Bombay

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom +‎ baim. Most likely a combination of both. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɒmˈbeɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ === Proper noun === Bombay (dated) The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India. A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand. A town in Franklin County, New York, United States. A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (Bombay, India): Category:Mumbai on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Noun === Bombay (plural Bombays) Ellipsis of Bombay cat (“domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed”). === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ̃.bɛ/ === Proper noun === Bombay f Mumbai, Bombay (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India) == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Bombay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbombeːj] Hyphenation: Bom‧bay Rhymes: -eːj === Proper noun === Bombay (dated) Mumbai, Bombay (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India) Synonym: Mumbai ==== Declension ==== or ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bomˈbai/ [bõmˈbai̯] Rhymes: -ai === Proper noun === Bombay m Mumbai, Bombay (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India) == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Bumbay === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Bombay, from Portuguese Bombaim. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bomˈbaj/ [bomˈbaɪ̯] Rhymes: -aj Syllabification: Bom‧bay === Noun === Bombáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔) (colloquial, sometimes offensive) Indian (a person of Indian ancestry, or resembling one) Synonym: Indiyano 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 === Bombáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔) Indian (of or pertaining to India) Synonyms: Indiyano, Indiyan (colloquial, loosely) with South Asian features (of a person) ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Bombáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔) Bombay (the capital of Maharashtra, India)