বোম্বাই
Bengali
editAlternative forms
edit- বম্বে (bombe)
Etymology
editFrom Middle Bengali বোম্বাই (bōmbai), borrowed from Portuguese Bombaim.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editবোম্বাই • (bōmbai)
- (dated) Bombay (former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India)
- Synonym: মুম্বই (mumboi)
Middle Bengali
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Portuguese Bombaim.
Proper noun
editবোম্বাই (bōmbai)
- Bombay (former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India)
Descendants
edit- Bengali: বোম্বাই (bōmbai)
Further reading
edit- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[1], Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 694.
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- inc-mbn:Cities in Maharashtra
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- inc-mbn:Places in India