventeen houses of the same size there. | ||||
Chulia Street | Lebuh Chulia | கலிங்க வீதி Kaliṅka Vīti | After the ancient Tamil kingdom of Chola or Kalinga | W. of Love Lane | ||||
牛干冬 Gû-kan-tàng | Cattle pen (kendang) | |||||||
Love Lane - Pitt St | ||||||||
大门楼 Toā-mûiⁿ-laû | Great archway, after the two archways into a large compound house that used to be here: see Sek Chuan Lane | |||||||
E. of Pitt St | ||||||||
罗粦街 Lơ̂-lîn-ke 吉宁仔街 Kiet-lêng-á-ke (now usually Market St) |
(H. M.) Noordin (shop) street Indian street | |||||||
Chulia Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Chulia | 吉宁仔街路头 Kiet-lêng-á-ke lơ̄-thaû 姓杨公司街 Sὲⁿ-iơ̂ⁿ-kong-si-ke 柴路头 Chhâ lơ̄-thaû 大水井 Toā-chuí-chέⁿ (also Pitt St (middle)) |
Chulia St landing place Yeoh clanhouse street Firewood landing place, where firewood used to be sold before Maxwell Rd was constructed Great well, after the big water tank that used to be there | |||||
Church Street | Lebuh Gereja | After the Portuguese Eurasian church located here in the late 18th century. | சர்ச் வீதி Tēvālayam Vīti | After the Portuguese Eurasian church located here in the late 18th century. | 义兴街 Gī-hin-ke | Ghee Hin secret society street, after the association house that used to stand there. | ||
Church Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Gereja | 义兴街路头 Gī-hin-ke lơ̄-thaû 酒廊路头 Chiu-lōng lơ̄-thaû |
Church St landing place Distillery landing-place, after the distillery operated at the junction of Church and Beach Sts by the Opium and Spirit Farm Offices. | |||||
Cintra Street | Lebuh Cintra | After the Portuguese town of Sintra. | 新街横街 Sin-ke hoâiⁿ-ke 拍袍街 Phah-phaù-ke |
China St cross street Brothel street, where the brothels of the lowest type were. | ||||
N. of Campbell St | ||||||||
日本街 Ji̍t-pún-ke | Japanese (brothel) street | |||||||
Claimant Place | Pesara Claimant | Supposedly after the claimant in the Tichborne Case | ||||||
Clarke Street | Lebuh Clarke | After Major-General Sir Andrew Clarke, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1873-5) | ||||||
Clove Hall Road | Jalan Clove Hall | After the nearby residence of the Armenian Anthony family (see Arratoon Rd) | ||||||
Codrington Avenue | Lebuhraya Codrington | After Stewart Codrington, President of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town and Acting Resident Councillor of Penang (1924) | ||||||
Cross Street | Lebuh Lintang | Self-describing. It used to cross from Gladstone Rd to Magazone Rd. | ||||||
Dato Keramat Road | Jalan Dato' Keramat | After the Dato' Kramat village, to which it led, named after an early-18th-century Muslim ascetic | W. of Patani Rd | |||||
四崁店 Sì-khám-tiàm | Four shops | |||||||
E. of Patani Rd | ||||||||
柑仔园 Kam-á-hûiⁿ | Mandarin orange plantation, after a former orange plantation there. The area was known in Malay as Kebun Limau | |||||||
Dickens Street | Lebuh Dickens | After John Dickens, judge and magistrate of Prince of Wales Island (appointed 1801) | ||||||
Downing Street | Lebuh Downing | After Downing Street in London, the seat of government. | 外关 Goā-koan 大人关 Taī-jîn-koan |
Overseas Chinese protector's office | ||||
Drury Lane | Lorong Drury | After Drury Lane in London (where the Theatre Royal is) because of the Chinese theatre there. | 新戏台 Sin-hì-tâi | New Chinese theatre | ||||
Duke Street | Lebuh Duke | After Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who visited and stayed here in 1869. | ||||||
Dundas Court | After Philip Dundas, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1805–1807). The road was a cul-de-sac opposite Leith St Ghaut, but was demolished when Northam Rd was extended to create the Farquhar St-Northam Rd one-way system. | |||||||
W. of Fort Point | Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah | Self-describing. Fort Rd was the eastern section of the road leading from the tip of the cape, Fort Point, to the Jubilee Clock Tower roundabout. Both The Esplanade and Fort Rd were joined with the new road built west of Duke St to form a road named after Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah, Governor of Penang (1969–1975). | 旧关仔角 Kū-koan-á-kak (also King Edward Place) | Old government corner - see also King Edward Place. When Gurney Drive was built, it was called the new Esplanade, or new government corner, even though there are no government buildings there. | ||||
