বোম্বাই

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বোম্বে (bōmbe), বম্বে (bombe)

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.‎^[1], Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 694.