ਬੰਬਈ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Bombaim.

Proper noun

ਬੰਬਈ • (bambaī) f (Shahmukhi spelling بَمْبَئی)

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

   Synonym: ਮੁੰਬਈ (mumbaī)

   • 2017, “Lahore (song)”, Guru Randhawa (lyrics), Guru Randhawa, Vee Music (music), performed by Guru Randhawa:

     ਦਿੱਲੀ ਦਾ ਨਖ਼ਰਾ ਆ
     ਸਟਾਇਲ ਉਹਦਾ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਆ
     ਬੰਬਈ ਦੀ ਗਰਮੀ ਵਾਂਗ
     ਨੇਚਰ ਉਹਦਾ ਅੱਥਰਾ ਆ

     dillī dā naxrā ā
     saṭāil uhdā vakkhrā ā
     bambaī dī garmī vāṅg
     necar uhdā atthrā ā

     [She] has the mannerisms of [a] Delhi [girl]
     Her style is different
     Like the heat of Bombay
     Her nature is unpredictable