The Esplanade | ||||||||
S. of Fort Point | ||||||||
Fort Road | ||||||||
New section W. of Duke St | ||||||||
Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah | ||||||||
Esplanade Road | Jalan Padang Kota Lama | Road leading from Light St to the Esplanade | 草埔海墘路 Chhaú-pơ haí-kiⁿ-lơ̄ | Grass field (cricket ground) shorefront road | ||||
Farquhar Street | Lebuh Farquhar | After R. T. Farquhar, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1804–1805) | W. of Leith St | |||||
红毛路 Âng-mơ̂-lơ̄ (also Northam Rd, to which it joins) | European road | |||||||
Leith St - Love Lane | ||||||||
莲花河 Liên-hoa-hô 色兰乳学前 Sek-lân-ní-o̍h-chêng |
Lotus-flower pond, after a lotus-pond at the side of the old St George's Girls' School, which was filled up on account of many accidents involving people trying to get at the lotus. In front of the Eurasian (Serani) school (St Xavier's Institution) | |||||||
E. of Love Lane | ||||||||
红毛学前 Âng-mơ̂-o̍h-chêng | In front of the old Penang Free School | |||||||
Fish Lane | Lorong Ikan | மீன் வீதி Mīṉ Vīti | Fish Lane, because this street is famous for laying out salted fish to dry | 咸鱼仔巷 Kiâm-hû-á-hāng | Saltfish lane, lane off Prangin Lane | |||
Free School Road | Jalan Free School | After the new Penang Free School there. | ||||||
Gaol Road | Jalan Penjara | After the Penang Gaol there. | புதிய சிறைச்சாலை Putiya ciṟaiccālai | After the Jail located there | 新跤枢 Sin-kha-khu | New prison | ||
Gladstone Road | Jalan Gladstone | After William Ewart Gladstone (1809-98), British prime minister. The western end of Gladstone Rd, where it joined Magazine Circus, was demolished with the construction of KOMTAR in 1985, and the remainder was demolished around 2000 with the building of Prangin Mall. | 火车路 Hoé-chhia-lơ̄ | Tram road | ||||
Glugor Road | Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah | After the area of Glugor, and the 19th century Glugor Estate of David Brown, where it leads, named after the assam glugor (tamarind) tree. | குளுகோர் வீதி Gelugor Vīti | Gelugor Road : After the area of Glugor, and the 19th century Glugor Estate. | ||||
Gottlieb Road | Jalan Gottlieb | After Felix Henry Gottlieb, a lawyer who served in the Straits Settlements government from 1846 to 1882 |
哥德路 Gơ̄-tek-lơ̄ | |||||
Green Hall | Jalan Green Hall | உப்பு காரன் தெரு Uppukaran Teru | Meaning "salt traders' street. Salt trading widely occur here and controlled by Indians. | 缎巴尼 Toān pá-lí 麒麟虎 Ki-lin hơ̄ |
Mr (Tuan) Paddy's (land) (phonetic) | |||
Green Lane | Jalan Masjid Negeri | Formerly self-describing. New Malay name after the state mosque there. | 青草巷 Chhεⁿ-chhaú-hāng | Green grass lane | ||||
Gurney Drive | Pesiaran Gurney | After Sir Henry Gurney, High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya (1950–1951) assassinated during the Malayan Emergency. | 新关仔角 Sin-koan-á-kak | New Government Office Corner, i.e. New Esplanade. | ||||
Halfway Road | Jalan Sekerat | |||||||
Hargreaves Road | Jalan Hargreaves | After W Hargreaves (died 1939), a former principal of the Penang Free School. | ||||||
Herriot Street | Lebuh Herriot | After Stuart Herriot, British merchant who wrote the petition of the Capitan China, Chung Keng Kwee, and others in 1872, asking for British intervention in Perak after the Larut Riots. | (过港仔第)八条路 (Koè-káng-á tē) peh-tiaû-lơ̄ | 8th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | ||||
Hogan Road | Jalan Hogan | After R A D Hogan, a prominent Penang lawyer in the 1870s | ||||||
Hongkong Street | Jalan Cheong Fatt Tze | After the island of Hong Kong. New Malay name after Cheong Fatt Tze, 19th century merchant[2] and Chinese consul in Penang, despite the fact that the famous Cheong Fatt Tze mansion is not here, but on Leith St. | 香港街 Hiang-káng-ke | Hong Kong street | ||||
Hospital Road | Jalan Hospital | After the Penang General Hospital there | 病厝路 Pε̄ⁿ-chhù-lơ̄ | Hospital road | ||||
