Bombaim

Bombaim

See also: bombaim

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly from bom +‎ baía.[1] Compare Marathi मुंबा (mumbā).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bõ.baˈĩ/

  • Hyphenation: Bom‧ba‧im

Proper noun

Bombaim ?

  1. Mumbai, Bombay (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “Bombay”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 102.
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