bambu

See also: bambú, bámbu, and bambù

English

Noun

bambu (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of bamboo.

Albanian

Etymology

From English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Noun

bambu f

  1. bamboo

Finnish

Etymology

From English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑmbu/, [ˈbɑmbu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmbu
  • Syllabification(key): bam‧bu

Noun

bambu

  1. bamboo
    Isopandat käyttävät bambuja pääravintonaan. ― Giant pandas use bamboo as their main source of nutrition.

Declension
Inflection of bambu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative bambu bambut
genitive bambun bambujen
partitive bambua bambuja
illative bambuun bambuihin
singular plural
nominative bambu bambut
accusative nom. bambu bambut
gen. bambun
genitive bambun bambujen
partitive bambua bambuja
inessive bambussa bambuissa
elative bambusta bambuista
illative bambuun bambuihin
adessive bambulla bambuilla
ablative bambulta bambuilta
allative bambulle bambuille
essive bambuna bambuina
translative bambuksi bambuiksi
instructive — bambuin
abessive bambutta bambuitta
comitative — bambuineen
Possessive forms of bambu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person bambuni bambumme
2nd person bambusi bambunne
3rd person bambunsa

Derived terms

Guugu Yimidhirr

Etymology

From English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Noun

bambu

  1. bamboo (plant)
  2. bamboo (wood)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu). Cognate of Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbambu]
  • Hyphenation: bam‧bu

Noun

bambu (plural bambu-bambu, first-person possessive bambuku, second-person possessive bambumu, third-person possessive bambunya)

  1. bamboo (plant)
  2. bamboo (wood)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • bambu air
  • bambu apus
  • bambu ater
  • bambu batu
  • bambu betung
  • bambu bungkok
  • bambu cangkoreh
  • bambu cina
  • bambu duri
  • bambu embong
  • bambu gila
  • bambu gombong
  • bambu hitam
  • bambu jalur
  • bambu jepang
  • bambu kuning
  • bambu lengka
  • bambu lengka tali
  • bambu pagar
  • bambu perling
  • bambu runcing
  • bambu sembilang
  • bambu talang
  • bambu tali
  • bambu tamiang
  • bambu toi
  • bambu tutul
  • bambu uncue

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu). Cognate of Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bambu/
  • Rhymes: -ambu, -bu, -u

Noun

bambu (Jawi spelling بمبو, plural bambu-bambu)

  1. bamboo (plant)
  2. bamboo (wood)

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Indonesian: bambu
  • → Portuguese: bambu (see there for further descendants)
  • → Tok Pisin: mambu

Moore

Etymology

Borrowed from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Noun

bambu

  1. bamboo (plant)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈbu/

  • Audio (Brazil)(file)
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: bam‧bu

Noun

bambu m (plural bambus)

  1. bamboo

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Noun

bambu c (definite singular bambun, uncountable)

  1. bamboo (plant; material)
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