Hutton Lane | Jalan Hutton | After Dr Hutton, one of the first doctors in Penang, who arrived in 1805. | 惹兰亚丁 Gia-lân-a-teng | (phonetic) | ||||
Jahudi Road | Jalan Zainal Abidin | After the former Jewish inhabitants and the Jewish cemetery that is still there. | ||||||
Jelutong Road | Jalan Jelutong | After the Jelutong village at the junction with Perak Rd, named after the Jelutong tree. | 日落洞路 Ji̍t-lo̍h-tong-lơ̄ | (phonetic) | ||||
Town end | ||||||||
下洞 ε̄-tong | Lower Jelutong road | |||||||
Jelutong end | ||||||||
顶洞 Téng-tong 上洞 Siāng-tong |
Upper Jelutong road id. | |||||||
Kampong Deli | Kampung Deli | After the inhabitants from Deli, Medan. | ||||||
Kampong Kaka | Jalan Kampung Kaka | After the Malabarese Muslim (Kaka) inhabitants. | ||||||
Kampong Kolam | Jalan Kampung Kolam | After the large granite pool that stood there in the compound of the Kapitan Kling mosque. | ||||||
Kampong Malabar | Lorong Kampung Malabar | After the Malabarese inhabitants | 日本新路 Ji̍t-pún-sin-lơ̄ | New Japanese road | ||||
Katz Street | Lebuh Katz | After the importing agents, Katz Brothers Ltd, established in 1864. | (过港仔第)六条路 (Koè-káng-á tē) la̍k-tiaû-lơ̄ | 6th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | ||||
Kedah Road | Jalan Kedah | After the neighbouring Malay state of Kedah | Kampong Melaka, after the kampong there. | 鉴光麻六甲 Kām-kong mâ-la̍k-kah | Malaccan village. | |||
Kelawei Road | Jalan Kelawei | From Kuala Awal, the first estuary west of George Town | ||||||
Keng Kwee Street | Lebuh Keng Kwee | After Capitan China Chung Keng Quee, who built the street and connected it with Penang Rd.[3] | 景贵街 Kéng-kùi-ke | Keng Kwee street | ||||
Khoo Sian Ewe Road | Jalan Khoo Sian Ewe | After Khoo Sian Ewe (1886-1964), President of the Penang Chinese Town Hall, philanthropist and Straits Settlements Legislative Councillor | ||||||
Kimberley Street | Lebuh Kimberley | After John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, British Colonial Secretary (1870–1874, 1880–1882). | 汕头街 Soaⁿ-thaû-ke 潮州街 Tiô-chiu-ke 麺线街 Mīⁿ-soàⁿ-ke 姓邓公司街 Sὲⁿ-Tεⁿ-kong-si-ke 拍索仔巷 Phah-soh-á-hāng (also Rope Walk) |
Swatow street Teochew street, after the Teochew prostitutes from Swatow that used to work there Rice-vermicelli makers' street Teh clanhouse street Ropemakers' street | ||||
King Edward Place | Pesara King Edward | After King Edward VII (reigned 1901–1910) | (旧)关仔角 (Kū-) koan-á-kak (also the Esplanade) | (Old) government corner. The old Resident Councillor's Office and Penang Secretariat was a U-shaped building facing King Edward Place, with wings along Beach St and Weld Quay and backing onto Downing St, until it was destroyed by Allied bombing during the Second World War. The only remaining wing of the building is now occupied by Penang Religious Affairs Department on Beach St. | ||||
King Street | Lebuh King | After King George III (reigned 1760–1820). | படகோட்டியே தெரு Padahukara Teru | Meaning "boatmen's street", The street was occupied by sailors and ship workers from South India who work at nearby port | N. of Bishop St | |||
九间厝后 Kaú-keng-chhū-aū | Behind the nine houses | |||||||
Bishop St – China St | ||||||||
广东大伯公街 Kuíⁿ-tang-toā-pεh-kong-ke 亚片公司街 À-phièn-kong-si-ke |
Cantonese Heavenly Emperor's street, after the Cantonese temple there Opium farm street, after the Opium & Spirit Farm Offices at the junction with China St | |||||||
China St – Market St | ||||||||
旧和胜公司街 Kū-hô-seng-kong-si-ke | Old Ho Seng secret society street | |||||||
S. of Market St | ||||||||
吉宁仔街 Kiet-lêng-á-ke (also Market St, formerly also Chulia St (E. of Pitt St)) | Indian street | |||||||
Kuala Kangsar Road | Jalan Kuala Kangsar | After the town of Kuala Kangsar | கோலாகங்சார் சாலை Kōlākaṅcār Calai | After the town of Kuala Kangsar | 番仔戏园街 Hoan-á-hì-hûiⁿ-ke | Malay theatre street | ||
Kulim Lane | Lorong Kulim | After the town of Kulim | 万安台 Bān-an-tâi 明戏台 Bêng-hì-tâi |
Ban An theatre (Ong) Beng (Tek)'s theatre | ||||
