बंबू
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Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- बम्बू (bambū)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu. Compare Italian bambù.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]बंबू • (bambū) m (Urdu spelling بمبو)
- bamboo
- opium pipe made from reeds, particularly bamboo.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- 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.