Bima
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English
Etymology
From Indonesian Bima.
Proper noun
Bima
- A city in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Translations
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Bima bima; derived from imbi (“believe; trust; faith”) + ruma (“God”).
Noun
Bima
- (ethnology) The indigenous people native to Bima region in Sumbawa island, West Nusa Tenggara province.
- Synonym: Mbojo
- (linguistic) The native language of Bima people.
- (geography) The region in Sumbawa island.
- (administrative) The kabupaten (“regency”) in northeast and eastern hemisphere of Sumbawa island.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦨꦶꦩ (Bima).
Proper noun
Bima
- Bhima: In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers.
- a male given name from Javanese
- A city in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Further reading
- “Bima” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
Bima
- Romanization of ꦨꦶꦩ