There are several possible derivations of the relatively recent name "Phuket" (of which the digraph ph represents an aspirated p): It is either derived from the word bukit (Jawi: بوكيت) in Malay which means "hill", as this is what the island appears like from a distance.
Phuket was formerly known as Thalang (ถลาง Tha-Laang), derived from the old Malay "telong" (Jawi: تلوڠ) which means "cape". The northern district of the province, which was the location of the old capital, still uses this name. In Western sources and navigation charts, it was known as Jung Ceylon or Junkceylon (a corruption of the Malay Tanjung Salang, i.e., "Cape Salang"),[2]:179
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