बंबू

Hindi

Alternative forms

बम्बू (bambū)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu. Compare Italian bambù.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəm.buː/, [bɐ̃m.buː]

Noun

बंबू • (bambū) m (Urdu spelling بمبو)

bamboo
opium pipe made from reeds, particularly bamboo.

Derived terms

बंबू करना (bambū karnā)
बंबू देना (bambū denā)
बंबूकाट (bambūkāṭ)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बंबू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बंबू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884) “बम्बू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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