bambù

See also: bambu, bambú, and bámbu

Italian

Etymology

From Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bamˈbu/^*
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: bam‧bù

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Noun

bambù m (invariable)

1. bamboo
2. (informal) opium pipe

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pamˈbuː]

Noun

bambù m (genitive singular bambù, plural bambùthaichean)

1. bamboo

   Synonym: cuilc-Fhrangach

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
bambù	bhambù
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.