Georgian

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Etymology

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From Persian پنبه (panbe, cotton).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bamba/, [b̥amba]
  • Hyphenation: ბამ‧ბა

Noun

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ბამბა (bamba) (uncountable)

  1. cotton, cotton wool
  2. candy floss, cotton candy, fairy floss

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Abajev, V. I. (1973) “bæmbæg, bæmpæg”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 249–250