Streets Of Penang
I was born and brought
up in Penang Enjoyed my childhood days very much in both Ayer Itam
and Georgetown where I got my primary education So much of new
things to learned about and so many new names to collect That was
the early days when I was interested in remembering street names Of
course there are names of street I heard about mentioned in a alien
dialect Cantonese which I find it hard to co relate
Then later on in
life I started working and having to return to Penang to seek out
good Food That forced me to learn about new roads and lane that I do
not go to when I am young In a complete circle now I am old and
having stayed in a town that speaks more Cantonese and Hakka I find
that the Hokkien dialect as spoken in Penang very rhythmic or
melodic
It was not until that I went
through the list of name of streets in
Georgetown. Suddenly the scene struck me that those names in Hokkien dialect are so
cute - bring back the feelings of those beginning years, by now nostalgic and in way could be fun hearing
List of Street
names in my collection
Accepted Names
|
Known locally as |
Conveying |
Abu Siti Lane |
三牲巷 |
Gangster Lane |
Acheen Street |
拍石街 |
Stone-breaking street |
Ah Quee Street |
阿貴街 |
Ah Que Street |
Argus Lane |
色藍乳禮拜堂後巷仔 |
Roman Catholic Church Lane |
Argyll Road |
萬葛里巷 |
Bengali Lane - Red Lights |
Armenian Street
|
本頭公巷 |
Flat Head Deity Lane |
Ayer Itam Road |
亞也依淡 |
Ayer Itam Road |
Bagan Jermal Road |
灣斗路 |
Bay Road |
Barrack Road |
兵房路 |
Military
barrack |
Beach Street |
土庫街 |
Wholesalers Street |
Bishop Street |
順德公司街 |
Soon Teck Association
Road |
Brick Kiln Road |
風車路 |
Turbine Car Road |
Buckingham Street |
新街頭 |
Start Campbell Street |
Burma Road |
車水路 |
Water cart Road |
Bridge Street |
過港仔 |
Out-Going Lane |
Campbell Street |
新街 |
Red
Lights area |
Cannon Square |
龍山堂內 |
Inner Court Dragon
Hill |
Carnarvon Lane |
鑑光內 |
Inner Court - Kum
Light |
Cecil Street |
七條路 |
SEventh Road |
Ceylon Lane |
四十間 |
Forty Houses |
China Street |
大街 |
Main Street |
Chowrasta Road |
吉寧仔萬山 |
Indian Market |
Chulia Street |
牛干冬 |
Cattke Pens |
Chulia Lane |
十七間 |
SEventeen Houses |
Cintra Street |
拍袍街 |
Lower
Class of Brothels |
Church Street |
義興街 |
Ghee Hin
secret Society |
Hutton Lane |
惹蘭亞丁 |
Jalan Ah Tin |
Dato’ Keramat |
柑仔園 |
After
Mandarin Orange |
Downing Street |
外關 |
External Office |
Drury Lane |
新戲臺 |
New Stage |
Esplanade
|
舊關仔角 |
Old Fort corner |
Esplanade Road
|
草埔海墘路 |
Field edge Road |
Farquhar Street
|
紅毛路 |
English Road |
Gaol Road |
新跤樞 |
New Jail |
Gladstone Road
|
火車路 |
Train Road |
Green Hall |
緞巴尼 |
Edge of Bush |
Green Lane |
青草巷 |
Green Grass Lane |
Gurney Drive |
新關仔角 |
New Fort Corner |
Herriot Street |
八條路 |
Eighth Road |
Hongkong Street |
香港街 |
Hong Kong Street |
Hospital Road |
病厝路 |
Hospitral Road |
Hutton Lane |
惹蘭亞丁 |
Jalan Ah Tin |
Jelutong Road |
日落洞路 |
Jelutong Road |
Kampong Malabar
|
日本新路 |
New Japanese Road |
Katz Street |
六條路 |
Sixth Road |