Leith Street | Lebuh Leith | After Major-General Sir George Leith, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1800–1803). Leith St Ghaut was known as Martina's Lane, after Martina Rozells, mistress of Francis Light, but no longer appears on maps. | Nyior Cabang, after the palm trees that used to line it. | 相好厝前 Siang-hó-chhū-chêng | In front of Siang Ho's house | |||
Leith Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Leith | |||||||
Light Street | Lebuh Light | After Captain Francis Light, Founder of Penang and first Superintendent of the colony (1786–1794) | லைட் வீதி Laiṭ Vīti | After Captain Francis Light, Founder of Penang and first Superintendent of the colony (1786–1794) | 玻理口 Po-lê-khaú | Entrance to the Police Court, now the Legislative Assembly buildings | ||
Lines Road | Jalan S. P. Chelliah | After army lines (barracks) that used to be there. | செல்லையா வீதி cellaiyā Vīti | |||||
Logan Road | Jalan Logan | After James Richardson Logan, lawyer and editor of the Pinang Gazette, to whom the Logan Memorial in the grounds of the Supreme Court Building on Light St is dedicated. | ||||||
Lorong Salamat | Lorong Selamat | 平安街 Phêng-an-ke | Peace street | |||||
Love Lane | Lorong Cinta | 色兰乳巷 Sek-lân-ní-hāng (also Muntri St) 爱情巷 aì-chhêng-hāng |
Eurasian (Serani) lane, after the Portuguese Eurasian inhabitants Love lane | |||||
Macalister Road | Jalan Macalister | After Colonel Norman Macalister, Governor of Penang (1807–1810) | Jalan Bharu | 中路 Tiong-lơ̄ | Middle road, being the middle road of the six roads that met at Magazine Circus. | |||
Macalister Lane | Lorong Macalister | 姓王公司后 Sὲⁿ-ông-kong-si-aū | Behind the Ong clanhouse | |||||
Macallum Street | Lebuh Macallum | After Colonel Sir Henry McCallum, Colonial Engineer of the Straits Settlements (1884–1889) | (过港仔第)五条路 (Koè-káng-á tē) gơ̄-tiaû-lơ̄ | 5th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | ||||
Madras Lane | Lorong Madras | After the Indian city of Madras | மதராஸ் வழி Matarās Vali | After the Indian city of Madras | 油绞路 Iû-ka-lơ̄ 柴落头 Chhâ-lơ̄-thaû |
Oil mill road Timber landing-place | ||
Magazine Circus | After the government gunpowder depot that used to be there. | Simpang Enam, "Six-road Junction" | 五葩灯 Gơ̄-pha-teng 铳药间 Chhèng-io̍h-keng 六叉路 La̍k-chhē-lơ̄ |
Five-armed lamp Gunpowder store Six-road junction, self-descriptive until the demolition of Gladstone Rd and the construction of KOMTAR. | ||||
Magazine Road | Jalan Magazine | (过港仔)头条路 (Koè-káng-á) thaû-tiaû-lơ̄ | 1st road (past the Prangin Ditch) | |||||
Malay Street | Lebuh Melayu | After the Malay inhabitants | மலாய் வீதி Malay Vīti | After the Malay inhabitants | 刣牛后 Thâi-gû-aū 刣牛巷 Thâi-gû-hāng |
Behind the cattle slaughterhouse Cattle slaughterhouse lane | ||
Malay Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Melayu | 刣牛巷路头 Thaî-gû-hāng lơ̄-thaû | Malay St landing place | |||||
Market Lane | Lorong Pasar | After the Indian market that used to be at Market St Ghaut. | மார்க்கெட் தெரு Mārkkeṭ Teru | After the Market St Ghaut which dominated by Indian Traders | 广福居巷 Kóng-hok-kū-hāng | Penang Mutual Improvement Association lane | ||
Market Street | Lebuh Pasar | கடை தெரு Kadai Teru | street of shops | 吉宁仔街 Kiet-lêng-á-ke (also King St (S. of Market St), formerly also Chulia St (E. of Pitt St)) 巴虱街 Pá-sat-ke |
Indian street Market (pasar) street | |||
Market Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Pasar | 新万山 Sin-bān-san | New market (bangsal) | |||||
Maxwell Road | Jalan Maxwell | After Sir William Edward Maxwell, Acting Resident Councillor of Penang (1886–1889) | W. of Gladstone Rd | |||||
开恒美米绞 Khai-hêng-bí bí-ka | Khie Heng Bee ricemill | |||||||
E. of Gladstone Rd | ||||||||
柴埕 Chhâ-tiâⁿ 港仔墘 Káng-á-kîⁿ(also Prangin Rd (W. of Sungei Ujong Rd)) |
Firewood yard, where firewood was principally sold By the Prangin Ditch | |||||||
McNair Street | Lebuh McNair | After Major John Frederick Adolphus McNair, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1880–1884) | ||||||
Moulmein Close | Solok Moulmein | After the Burmese city of Moulmein (now Mawlamyaing) | ||||||
Muda Lane | Lorong Muda | After the Sungai Muda (river) | 癞哥巷 Thái-ko-hāng | Lepers' lane, after the lepers who used to live here on the charity of a certain wealthy Chinaman | ||||
