मुंबई
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मुम्बई (mumbaī)
Proper noun
मुंबई • (mumbaī) m (Urdu spelling ممبئی)
Marathi
Etymology
From मुंबा (mumbā, “the goddess Mumba”, the local mother goddess) + आई (āī, “mother”).
Proper noun
मुंबई • (mumbaī) f
- Mumbai (a city in India, summer capital of the state of Maharashtra)
References
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “मुंबई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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