Ang Mo Kio en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- [ˌaŋ˧ mo˧ ˈki̯o˦] (Singapore)
- /ˌæŋ məʊ ˈkiəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [-i̯o˦˧] (Singapore) at the end of sentences
Etymology
From Hokkien 紅毛橋 /红毛桥 (Âng-mô͘-kiô, “Caucasian's bridge”, literally “red hair bridge”).
Meanings
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A planning area and town in the North-East Region of Singapore.
The new Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic was given its official opening yesterday, offering greater accessibility to elderly and disabled patients as well as an expanded team-based healthcare system.
2018 July 1, Felicia Choo, “Bigger, better Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic officially opens”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2018:Scores of residents in Ang Mo Kio New Town who wanted to wish their Muslim friends "Selamat Hari Raya" over the telephone over the weekend were disappointed.
1976 September 27, “Phones out at Ang Mo Kio”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, →OCLC, page 10:Similar declaration was made in regard to an area of more than 34 acres in the mukim of Ang Mo Kio, which is in the centre of the island, bounded on the north by South Seletar, on the east by Ponggol and Serangoon, and on the west by Ulu Kalang.
1933 December 23, “New Military Hospital Land Acquired in Mukim of Ang Mo Kio”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, →OCLC, page 12:
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Translations (5)
cmn 宏茂橋 /宏茂桥 (Translations) · yue 宏茂橋 /宏茂桥 (Translations) · ta ஆங் மோ கியோ (Translations) · ms Ang Mo Kio (Translations) · nan-hbl 紅毛橋 /红毛桥 (Translations)