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  • Blúkang=a kind of fish.
  • Buran Darat. The coral patch to the N.E. of Blakang Mati. "Buran" is a kind of sea-anemone of a light green colour and is eaten by the Chinese.
  • Bukit Gěmía. Mount Imbeah in Blakang Mati. "Gěmia" is the sago-palm, a variant of "Rembía."
  • Bukit Serápong. "Serápong" is possibly from "Ápong" "drift wood," but the formation is doubtful.
  • Gélang. This is probably the plant gélang pasir (Portulaca oleracea). There is another plant, gélang laut (Sesuvium postulacastrum).
  • Kalang, "a roller, skid" for launching vessels. The Běduanda Kálang, a tribe of the Orang Laut, took their name from the river.
  • Kálang Púding. "Púding" is probably the shrub with variegated leaves (Justicia picta).
  • Kampong Glam. The glam tree (Melaleuca leucadendron).
  • Kampong Kópit. The village in Blakang Mati sometimes. called Selat Singki. "Kopit"="narrow, contracted."
  • Kampong Pangkalan Páku. "Pangkálan" (from "Pangkal") "landing place;" "Paku"=a generic name for fern.
  • Kampong Permatang. "Permálang" is "rising ground," "a long ridge" derived from "Batang."
  • Kampong Rĕnggam. (1) "Rĕnggam" or "Ranggam" a thorny plant growing on low land. Its fruit can be eaten, and ataps are sometimes made out of its leaves. The plant is like the Kělúbi. (2)"Rĕnggam"=an instrument for cutting padi.
  • Kandang Kĕrbau="buffalo pen." Sometimes wrongly written "Kampong Kĕrbau."
  • Kranji. A tree (Dialium indicum).
  • Lĕbong Acheh. This is a hollow or cutting ("lĕbong") in the sandy beach near Changi Point as if a large boat had been hauled up there. The story is that one of the Achinese ships that attacked Johor was beached there for repairs. Compare Mr. Hervey's note on "Prigi Acheh," p. 168 of Journal No. II.