▁name ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁modern - day ▁Singapore ▁for ▁national ▁hon ours ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁institutions ▁and ▁corpor ations . ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Tem ase k ▁is ▁uncertain , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁proposed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁word ▁t as ik ▁meaning ▁" la ke " ▁or ▁" se a ", ▁and ▁may ▁mean ▁here ▁" place ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁sea ", ▁or ▁Sea ▁Town . ▁ ▁Another ▁suggestion ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁king ▁of ▁S riv ij aya , ▁Mah ar aja ▁Tan ▁ma ▁sa ▁na ▁ho . ▁The ▁name ▁appears ▁as ▁T um as ik ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁J avan ese ▁ep ic ▁poem ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 5 , ▁Nag ar ak ret ag ama . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁also ▁mentioned ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Ann als , ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁J avan ese ▁work ▁Par ar aton . ▁Tem ase k ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁account ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁trav eller ▁Wang ▁Day uan ▁who ▁visited ▁the ▁island ▁around ▁ 1 3 3 0 ▁and ▁wrote ▁about ▁a ▁Mal ay ▁settlement ▁called ▁Dan max i , ▁a ▁trans cription ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Tem ase k . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁Marco ▁Pol o ' s ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁travel , ▁a ▁place ▁named ▁Ch iam ass ie ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁Tem as ik ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Mal ay ur . ▁Tem ase