bambŵ

Welsh

Bambŵ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bamˈbuː/

Noun

bambŵ m (uncountable)

1. bamboo

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bambŵ	fambŵ	mambŵ	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bambŵ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies