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It is told in a story that before Singapre was founded, the prince from the neighbouring island, Sang Nila Utama, was exploring the seas for new land and made landfall on a new island. Upon arrival, he and his men were greeted by a strange sight; the appearrance of a powerful beast with a golden mane - that which we call a Lion. Then th e Prince named the island 'Singapura' or the City of Lions due to his encounter.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt was said that Prince Sang Nila Utama, also known as Sri Tri Buana wanted to find a place to establish a new city to expand his father's empire --- Srivijayan empire. He was believed to be from Palembang, a place slightly south of Sumatra, Indonesia. He saw Singapore and decided to sail there, curious to find out if the place was suitable for to build a city. On his way to Temasek, the name of Singapore then, there was a great storm. There was nothing they can do and the ship was nearly about to sink! He ordered his men to throw all the heavy items off the boat, but it didn't seem to be of much help. His ship officer, then advised him to throw his heavy crown overboard. Upon doing so, the storm instantly subsided. He landed on Singapore and decided to explore the place. While walking through a forest, he suddenly spotted an animal with a red mane and a white breast. It moved with great speed and disappeared in the jungles. Sang Nila Utama was shocked and impressed by the creature. However, he didn't know what it was. He asked his minister what that was and got a reply that it was a lion. He thought that it was a good omen. He decided to name the city after that magnificent creature, and the name "Lion City" is derived. Sang Nila Utama stayed in Singapore and founded it into a great city. However, it has been discovered that lions did not live in Singapore. What Sang Nila Utama probably saw might be a tiger instead.
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∙ 13y agoYes. Singa means lion in the Malay language.
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∙ 11y agoIt is said that when Singapore was discovered, the first creature to be seen was a lion. Therefore, the original name for Singapore is "Singapura", which means "Lion Port".
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∙ 12y agoThe lion head symbolises courage, strength and excellence, as well as resilience in the face of challenges.
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Why is the lion head used as Singapore's national symbol?
Legend has it that Sang Nila Utama, Singapore's founder, saw a lion when he set foot on the island, thus naming it Singapura, 'singa' meaning lion in Malay, and 'pura' meaning city in Sanskrit. Translating it, Lion City.
What do the lion and the tiger on the Singapore crest represents?
The Lion is Singapore and the Tiger is Malaysia.
The sphinix that stands near the great pyramid has the body of a?
Body of a Lion
Why was the merlion half lion half mermaid?
From wiki: The fish body represents Singapore's origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means "sea town" in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore's original name - Singapura - meaning "lion city" or "kota singa".
Origin of the word Singapore?
Singapore came from Singapura. Singa is lion. Pura is port. When travellers discovered Singapore, the first thing they saw was a lion. That is why they named it Singapura. Then it became Singapore.
What is known as lion capital?
Singapore
What is the Lion City of Asia?
Singapore
Is the lion special to any country?
It is to Singapore as the translation is 'lion city'.
What is the other name given to Singapore?
From the 14th century, the island has also been known as Singapura (Singapore) which stands for Lion (Singa-) City (-pura).Previously the island was called Temasek ('Sea Town' in Old Javanese, spelt Tumasik)
Singapore's name comes from animal?
lion
Which countries name means lion?
Singapore
Which symbol of Singapore is half lion half fish?
The Merlion, the symbol of Singapore. It can be seen in many areas around Singapore.