Muntri Street | Lebuh Muntri | Possibly after the Mantri (minister) of Larut, Ngah Ibrahim bin Long Ja'afar | 南华医院街 Lâm-hoa-i īⁿ-ke 新海南公司街 Sin-hái-lâm-kong-si-ke 色兰乳巷 Sek-lân-ní-hāng (also Love Lane) |
Lam Wah Ee Hospital street, after the hospital that used to be here New Hainanese association street Eurasian (Serani) lane, after the inhabitants. | ||||
Nagore Road | Jalan Nagore | After the Indian city of Nagore | நாகூர் வீதி Nākūr Vīti | After the Indian city of Nagore | ||||
Nanking Street | Lebuh Nanking | After the Chinese city of Nanking. | (过港仔第)七条路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) chhit-tiaû-lơ̄ | 7th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | ||||
New Lane | Lorong Baru | |||||||
Noordin Street | Lebuh Noordin | After H. M. Noordin, Indian Muslim Merchant & one of the founders of the Kapitan Kling Mosque. | (过港仔第)二条路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) jī-tiaû-lơ̄ | 2nd road (past the Prangin Ditch) | ||||
Noordin Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Noordin | 土桥尾 Thơ̄-kiô-boé 红灯角 Âng-teng-kak |
End of the earthen-bridge Red lamp corner, after the red lamp used to guide boats at sea | |||||
Northam Road | Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah | New Malay name after the 7th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang, who visited Penang in 1982. | 红毛路 Âng-mơ̂-lơ̄ | European road | ||||
E. of Transfer Rd | ||||||||
红毛旧冢 Âng-mơ̂-kū-thióng | Old European cemetery, after the old Protestant and Roman Catholic Cemetery there. | |||||||
Pangkor Road | Jalan Pangkor | After the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 | ||||||
Peel Avenue | Lebuhraya Peel | After Sir William Peel, Resident Councillor of Penang (1925-6), later Governor of Hong Kong | ||||||
Penang Road | Jalan Penang | After Penang | ஏழு முச்சந்தி Ealu Muchanti, also known as ராஜாதி மேடு Rājāti Medu | Known as Junction of 7 roads because of intersection of 7 roads at the Magazine Road Junction. Meanwhile, Rājāti Medu (ராஜாதி மேடு) means 'Queens's Mount', which refer to the celebration arch at Odean Junction. | About Chulia St | |||
吊人街 Tiaù-lâng-ke | Gallows street, where criminals used to be hanged | |||||||
About Chowrasta Market | ||||||||
旧跤枢 Kū-kha-khu 宁爵厝前 Lêng-chiak-chhù-chêng |
Old prison In front of Lêng Chiak's house | |||||||
About Prangin Ditch | ||||||||
吊桥头 Tiaù-kiô-thaû | Drawbridge head, after the bridge that used to spann the Prangin Ditch (see e.g. the Mesjid Titi Papan) there | |||||||
About the Magazine | ||||||||
人车丁牌馆 Lâng-chhia-tèng-pâi-koan | Rickshaw signboard office, after the rickshaw registration office | |||||||
Penang Street | Lebuh Penang | கட்டங்கி தெரு Kattangi Teru | Meaning "street of the Chettiar office".As this is the street where the Tamil moneylenders have their office which known as Kattangi. | N. of Bishop St | ||||
广东街 Kúiⁿ-tang-ke 九间厝 Kaú-keng-chhù |
Cantonese street Nine houses | |||||||
Bishop St - Market St | ||||||||
马交街 Má-káu-ke | Macau / Cantonese street | |||||||
S. of Market St | ||||||||
齐知街 Che-ti-ke | Chettiar street, after the Chettiar money-lenders who operated there | |||||||
Peirce Road | Jalan Peirce | After the Municipal Engineer of Penang in the 1890s | ||||||
Perak Road | Jalan Perak | After the sultanate of Perak | பேராக் சாலை Pērāk Cālai | After the state of Perak | 大路后 Toā-lơ̄-aū | Behind Macalister Road | ||
Phee Choon Lane | Lorong Phee Choon | 丕竣路 Phi-chùn-lơ̄ | Phee Choon road | |||||
Pigott Road | Jalan Pigott | After F J Pigott, Colonial Engineer and Surveyor-General of the Straits Settlements (1905-21) | ||||||
Pinhorn Road | Jalan Pinhorn | After R H Pinhorn, headmaster of the Penang Free School (1905–21) | ||||||
Pitt Lane | Lorong Pitt | After William Pitt the Younger, who was British prime minister when Penang was founded (1783–1801, and again in 1804-1806). The new Malay name of Pitt St is after the Kapitan Kling mosque there, despite the fact that the street is also home to St George's Church, the Goddess of Mercy Temple (Taoist) and the Mahamariamman Temple (Hindu), all dating back to the earliest years of George Town and indicative of its religious diversity. | 潮州公司后 Tiô-chiu-kong-si-aū | Teochew association street | ||||
