"Bombay" meaning in English

See Bombay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bɒmˈbeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bombay.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom + baim. Most likely a combination of both. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|Bombaim}} Portuguese Bombaim, {{der|en|mr|मुंबादेवी||goddess Mumba}} Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”), {{compound|pt|bom|baim|nocat=1}} bom + baim, {{harvnb|Shirodkar|1998|p=7}} :Template:harvnb Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bombay
  1. (dated) Former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India. Tags: dated Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in Maharashtra, Places in India, Places in Maharashtra Categories (lifeform): Domestic cats Translations (former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai): Բոմբեյ (Bombey) (Armenian), Bombaj [feminine] (Czech), Bombay (French), Βομβάη (Vomvái) (Greek), बम्बई (bambaī) [feminine] (Hindi), बंबई (bambaī) [feminine] (Hindi), Bombay (Italian), ボンベイ (Japanese), بمبئی (Persian), Bombaim (Portuguese), Bombay (Romanian), Бомбе́й (Bombéj) [masculine] (Russian), Бомбај [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Bombaj [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Bombay (Spanish), Bombay (Swedish), బొంబాయి (bombāyi) (Telugu), Pamipei (Tongan), Bombay (Turkish), Бомбей (Bombej) (Ukrainian), بمبئی (bambaī) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Bombay-en-name-YLlHacfL Disambiguation of Domestic cats: 20 3 8 36 34 Categories (other): State capitals of India Disambiguation of 'former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai': 66 3 9 22
  2. A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand. Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Villages in New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Bombay-en-name-Jk5Ol-qH
  3. A town in Franklin County, New York, United States. Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bombay-en-name-M3ceNURH
  4. A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Categories (place): Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States Categories (lifeform): Domestic cats Derived forms: Bollywood, Bombay Beach, Bombay blood, Bombay cat, Bombay chicken, Bombay duck, Bombayite, Bombay mix, Bombay potatoes, New Bombay
    Sense id: en-Bombay-en-name-zbDAsKCt Disambiguation of Domestic cats: 20 3 8 36 34 Categories (other): Neighborhoods in New Jersey, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 1 10 46 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 2 9 47 27

Noun

IPA: /bɒmˈbeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bombay.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Bombays [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom + baim. Most likely a combination of both. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|Bombaim}} Portuguese Bombaim, {{der|en|mr|मुंबादेवी||goddess Mumba}} Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”), {{compound|pt|bom|baim|nocat=1}} bom + baim, {{harvnb|Shirodkar|1998|p=7}} :Template:harvnb Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bombay (plural Bombays)
  1. Ellipsis of Bombay cat.; A domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed meant to resemble a Black Panther, developed in Kentucky during the 1950s. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Bombay cat (extra: A domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed meant to resemble a Black Panther, developed in Kentucky during the 1950s) Categories (lifeform): Domestic cats Translations (cat): bombaim [masculine] (Portuguese), Бомбе́йская ко́шка (Bombéjskaja kóška) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Bombay-en-noun-UdTzLanr Disambiguation of Domestic cats: 20 3 8 36 34

Inflected forms

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