▁Nov ena ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁H oug ang ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁To a ▁Pay oh ▁New ▁Town ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁To a ▁Pay oh ▁planning ▁area . ▁The ▁latter ▁occup ies ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁area , ▁en comp ass ing ▁est ates ▁such ▁as ▁Pot ong ▁Pas ir ▁and ▁B idad ari . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁To a ▁Pay oh , ▁in ▁the ▁H ok k ien ▁dialect , ▁transl ates ▁as ▁" big ▁sw amp " ▁( with ▁" To a " ▁meaning ▁" big " ▁and ▁" Pay oh " ▁meaning ▁" sw amp "). ▁The ▁Mal ay ▁word ▁for ▁sw amp ▁is ▁pay a . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁Chinese ▁equivalent ▁of ▁P aya ▁Leb ar , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁to , ▁big ▁sw amp ▁land . ▁ ▁To a ▁Pay oh ' s ▁old ▁Chinese ▁name , ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Ang ▁Chi ang ▁San ▁( altern atively ▁An ▁X i ang ▁Sh an ) ▁or ▁" B ur ial ▁Hill ". ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁called ▁as ▁such ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁c emetery ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁John ▁Turn b ull ▁Thom son , ▁a ▁government ▁survey or , ▁refers ▁to ▁To a ▁Pay oh ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁agricult ural ▁report ▁as ▁To ah ▁Py oh ▁L ye ▁and ▁To ah ▁Py oh . ▁ ▁Un ique ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁to ▁the ▁housing ▁est ates ▁in ▁Singapore , ▁roads ▁in ▁To a ▁Pay