бумба

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /pʊmp/, [po̙mp]

Etymology 1

From Tibetan བུམ་པ (bum pa, “ritual vessel”).

Noun

бумба • (bumba) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠮᠪᠠ (bumba)); (hidden-n declension)

1. a ritual vase holding holy water, made of metal with a long neck and no handles
2. suction cup

Synonyms

• (suction cup): соруул (soruul)

Etymology 2

From Tibetan འབུམ་པ་ ('bum pa, “tomb”).

Noun

бумба • (bumba) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠮᠪᠠ (bumba)); (hidden-n declension)

1. mausoleum

Synonyms

• бунхан (bunxan)