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Bombay

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English

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Bombay, India
A Bombay cat.
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 Bombay cat on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”)[1] or from bom +‎ baim.[2] Most likely a combination of both.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bombay

  1. (dated) The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
    • 1945, Noël Coward, I Wonder What Happened to Him?:
      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?
  2. A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand. [3]
  3. A town in Franklin County, New York, United States.
  4. A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.

Usage notes

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As a proper noun, the term Bombay is becoming obsolete for the city in India. The Indian city has been officially named Mumbai since 1995, and this name is the standard one in contemporary written usage, although "Bombay" is still common in spoken English and occasionally used in modern writing. However, Bombay remains in terms such as Bombay mix and Bombay duck.

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Translations

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Noun

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Bombay (plural Bombays)

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

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Bombay”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ Shirodkar (1998) (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 7
  3. ^ NZ Topo Map

French

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Bombay f

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

Hungarian

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 Mumbai on Hungarian Wikipedia
Bombay

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Bombay.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bombay

  1. (dated) Mumbai, Bombay (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)
    Synonym: Mumbai
    • 1987, “Első könyv. A lyukas lepedő”, in Salman Rushdie, translated by Mihály Falvay, Az éjfél gyermekei, Budapest: Európa Könyvkiadó, →ISBN, page 9; translation of Midnight's Children, London: Jonathan Cape, 1981:
      Bombay városában születtem… egyszer rég, valaha. Nem, ez így sajnos kevés, nem hallgathatom el a dátumot: Dr. Narlikár szülőotthonában születtem, 1947. augusztus 15-én.
      [original: I was born in the city of Bombay…once upon a time. No, that won’t do, there’s no getting away from the date: I was born in Doctor Narlikar’s Nursing Home on August 15th, 1947.]

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Bombay —
accusative Bombayt —
dative Bombaynek —
instrumental Bombayjel —
causal-final Bombayért —
translative Bombayjé —
terminative Bombayig —
essive-formal Bombayként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Bombayben —
superessive Bombayen —
adessive Bombaynél —
illative Bombaybe —
sublative Bombayre —
allative Bombayhez —
elative Bombayből —
delative Bombayről —
ablative Bombaytől —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		Bombayé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		Bombayéi —
Possessive forms of Bombay
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Bombayem —
2nd person sing. Bombayed —
3rd person sing. Bombaye —
1st person plural Bombayünk —
2nd person plural Bombayetek —
3rd person plural Bombayük —

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Bombay —
accusative Bombayt —
dative Bombaynak —
instrumental Bombayjal —
causal-final Bombayért —
translative Bombayjá —
terminative Bombayig —
essive-formal Bombayként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Bombayban —
superessive Bombayon —
adessive Bombaynál —
illative Bombayba —
sublative Bombayra —
allative Bombayhoz —
elative Bombayból —
delative Bombayról —
ablative Bombaytól —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		Bombayé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		Bombayéi —
Possessive forms of Bombay
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Bombayom —
2nd person sing. Bombayod —
3rd person sing. Bombaya —
1st person plural Bombayunk —
2nd person plural Bombayotok —
3rd person plural Bombayuk —

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN, page 529

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bomˈbai/ [bõmˈbai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai

Proper noun

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Bombay m

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

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Bombay, from Portuguese Bombaim.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Bombáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes offensive) Indian (a person of Indian ancestry, or resembling one)
    Synonym: Indiyano
    • 1990, Regalado Trota José, Pacific Asia Museum, Images of faith: religious ivory carvings from the Philippines:
      Lalong makikilala ang impluwensiya ng mga Intsik, Kastila, at Amerikano sa sining ng Pilipino; nandoon na rin, bagama't hindi pa gaanong napapag aralan, ang impluwensiya ng mga Bombay, Hapon at Mehikano. Maging ang likha ng mga ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1986, National Mid-week:
      ... sa lupain ng mga Bombay, ganito ang ating nata- mong medalya: 2 ginto, 3 pilak, 9 na tanso. Mas malapit tayo sa mga kulelat kesa sa mga nangu- nguna noong 1982. Ngayon 1986, inaasam-asam ni Sering na magiging ganito ang ating ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • year unknown, The Diliman Review
      0 haharap, o haharap ang lahat na, Sa lunsod ay hahalik sa mapang-aliping pagsamba: Mga intsik, tikas Hapon, mga Bombay o Aleman, Mga Inglis, Amerikano, milyonaryo ng lipunan, Pulitiko at ismagler, ang lilisan sa Forbes Park, Sakay ...

Adjective

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Bombáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. Indian (of or pertaining to India)
    Synonyms: Indiyano, Indiyan
  2. (colloquial, loosely) with South Asian features (of a person)

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Bombáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. Bombay (the capital of Maharashtra, India)
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