बंबा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bomba. Compare Gujarati બંબો (bambo) and Marathi बंब (bamba).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəm.bɑː/, [bɐ̃m.bäː]

Noun

बंबा • (bambām (Urdu spelling بمبہ)

  1. pump; water pump
  2. channel, narrow river, creek

Declension

Declension of बंबा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बंबा
bambā
बंबे
bambe
oblique बंबे
bambe
बंबों
bambõ
vocative बंबे
bambe
बंबो
bambo

Descendants

  • Dari: بَمْبَه (bamba)
  • Pashto: بمبه
  • Punjabi: ਬੰਬਾ (bambā)

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