Mumbai

From Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī), from मुंबा (mumbā, “the goddess Mumba, the local mother goddess”)+आई (āī, “mother”).

• IPA^(key): /mʊmˈbaɪ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ

Mumbai

2. A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.
   • 2007 December 5, Randeep Ramesh, “Speed limits rise as India falls in love with the car”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.

• Bombay

• Navi Mumbai

Borrowed from Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī).

Mumbai f

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

From Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmumbɑi̯/, [ˈmumbɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -umbɑi
• Syllabification^(key): Mum‧bai
• Hyphenation^(key): Mum‧bai

Mumbai

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