Bombay
English
A Bombay cat.
Etymology
From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”).[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪ
Proper noun
Bombay
- (dated) 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?
- Have you heard any word
- 1945, Noël Coward, I Wonder What Happened to Him?
Noun
Bombay (plural Bombays)
- A domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed meant to resemble a Black Panther, developed in Kentucky during the 1950s.
Usage notes
As a proper noun, the term Bombay is becoming obsolete. The 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.
Derived terms
Translations
former name of Mumbai — See also translations at Mumbai
Mumbai — see Mumbai
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Tagalog
Noun
Bombay
- (usually offensive, ethnic slur) an Indian; a person of Indian ancestry
- 1990, Regalado Trota José, Pacific Asia Museum, Images of faith: religious ivory carvings from the Philippines
- Lalong makikilala ang impluwensiya ng mga Intsik, Kastila, at Amerikano sa sining ng Pilipino; nandoon na rin, bagama't hindi pa gaanong napapag aralan, ang impluwensiya ng mga Bombay, Hapon at Mehikano. Maging ang likha ng mga ...
- 1986, National Mid-week
- ... sa lupain ng mga Bombay, ganito ang ating nata- mong medalya: 2 ginto, 3 pilak, 9 na tanso. Mas malapit tayo sa mga kulelat kesa sa mga nangu- nguna noong 1982. Ngayon 1986, inaasam-asam ni Sering na magiging ganito ang ating ...
- year unknown, The Diliman Review
- 0 haharap, o haharap ang lahat na, Sa lunsod ay hahalik sa mapang-aliping pagsamba: Mga intsik, tikas Hapon, mga Bombay o Aleman, Mga Inglis, Amerikano, milyonaryo ng lipunan, Pulitiko at ismagler, ang lilisan sa Forbes Park, Sakay ...
- 1990, Regalado Trota José, Pacific Asia Museum, Images of faith: religious ivory carvings from the Philippines
Synonyms
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