Bombay

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Ellipsis of Bombay cat (“domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed”). abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
专有名词
  1. The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India. dated
    — 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?
  2. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand.
  4. A town in Franklin County, New York, United States.
  5. A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.

词形变化

Bombays plural

词源

词源 1
From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom + baim. Most likely a combination of both.
词源 2
From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom + baim. Most likely a combination of both.
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