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Type Settlement
Scripts بوکيت تيمه(Malay Jawi)
Meaning & History
Literally means "tin hill" in Malay, from bukit meaning "hill" and timah meaning "tin". However, the name is more likely a corrupted form of the original Malay name Bukit Temak meaning "temak hill", from bukit meaning "hill" and temak referring to a type of tree (genus Shorea). This is the name of a planning area and residential estate in Singapore.