Pitt Street | Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling |
The junction with Chulia St is known as Simpang Lelong ("Auction Junction") after the public auctions that were carried out here. | ஏலம் முச்சந்த்தி Ēlam Muccantti | Means Auctioneer's Junction". | N. of China St | |||
观音亭前 Koan-im-têng-chêng, also Kolam têng-chêng | In front of the Goddess of Mercy temple | |||||||
China St - Chulia St | ||||||||
大峇唻 Toā-ba-laí | Big police station (balai), after the Pitt St Police Station | |||||||
S. of Chulia St | ||||||||
椰跤 Iâ-kha 大水井 Toā-chuí-chέⁿ (also Chulia St Ghaut) |
Beneath the coconut trees Great well | |||||||
Prangin Lane | Lorong Prangin | After the Prangin River (now Ditch) along Prangin Rd | 咸鱼埕 Kiâm-hû-tiâⁿ | Saltfish yard | ||||
Prangin Road | Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong | W. of Sungei Ujong Rd | ||||||
牛车街 Gû-chhia-ke 港仔墘 Káng-á-kîⁿ (also Maxwell Rd) |
Bullock-cart street By the Prangin Ditch | |||||||
Sungei Ujong Rd - Carnarvon St | ||||||||
开恒美街 Khai-hêng-bí-ke | Khie Heng Bee (shop) street | |||||||
E. of Carnarvon St | ||||||||
惠州公司街 Hūi-chiu-kong-si-ke 弯头仔 Oân-thaû-á |
Huichew association street Little turning | |||||||
Presgrave Street | Lebuh Presgrave | After Edward Presgrave, who founded the law firm of Presgrave & Matthews on Beach St in 1898. | (过港仔第)三条路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) saⁿ-tiaû-lơ̄ | 3rd street (past the Prangin Ditch) | ||||
Pykett Avenue | Lebuhraya Pykett | After the Rev. G. F. Pykett, headmaster of the Anglo-Chinese School, Penang (1892–1932) | ||||||
Queen Street | Lebuh Queen | After Queen Charlotte (consort to King George III 1761-1818) | Gedung Rumput "Hay barn" |
十二间 Tsa̍p-jī-keng 旧和合社街 Kū-hô-ha̍p-siā-ke |
Twelve houses, after twelve houses of the same height there Old Ho Hup society street | |||
Race Course Road | Jalan Lumba Kuda | After the Penang Turf Club racecourse there | 大菜园路 Toā-chhài-hûiⁿ-lơ̄ | Big vegetable farm road | ||||
Rangoon Road | Jalan Rangoon | After the Burmese capital, Rangoon. | ||||||
Residency Road | Jalan Residensi | After the Residency, the official residence of the British Resident Councillor and now of the Governor of Penang, to which it leads. | 二王厝路 Jī-ông-chhù-lơ̄ | Second king's house road. The Governor of the Straits Settlements in Singapore was the "first king"; the Resident Councillor of Penang the "second king". | ||||
Rope Walk | Jalan Pintal Tali | After the ropewalk there, where rope was made from coconut fibres. | 拍索巷 Phah-soh-hāng (also Kimberley St) 义福街 Gī-hok-ke |
Ropemakers' lane Ghee Hock society street | ||||
S. of Kimberley St | ||||||||
烟筒路 Ien-tâng-lơ̄ | Kerosene-lamp tube road | |||||||
Ross Road | Jalan Ross | After Frederick John Caunter Ross, who founded the Penang law firm of Logan & Ross in 1874 | ||||||
Sandilands Street | Lebuh Sandilands | After G. M. Sandilands, a British trader who co-founded Lorraine, Sandilands & Co. in Penang in 1859 | (过港仔第)九条路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) kaú-tiaû-lơ̄ | 9th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | ||||
Scotland Road | Jalan Scotland | Whimsically so called because of the estates there of Captain James Scott, business partner of Captain Francis Light, the founder of Penang. | 峇抵眼东 Ba-tu-gan-tong | Batu Gantong, after the overhanging rock there. | ||||
Scott Road | Jalan D. S. Ramanathan | After James Scott, a companion of Francis Light and founder of Jamestown (now Bayan Lepas). New Malay name after Cllr D. S. Ramanathan, the first Mayor of the City of George Town (1957). | ||||||
Seh Tan Court | Halaman Seh Tan | After the Tan clan association there | 姓陈公司 Sὲⁿ-tân-kong-si | Tan clanhouse | ||||
Seck Chuan Lane | Lorong Sek Chuan | 大门楼内 Toā-mûiⁿ-laû laī |
Within the great archway, the lane being one of two entrances to a big compound house there over which there was a large archway. | |||||
