List of Kangchu system placename etymologies
There are several places in Southeast Asia that had its roots in the Kangchu system, an organised system of administration which was introduced by the Sultanate of Johore in the territories of Johore and Singapore in the 19th century to oversee the social affairs and economy of Chinese coolies who were working in gambier and pepper plantations. Even as the gambier and pepper trade declined in the early 20th century, many of these place names were retained as some of these settlers remained behind. Place names that are associated with the Kangchu system are named after former place features such as settlements, (or Chu Kang, Chinese: 厝港),[fn 1] river bases (or Kangkar, Chinese: 港脚) and port (or Kang, Chinese: 港). These terminologies are of Chinese origins, and draws its phonology from the Teochew dialect.[2]
Malaysia[edit]
Johor[edit]
- Bukit Kangkar, Muar
- Kampong Kangkar, Chaah
- Kangkar Bahru, Yong Peng
- Kangkar Pulai, Johor Bahru[3]
- Kangkar Tebrau, Johor Bahru (Chinese: 陳厝港)
- Kangkar Kambau[4][5]
- Kangkar Pendas (Chinese: 谢厝港)[6][7]
- Plentong (Chinese: 旧称旧鄭厝港,新鄭厝港)[8]
Singapore[edit]
Housing estates[edit]
Obsoleted names[edit]
- Tan Chu Kang[10]
- Chan Chu Kang
- Lau Chu Kang
Indonesia[edit]
Others[edit]
- Lanfang Republic, Indonesia.
- Kangkar LRT Station, Singapore.
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ The Singaporean sitcom Phua Chu Kang is not named after a Chu Kang.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 《鬼馬家族》徵選本地演員 Archived 15 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 13 January 2008, Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese)
- ^ Ooi (2004), p. 710
- ^ Singam (1980), pg 62
- ^ "The forgotten people". NewspaperSG.
- ^ Scholar, Banker, Gentleman Soldier: The Reminiscences of Dr. Yap Pheng Geck at Google Books
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "《马来西亚的三个汉语方言》中之 吉隆坡广东话阅谭" [Three Chinese Dialects in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Cantonese] (PDF). newera.edu.my. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Utar New Village Community Project Report" (PDF). utar.edu.my (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Dunlop (2000), pg 168
- ^ Chu Kangs-Singapore Retrieved 24 May 2020
Bibliography[edit]
- Dunlop, Peter K.G., Street Names of Singapore, Who's Who Publications, 2000
- Ooi, Keat Gin, Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor, ABC-CLIO, 2004, ISBN 1-57607-770-5
- Singam, Durai Raja, Place-Names in Peninsular Malaysia, Archipelago, 1980