বোম্বাই
Bengali
Alternative forms
- বম্বে (bômbe)
Etymology
From Middle Bengali বোম্বাই (bombāi), borrowed from Portuguese Bombaim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bom.ba.i/, [bõm.ba.i]
Proper noun
বোম্বাই • (bombai)
- (dated) Bombay (former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India)
- Synonym: মুম্বই (mumbôi)
Middle Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Bombaim.
Proper noun
বোম্বাই (bombāi)
- Bombay (former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India)
Descendants
- Bengali: বোম্বাই (bombai)
Further reading
- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D., Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 694.