bambu

See also: bambú, bámbu, and bambù

English

Noun

bambu (uncountable)

1. Obsolete form of bamboo.

Albanian

Etymology

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

Noun

bambu f

1. bamboo

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑmbu/, [ˈbɑ̝mbu]
• Rhymes: -ɑmbu
• Syllabification^(key): bam‧bu

Noun

bambu

1. bamboo

   Isopandat käyttävät bambuja pääravintonaan. ― Giant pandas use bamboo as their main source of nutrition.

Declension

Inflection of bambu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		bambu	bambut
genitive		bambun	bambujen
partitive		bambua	bambuja
illative		bambuun	bambuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bambu	bambut
accusative	nom.	bambu	bambut
	gen.	bambun
genitive		bambun	bambujen
partitive		bambua	bambuja
inessive		bambussa	bambuissa
elative		bambusta	bambuista
illative		bambuun	bambuihin
adessive		bambulla	bambuilla
ablative		bambulta	bambuilta
allative		bambulle	bambuille
essive		bambuna	bambuina
translative		bambuksi	bambuiksi
instructive		—	bambuin
abessive		bambutta	bambuitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bambu (type valo)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bambuni bambuni accusative nom. bambuni bambuni gen. bambuni genitive bambuni bambujeni partitive bambuani bambujani inessive bambussani bambuissani elative bambustani bambuistani illative bambuuni bambuihini adessive bambullani bambuillani ablative bambultani bambuiltani allative bambulleni bambuilleni essive bambunani bambuinani translative bambukseni bambuikseni instructive — — abessive bambuttani bambuittani comitative — bambuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bambusi bambusi accusative nom. bambusi bambusi gen. bambusi genitive bambusi bambujesi partitive bambuasi bambujasi inessive bambussasi bambuissasi elative bambustasi bambuistasi illative bambuusi bambuihisi adessive bambullasi bambuillasi ablative bambultasi bambuiltasi allative bambullesi bambuillesi essive bambunasi bambuinasi translative bambuksesi bambuiksesi instructive — — abessive bambuttasi bambuittasi comitative — bambuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bambumme bambumme accusative nom. bambumme bambumme gen. bambumme genitive bambumme bambujemme partitive bambuamme bambujamme inessive bambussamme bambuissamme elative bambustamme bambuistamme illative bambuumme bambuihimme adessive bambullamme bambuillamme ablative bambultamme bambuiltamme allative bambullemme bambuillemme essive bambunamme bambuinamme translative bambuksemme bambuiksemme instructive — — abessive bambuttamme bambuittamme comitative — bambuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bambunne bambunne accusative nom. bambunne bambunne gen. bambunne genitive bambunne bambujenne partitive bambuanne bambujanne inessive bambussanne bambuissanne elative bambustanne bambuistanne illative bambuunne bambuihinne adessive bambullanne bambuillanne ablative bambultanne bambuiltanne allative bambullenne bambuillenne essive bambunanne bambuinanne translative bambuksenne bambuiksenne instructive — — abessive bambuttanne bambuittanne comitative — bambuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bambunsa bambunsa accusative nom. bambunsa bambunsa gen. bambunsa genitive bambunsa bambujensa partitive bambuaan bambuansa bambujaan bambujansa inessive bambussaan bambussansa bambuissaan bambuissansa elative bambustaan bambustansa bambuistaan bambuistansa illative bambuunsa bambuihinsa adessive bambullaan bambullansa bambuillaan bambuillansa ablative bambultaan bambultansa bambuiltaan bambuiltansa allative bambulleen bambullensa bambuilleen bambuillensa essive bambunaan bambunansa bambuinaan bambuinansa translative bambukseen bambuksensa bambuikseen bambuiksensa instructive — — abessive bambuttaan bambuttansa bambuittaan bambuittansa comitative — bambuineen bambuinensa

Derived terms

• bambukeppi
• bamburuoko
• bambuvapa

Guugu Yimidhirr

Etymology

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

Noun

bambu

1. bamboo (plant)
2. bamboo (wood)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu). Cognate of Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbambu]
• Hyphenation: bam‧bu

Noun

bambu (plural bambu-bambu, first-person possessive bambuku, second-person possessive bambumu, third-person possessive bambunya)

1. bamboo (plant)
2. bamboo (wood)

Synonyms

• aur
• buluh

Derived terms

• bambu air
• bambu apus
• bambu ater
• bambu batu
• bambu betung
• bambu bungkok
• bambu cangkoreh
• bambu cina
• bambu duri
• bambu embong
• bambu gila
• bambu gombong
• bambu hitam
• bambu jalur
• bambu jepang
• bambu kuning
• bambu lengka
• bambu lengka tali
• bambu pagar
• bambu perling
• bambu runcing
• bambu sembilang
• bambu talang
• bambu tali
• bambu tamiang
• bambu toi
• bambu tutul
• bambu uncue

 

Further reading

• “bambu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• بمبو‎

Etymology

From Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu). Cognate of Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bambu/
• Rhymes: -ambu, -bu, -u

Noun

bambu (Jawi spelling بمبو, plural bambu-bambu)

1. bamboo (plant)
2. bamboo (wood)

Synonyms

• aur / اءور‎
• buluh / بولوه‎

Descendants

• Indonesian: bambu
• → Portuguese: bambu (see there for further descendants)
• → Tok Pisin: mambu

Moore

Etymology

Borrowed from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Noun

bambu

1. bamboo (plant)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈbu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈbu/

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• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: bam‧bu

Noun

bambu m (plural bambus)

1. bamboo

Descendants

• → Asturian: bambú
• → Catalan: bambú
• → Dutch: bamboe (see there for further descendants)
• → French: bambou
  • → Moore: bambu
  • → Norman: bambou
  • → Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or Dutch bamboe or English bamboo) (see there for further descendants)
• → Italian: bambù
• → Spanish: bambú

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

bambu c (definite singular bambun, uncountable)

1. bamboo (plant; material)