બોમ્બે

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from English Bombay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈbom.beː/
• Rhymes: -eː
• Hyphenation: બોમ્‧બે

Proper noun

બોમ્બે • (bombe) n

1. (usually colloquial) Bombay (former name of Mumbai, a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)

Usage notes

Dated in contemporary usage, but the name remains in use among older generations.

Synonyms

• મુંબઈ (mumbaī), બંબઈ (bambaī)

Further reading

• ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944), “બોમ્બે”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 6489.