Passage: Singapore nwetara aha ya site n'okwu Malay singa (ọdụm) na pora (obodo / ebe e wusiri ike), nke sitere na Tamil-Sanskrit சிங்க singa सिंह siṃha na पुर புர pura, nke jikọrọ ya na Greek πόλις, pólis. Dabere na Malay Annals, aha a nyere ya site na narị afọ nke iri na anọ Sumatra Malay prince Sang Nila Utama, onye, mgbe ọ na-agbadata agwaetiti ahụ mgbe oké ifufe gasịrị, hụrụ anụ ọhịa nwere obi ụtọ nke yiri ọdụm n'ụsọ osimiri.Ọdụm bụ ihe a na-ahụkarị na nkà ndị China; a na-ebu ụzọ jiri ya mee ihe na nkà n'oge ngwụsị oge opupu ihe ubi na A Dynasty (narị afọ nke ise ma ọ bụ nke isii BC) wee bụrụ ihe a ma ama n'oge ọchịchị Han (206 <unk> 220 AD) mgbe ndị na-elekọta ndị eze malitere itinye ọdụm n'ihu ụlọ ndị eze maka nchebe nke ọdụm maka ihe osise ndị eze na-enweghị atụ.
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