Complex sentence: There are suggestions that the word is Tamil (Pongal, "the feast of the boiling rice", is celebrated when the sun enters the sign of Capricorn), however, the word "Ponggol" or "Punggol" is definitely in Malay.
Split into simpler sentences: There are suggestions that the word is Tamil (Pongal, "the feast of the boiling rice", is celebrated when the sun enters the sign of Capricorn). However, the word "Ponggol" or "Punggol" is definitely in Malay.