বোম্বাই

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Bengali বোম্বাই (bōmbai), borrowed from Portuguese Bombaim.

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bombai̯/, [ˈbombai̯]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bombai̯/, [ˈbombai̯]

Proper noun

বোম্বাই • (bōmbai)

  1. (dated) Bombay (former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India)
    Synonym: মুম্বই (mumboi)

Middle Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Bombaim.

Proper noun

বোম্বাই (bōmbai)

  1. Bombay (former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India)

Descendants
  • Bengali: বোম্বাই (bōmbai)

Further reading
  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 694.
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