Laliyini igama lezwe iSingapore elalibhekiselwe kulo kulo mbhalo?
Context:Igama lesiNgisi elithi "Singapore" liyi-anglicisation yegama lesiMalay lendabuko laleli zwe, i-Singapore (ephinyiselwa [siŋapura]), nayo ethathwe egameni lesiSanskrit elisho "idolobha lengonyama" (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: <unk>; ngokwezwi nezwi "idolobha lengonyama"; siṃha kusho "ingonyama", pura kusho "idolobha" noma "inqaba"). Umbhalo wamaShayina wangekhulu lesithathu leminyaka ubhekisela endaweni ethile ngokuthi iPú Luó Zhōng (Chinese), okuzwakala njengeMalay okusho ukuthi "isiqhingi esisekugcineni kwenhlonhlo". Izinkomba zokuqala zegama elithi Temasek (noma Tumasik) zitholakala eNagarakretagama, inkulumo yokudumisa yaseJava eyabhalwa ngo-1365, nomthombo waseVietnam kusukela esikhathini esifanayo. Kungenzeka ukuthi leli gama lisho ukuthi "Idolobha Lasolwandle", lisuselwa egameni lesiMalay elithi tasek, elisho "ulwandle" noma "chibi". Umhambi waseChina uWang Dayuan wavakashela indawo ethile cishe ngo-1330 ebizwa ngokuthi iDanmaxi (Chinese; pinyin: Dànmǎxí; Wade<unk>Giles: Tan Ma Hsi) noma iTam ma siak, kuye ngokuthi iphinyiselwa kanjani. I-Danmaxi ingaba ukubhalwa kweTemasek, noma, kungaba yinhlanganisela ye-Malay Tanah okusho ukuthi "umhlaba" kanye ne-Chinese Xi okusho ukuthi "tin", eyayidayiswa esiqhingini.
Lo mbhalo ukhuluma ngeSingapore ngamagama alandelayo: Singapore, Singapura, Lion City, Pú Luó Zhōng, Island at the end of a peninsula, Temasek, Tumasik, Sea Town, Danmaxi, Tam ma siak.