Sepoy Lines Road | Jalan Sepoy Lines | After the Indian sepoy barracks that used to be there | ||||||
Soo Hong Lane | Lorong Soo Hong | After Khoo Soo Hong, a founding senator on the Khoo Kongsi board in 1851 | ||||||
Sri Bahari Road | Jalan Sri Bahari | After the Sri Kunj Bihari Temple established on Penang Rd by Bihari members of the Bengali Regiment of the East India Company, whose endowment included houses on this road.Also known as Bengali Street | ஸ்ரீ பிகாரி வீதி Sri Bahari Vīti | After the Sri Kunj Bihari Temple established on Penang Rd by Bihari members of the Bengali Regiment of the East India Company, whose endowment included houses on this road | ||||
Stewart Lane | Lorong Stewart | After the Eurasian Stewart family who lived there | 观音亭后 Koan-im-têng-aū 三板巷 Sam-pán-hāng |
Behind the Goddess of Mercy temple Boat lane | ||||
Sungei Ujong Road | Jalan Sungai Ujong | After the district of Sungai Ujong in Negeri Sembilan | 胡椒埕 Hơ̂-chio-tiâⁿ 万得丰路 Bān-tek-hong-lơ̄ |
Pepper yard Bān Tek Hong (pepper yard) road | ||||
Tamil Street | Lebuh Tamil | After the Tamil inhabitants | தமிழ் வீதி Tamiḻ vīti | After the Tamil inhabitants | 吉宁仔万山 Kiet-lêng-á bān-san (also Chowrasta Rd) | Indian market | ||
Tek Soon Street | Lebuh Tek Soon | After Cheah Tek Soon, a prominent 19th century Chinese businessman and opium farmer. | 柴埕后 Chhâ-tiâⁿ-aū 德顺路 Tek-sūn lơ̄ |
Behind Maxwell Rd (E. of Gladstone Rd) Tek Soon road | ||||
Tengku Kudin Road | Jalan Tengku Kudin | After Tunku Dhiauddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainul Rashid (Tunku Kudin), crown prince of Kedah and Viceroy of Selangor at the time of the Treaty of Pangkor (1874), who settled in Penang after being exiled from Kedah (see also Udini Rd) | ||||||
To Aka Lane | Lorong Toh Aka | 鉴光内横路 Kàm-kong-laī-hoaîⁿ-lơ̄ 拍铁街巷仔 Phah-thih-ke hāng-á |
Carnarvon Street cross street Little lane off Beach St (Acheen St - Malay St) | |||||
Transfer Road | Jalan Transfer | After the transfer of the Straits Settlements from the Government of British India to the administration of the Colonial Office in 1867. | 德顺厝边街 Tek-sūn-chhù-piⁿ-ke; also 调和路 Tiao-ho-lơ̄ | Street by Tek Soon's house | ||||
Tye Sin Street | Lebuh Tye Sin | After Foo Tye Sin, a commissioner into the causes of the 1867 Penang Riots. | (过港仔第)四条路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) sì-tiaû-lơ̄ | 4th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | ||||
Udini Road | Jalan Udini | After Tunku Dhiauddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainul Rashid (Tunku Kudin), crown prince of Kedah and Viceroy of Selangor at the time of the Treaty of Pangkor (1874), who settled in Penang after being exiled from Kedah (see also Tengku Kudin Rd) | ||||||
Union Street | Lebuh Union | Possibly after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) | 玻理后 Po-lê-aū | Behind the Police Courts (now the Legislative Assembly buildings) | ||||
Vermont Road | Jalan Vermont | After J F B Vermont, a leader of the European community in Penang in the 1880s and 1890s. | ||||||
Victoria Green Road | Jalan Padang Victoria | After Victoria Green, the grounds of Chinese Recreation Club which boast a statue of Queen Victoria, there. | ||||||
Victoria Street | Lebuh Victoria | After Queen Victoria (reigned 1836–1901), Queen and Empress of India. | 海墘新路 Haí-kiⁿ-sin-lơ̄ (also Weld Quay) | New road by the waterfront | ||||
Waterfall Road | Jalan Air Terjun | After the waterfall in the neighbouring Penang Botanic Gardens | 亚逸倒润 A-e̍k-tò-lūn | Ayer Terjun, waterfall. | ||||
Weld Quay | Pengkalan Weld | After Sir Frederick Weld, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1880–1887) | கிடங்கு தெரு Kitengi teru. Also known as | Meaning warehouse street | 新海墘街 Sin-haí-kiⁿ-ke 海墘新路 Haí-kiⁿ-sin-lơ̄ (also Victoria St) |
New-waterfront street New road by the waterfront | ||
Western Road | Jalan Utama | English name self-describing. The Residency of the Governor is here, and the new Malay name means "principal road", after the style of the Governor, Tuan Yang Terutama, literally "most principal lord/master", which is used in place of the English style "His Excellency". | 红毛新冢 Âng-mơ̂-sin-thióng 平安巷 Pêng-an-hāng 西华巷 Sai-hoa-hāng |