Kedah Road |
鑑光麻六甲 |
Reflection of Malacca
|
Keng Kwee Street |
景貴街 |
Keng Kwee Street |
Kimberley Street |
汕頭街 |
Garlic Street |
King Edward Place |
(舊)關仔角 |
Old Official Corner |
King Street |
九間厝後 |
Rear Nineth Temp;e |
King Street |
亞片公司街 |
Opium Compant Road |
Kulim Lane |
萬安臺 |
Perpecture Peace
Pagoda |
Kuala Kangsar Road |
番仔戲園街 |
Foreigner Theatre Street |
Leith Street |
相好厝前 |
Front Wishful Tower |
Light Street |
玻理口 |
Glass Opening |
Love Lane |
愛情巷 |
Lovers Lane |
Lorong Selamat |
平安街 |
Peaceful
Lane |
Love Lane |
愛情巷 |
Love Lane |
Malay Street |
刣牛後 |
Back
Street Slaughter House |
MacAlister Road |
中路 |
MIddle Road |
Macallum Street |
五條路
|
Fifth Road |
Madras Lane
|
油絞路 |
Tarred Road |
Magazine Road |
頭條路 |
First Road |
Magazine Circus |
五葩燈 |
Five
Latterns |
Market Lane |
廣福居巷 |
Behind Cantonese Luck Palace |
Market Street
|
吉寧仔街 |
Indian Street |
Maxwell Road |
開恒美米絞 |
Khai Heng Bee Rice
Mills |
Muda Lane |
癞哥巷 |
Mang Alley |
Muntri Street
|
南華醫院街 |
Lam Wah Ee Hospital Street |
Nanking Street |
七條路 |
Seventh Road |
Noordin Street |
二條路 |
Second Road |
Northam Road |
紅毛路 |
English Road |
Penang Road |
吊人街 |
Hanging [Execution]
Room Street |
Perak Road |
大路後 |
Behind Main Road |
Perak Lane |
啪拉林 |
Pala Forest |
Phee Choon Lane |
丕竣路 |
Phee Choon Road |
Pitt Lane |
潮州公司後 |
Behind Teochew
Association |
Pitt Street |
椰跤 |
Foot of Coconut |
Prangin Lane |
鹹魚埕 |
Salt Fish Shew |
Prangin Road |
牛車街 |
Bullock Cart Street |
Presgrave Street |
三條路 |
Third Road |
Queen Street |
十二間 |
Twelve Houses |
Race Course Road |
大菜園路 |
Main Vegetable Road |
Residency Road |
二王厝路 |
SEcond
Chieftain Road |
Rope Walk
|
拍索巷 |
Metal Works Lane |
Saltfish Lane |
鹹魚仔巷 |
Baby Salt Fish Lane |
Sandilands Street |
九條路 |
Ninth
Road |
Scotland Road |
峇抵眼東 |
"Balik" Look East |
Seh Tan Court |
姓陳公司 |
Tan Clan Association |
Seck Chuan Lane |
大門樓内 |
Inside Main Gate |
Stewart Lane |
觀音亭後 |
Behind
Quan Yin Shrine |
Sungei Ujong Road |
胡椒埕 |
Pepper Shed |
Tamil Street
|
吉寧仔萬山 |
Tamil Market |
Tek Soon Street
|
柴埕後 |
Rear of Chai Cheng |
Toh Aka Lane
|
拍鐵街巷仔 |
Lane of Tin Smith Road |
Transfer Road
|
德順厝邊街 |
Side lane of Teeik
Soon Temple |
Tye Sin Street
|
四條路 |
Fourth Road |
Union Street
|
玻理後 |
Rear of Glass |
Victoria Street |
海墘新路 |
Sea Landfilled New Road |
Waterfall Road
|
亞逸倒潤 |
Water Pour Run |
Weld Quay
|
新海墘街 |
New coastal dyke Road |
Western Road
|
紅毛新塚 |
English New Mansion |
Most of the terms I
have heard then before, so they are fairly accurate, others I
translate them literally but doesn't convey any sense. I will
update these
It is an interesting
compilation. The way the roads were hailed and later used as road
names tell so much of the surroundings there then. Of course most of
the land marks and practices had gone, but for those who loves
dwelling into the historical past, these names were sure clues and
and pointers as to where we sek next for our answers
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