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Why Toa Payoh was called Toa Payoh?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

It used to be a big swampy land. Or even a big sweamp. Big in Hokkien is Toa and Payoh in Malay is swamp. Not reaally. Paya in Malay is swamp. not Payoh. They phrased Toa Paya into Ta Payoh.

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10y ago

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