New European cemetery Peace lane Western grand lane | ||||
York Road | Jalan York | After the English city of York. Whimsically so called because it leads to Scotland Rd. |
乔治市市区
区名 | 名字由来 | 闽南白话字 | 闽南语语源 |
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Bakar Bata | After the brick kiln that used to be there | 樽仔窑 Chuíⁿ-á-iô | Brick kiln |
Dato Kramat | Possibly after a Datuk Keramat shrine there. | 四崁店 Sì-khám-tiàm | Four shops, the name of Dato Keramat Rd (W. of Patani Rd) |
Dhoby Ghaut | After the laundrymen (Hindustani: dhobi) who used to work there. The original Dhobi Ghat is in Bombay. | 洗布桥 Sé-pờ-kiô | Washermen's bridge |
Jalan Bharu | New road | 中路 Tiong-lơ̄ | Middle road, the name of Macalister Rd |
Kampong Bharu | New village | 大树跤 Toā-chhiū-kha | Under the big trees |
Kebun Limau | Lime/lemon plantation | 柑仔园 Kam-á-hûiⁿ | Mandarin orange plantation, the name of Dato Keramat Rd (E. of Patani Rd). |
Pulau Tikus | Rat island, the name of the small islet off the coast. | 浮罗池滑 Phû-lơ̂-ti-kut | (phonetic) |
Rifle Range | After the rifle range that used to be there | 拍铳埔 Phah-chhèng-pơ̄ | Rifle range |
Sepoy Lines | After the sepoy barracks that used to be there | 时排埔 Si-paî-pơ̄ | Sepoy field |
Tarek Ayer | Drawing water, after the aqueduct that ran along Burmah Rd | 牛车水 Gû-chhia-chuí | Bullock-cart water |
Titi Papan | Plank bridge, after the bridge over the Prangin Ditch. | 吊桥头 Tiaù-kiô-thaû | Suspension-bridge head, the name of Penang Rd (about the Prangin Ditch). |
Ujong Pasir | End of the sand | 社尾 Siā-bóe | End of the village, the name of Beach St (S. of Malay St) |
郊区道路
English name | Malay (current official) name | Etymology | Hokkien name | Hokkien etymology |
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Fettes Road | Jalan Fettes | After J. D. Fettes, the engineer of the Guillemard reservoir built there in 1929. | 水池路 Chuí-tîⁿ-lơ̄ | Reservoir road. |
Mount Erskine Road | Jalan Mount Erskine | Mount Erskine (350 ft) was owned by John James Erskine, Judge and Member of the Council, so-called "Second King of Penang", who came to the island in 1805. | 白云山 Pε̍h-hûn-soaⁿ | White cloud mountain |
Vale of Tempe Road | Jalan Lembah Permai | After the Greek Vale of Tempe; the Malay name is a semi-calque which means "Peaceful Valley". | ||
Summit Road | Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra | Self-descriptive: the road at the summit of Penang Hill. | ||
Karpal Singh Drive | Persiaran Karpal Singh | Formerly known as IJM Promenade. It was renamed after Penang born lawyer and also Jelutong Member of Parliament, Karpal Singh. |
参见
参考
- City Council of George Town, Penang Past and Present 1786-1963: A Historical Account of the City of George Town since 1786, Penang: 1966.
- Khoo Su Nin, Streets of George Town Penang (4th ed.), Penang: 2007, ISBN 983-9886-00-2
- Lo Man Yuk, Chinese Names of Streets in Penang, Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Singapore: January 1900.
- S Durai Raja Singam, Malayan Place Names, 1938.
- Penang Travel Tips, George Town Walking Tours(页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) Accessed November 2008.
- The Penang File [1] [2] [3] [4]
注释
- ^ Chinese Names of Streets in Penang by Lo Man Yuk, Commissioned by the Secretary, Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society June 1899, pg 198
- ^ "Road will be named after Cheong Fatze." The Straits Times 8 Dec. 1962: 13 Print: "Penang, Fri. The City Council today announced that a new road between Gladstone Road and Tek Soon Street would be named after a distinguished citizen of the 19th century. The road running parallel to Penang Road will be called Jalan Cheong Fatze after an industrial magnate famed throughout South-East Asia in the past century. Towkay Cheong was noted for his public services, especially in education."
- ^ Chinese Names of Streets in Penang by Lo Man Yuk, Commissioned by the Secretary, Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society June 1899, pg 210