बंबई

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बम्बई (bambaī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Bombaim.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bəm.bə.iː/, [bɐ̃m.bɐ.iː]

Proper noun

बंबई • (bambaī) f (Urdu spelling بمبئی)

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

   Synonyms: मुंबई (mumbaī), मुम्बई (mumbaī)

Declension

Declension of बंबई (sg-only fem ind ī-stem)

	singular
direct	बंबई bambaī
oblique	बंबई bambaī
vocative	बंबई bambaī

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “बम्बई”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.