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語源

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

発音

• IPA: /bɒmˈbeɪ/
• 韻: -eɪ

固有名詞

Bombay

1. (dated) The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
   • 1945, Noël Coward, I Wonder What Happened to Him?:

     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 settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand.
3. A town in Franklin County, New York, United States.
4. A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.

使用する際の注意点

As a proper noun, the term Bombay is becoming obsolete for the city in India. The Indian city has been officially named Mumbai since 1995, and this name is the standard one in contemporary written usage, although "Bombay" is still common in spoken English and occasionally used in modern writing. However, Bombay remains in terms such as Bombay mix and Bombay duck.

派生語

参考

• (Bombay, India): Category:Mumbai on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

名詞

Bombay (plural Bombays)

1. Ellipsis of Bombay cat (“domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed”).

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