Mumbai

English

Etymology

From Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī), from मुंबा (mumbā, the goddess Mumba, the local mother goddess)+आई (āī, mother).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊm.ˈbaɪ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Proper noun

Mumbai

  1. A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmumbɑi̯/, [ˈmumbɑi̯]
  • Rhymes: -umbɑi
  • Syllabification(key): Mum‧bai

Proper noun

Mumbai

  1. Mumbai (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)

Declension

Inflection of Mumbai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative Mumbai
genitive Mumbain
partitive Mumbaita
illative Mumbaihin
singular plural
nominative Mumbai
accusative nom. Mumbai
gen. Mumbain
genitive Mumbain
partitive Mumbaita
inessive Mumbaissa
elative Mumbaista
illative Mumbaihin
adessive Mumbailla
ablative Mumbailta
allative Mumbaille
essive Mumbaina
translative Mumbaiksi
instructive
abessive Mumbaitta
comitative
Possessive forms of Mumbai (type maa)
possessor singular plural
1st person Mumbaini Mumbaimme
2nd person Mumbaisi Mumbainne
3rd person Mumbainsa
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