Bombay
/bɒmˈbeɪ/
Bombay proper noun: the former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India. Also the ellipsis of Bombay cat.
Proper noun
Bombay
- The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
- Have you heard any word
Of that bloke in the "Third" -
Was it Sotherby, Sedgewick or Sim?
They had him chucked out of a club in Bombay.
But apart from his mess bills exceeding his pay,
He took to pig-sticking in quite the wrong way.
I wonder what happened to him?1945, Noël Coward, I Wonder What Happened to Him?
- Have you heard any word
- A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand.
- A town in Franklin County, New York, United States.
- A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
Also used as
Bombay is also the ellipsis of Bombay cat.
Bombay meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
Bombay in Hindi
- former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai
- बम्बई bambaī, बंबई bambaī
Bombay in Tamil
- former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai
- பம்பாய் pampāy
Bombay in Urdu
- former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai
- بمبئی bambaī
Bombay in Telugu
- former name of Mumbai — see also Mumbai
- బొంబాయి bombāyi
More languagesFewer languages
- Bombay in Gujarati
- બોમ્બે bombe, બંબઈ bambaī
- Bombay in Persian
- بمبئی
- Sindhi
- بَمْبَئِي bambaī, बंबई
Forms of Bombay
| plural | Bombays |
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Origin of Bombay
From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom + baim. Most likely a combination of both.
Words formed from Bombay
Phrases with Bombay
Words that rhyme with Bombay
Questions about Bombay
- What does Bombay mean?
- Bombay means the former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
- What is Bombay in Hindi?
- Bombay in Hindi is बम्बई (bambaī), बंबई (bambaī). See Bombay meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Bombay?
- Bombay is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Bombay?
- Bombay is pronounced /bɒmˈbeɪ/.
Words near Bombay in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Bombay (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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