bamboe

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === bamboes (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑm.bu/ Hyphenation: bam‧boe === Noun === bamboe n (plural bamboes, diminutive bamboetje n) (countable and uncountable) bamboo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: bamboes (via the archaic bamboes) →? Akan: mpampuro (Twi, possibly from Portuguese) → Lokono: bamboesji (via the archaic bamboes) → English: bamboo (see there for further descendants) → Norwegian Bokmål: bambus, Norwegian Nynorsk: bambus (via the archaic bamboes) → Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or English bamboo or French bambou) (see there for further descendants) → Sranan Tongo: bambusi (via the archaic bamboes), bambu, bamboesoe