बंब
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Marathi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese bomba, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”). Compare Hindi बंबा (bambā) and Gujarati બંબો (bambo).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
बंब • (bamba) m
- pump, water heater
- (by extension) fire engine
- दुकानाला आग लागली आणि मग बंब आले.
- dukānālā āg lāglī āṇi mag bamba āle.
- The store caught fire and then the fire engines came.
References[edit]
- Berntsen, Maxine, “बंब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बंब”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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