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Temasek (also spelt Temasik or Tumasik) is an early recorded name of a settlement on the site of modern Singapore.The name appears in early Malay and Javanese literature, and it is also recorded in Yuan and Ming Chinese documents as Danmaxi (Chinese: 單馬錫; pinyin: Dānmǎxī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tan-má-sek or Chinese: 淡馬錫; pinyin: Dànmǎxī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-má-sek).
The English name Singapore comes from the Malay name Singapura which is believed to have been derived from Sanskrit meaning "Lion City". [2] [3] Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha (सिंह), which means "lion", and pūra means "city" in Sanskrit and is a common suffix in many Indian place names. [4]
Early Singapore was called "Temasek", possibly a word deriving from "tasik" (Malay for lake or sea) and taken to mean Sea-town in Malay. [11] The Nagarakretagama, a Javanese eulogy written in 1365, listed a settlement on the island called Tumasik as a vassal of the Majapahit. [12]
The species name temasekensis derives from the word Temasek meaning 'Sea Town' in Old Javanese, an ancient name of a settlement in Singapore. As the Latin suffix -ensis means 'from a place', the epithet temasekensis can be translated from Singapore. [2]
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's Tata Group is in advanced talks with Temasek Holdings to buy back about 20% stake in its entertainment content distribution platform, Tata Play, at a valuation of more ...
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited is a Singaporean state-owned multinational investment firm. Incorporated on 25 June 1974, Temasek has a net portfolio of US$288 billion (S$389 billion) as of 2024, with S$33 billion divested and S$26 billion invested during the year.
The name of the house, Sri Temasek, means "splendour of Temasek" in Malay.The Malay word seri or sri means "charm; quintessence; splendour; glory" [2] or a "cynosure" [3] (something that attracts attention by its brilliancy or beauty; a centre of attraction, interest, or admiration) [4] Temasek, which means "sea town" in Javanese, was the name of an early city on the site of modern Singapore.