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Bombay en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /bɒmˈbeɪ/

Etymology

From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom + baim. Most likely a combination of both.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Bombay cat (“domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed”).
    alt of Bombay cat

Forms

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wikipedia: Bombay · wikipedia: + cat

Bombay en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /bɒmˈbeɪ/

Etymology

From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom + baim. Most likely a combination of both.

Meanings

  1. (dated) The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
    • Have you heard any word Of that bloke in the "Third" - Was it Sotherby, Sedgewick or Sim? They had him chucked out of a club in Bombay. But apart from his mess bills exceeding his pay, He took to pig-sticking in quite the wrong way. I wonder what happened to him? 1945, Noël Coward, I Wonder What Happened to Him?:
  2. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand.
  4. A town in Franklin County, New York, United States.
  5. A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.

Deriveds

Bombay pudding · Bollywood · New Bombay · Bombay cat · Bombay sandwich · Bombay Time · Bombay potatoes · Bombayite · Bombay mix · Bombay chicken · Bombay Beach · Bombay duck · Bombay blood · Bombay Hook

Translations (27)

sh Бомбај (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · bg Бомба́й (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · sd بَمْبَئِي (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · ta பம்பாய் (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · fr Bombay (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · it Bombay (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · sh Bombaj (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · ur بمبئی (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · te బొంబాయి (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · pt Bombaim (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · to Pamipei (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · gu બંબઈ (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · gu બોમ્બે (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · es Bombay (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · sv Bombay (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · tr Bombay (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · el Βομβάη (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · hi बंबई (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · ja ボンベイ (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · ru Бомбе́й (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · fa بمبئی (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · uk Бомбей (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · hi बम्बई (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · sd बंबई (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · cs Bombaj (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · hy Բոմբեյ (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai) · ro Bombay (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai)

wikipedia: Bombay · wikipedia: + cat