Impression of Kuching White Mug | 古晋印象白色马克杯

The origin of ”Kuching”

Kuching is the capital of Sarawak Malaysia, situated at Borneo Island. Kuching means ‘cat’ in Malay. Some folks depict that the name of the city has been derived from a fruit called "Mata Kuching" which is widely available in Malaysia and Indonesia. There is a hill called Bukit Mata Kuching which is thought to be named after this fruit. Kuching is actually named after the Kuching River, a tidal stream that runs from Tua Pek kong Temple to Chinese History Museum and located at foot of the hill. At present the river does not exist due to the silt deposits. Another folk depict that the town may have originally have been known as Cochin (port) – a word commonly used across India and Indochina. Some Chinese Teochew peoples said, the town named after “Old Well“ in Hokkien or Teochew language. Now all the story on the mug, you should keep ONE. And, you will get a bookmark as a free gift with your purchase.

“古晋”名称由来

古晋市位于婆罗洲岛，是马来西亚砂拉越的首府。在马来语中，古晋是“猫”（Kucing）的谐音。按照民间说法，这个名称的由来跟盛产于马来西亚和印尼的水果龙眼有关，马来语称龙眼为“猫眼”（Mata Kuching），古晋就有一座山丘早年因长有龙眼树而被命名为猫眼岭。猫眼岭下有一条小河被命名为古晋河，经大伯公庙流入砂拉越河，古晋一名据说就源于这条小河，这条河如今已不复存在。另有一个说法，指古晋的名称来自印度语“Cochin”，即港口的意思。据说老一辈有些潮州人认为古晋一名源自“古井”的福建或潮州方言口音。以上故事如今都在这个马克杯上，您值得珍藏。与此同时，您也将获赠一张精美书签。


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Drawing: Phay Yung
Design: Mike Yong
Creative: CAIYU
Material: Ceramic White Mug (11oz.)
Selling Price: RM23.00
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