Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. Check marks indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Political Subdivision
Usage Malay, English
Scripts ترڠݢانو(Malay Jawi)
Pronounced Pron. /tə.rəŋ.ˈɡa.nu/(Malay) /tɛ.rɛŋ.ˈɡɑ.nuː/(English)  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsTrengganu, Tringganu

Meaning & History

Possibly from Malay terang ganu meaning "bright rainbow" or taring anu meaning "fang of something", a phrase supposedly uttered by a hunter when he discovered the tooth of an unknown animal. This is the name of a Malaysian state.
Added 3/23/2020 by HL
Edited 9/9/2021 by HL