बंबू

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बम्बू (bambū)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu. Compare Italian bambù.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəm.buː/, [bɐ̃m.buː]

Noun

बंबू • (bambū) m (Urdu spelling بمبو)

1. bamboo
2. opium pipe made from reeds, particularly bamboo.

Derived terms

• बंबू करना (bambū karnā)
• बंबू देना (bambū denā)
• बंबूकाट (bambūkāṭ)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बंबू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बंबू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बम्बू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.