bambu

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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
abessive bambutta bambuitta
instructive — bambuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bambu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bambuni bambuni
accusative nom. bambuni bambuni
gen. bambuni
genitive bambuni bambujeni
partitive bambuani bambujani
inessive bambussani bambuissani
elative bambustani bambuistani
illative bambuuni bambuihini
adessive bambullani bambuillani
ablative bambultani bambuiltani
allative bambulleni bambuilleni
essive bambunani bambuinani
translative bambukseni bambuikseni
abessive bambuttani bambuittani
instructive — —
comitative — bambuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bambusi bambusi
accusative nom. bambusi bambusi
gen. bambusi
genitive bambusi bambujesi
partitive bambuasi bambujasi
inessive bambussasi bambuissasi
elative bambustasi bambuistasi
illative bambuusi bambuihisi
adessive bambullasi bambuillasi
ablative bambultasi bambuiltasi
allative bambullesi bambuillesi
essive bambunasi bambuinasi
translative bambuksesi bambuiksesi
abessive bambuttasi bambuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — bambuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bambumme bambumme
accusative nom. bambumme bambumme
gen. bambumme
genitive bambumme bambujemme
partitive bambuamme bambujamme
inessive bambussamme bambuissamme
elative bambustamme bambuistamme
illative bambuumme bambuihimme
adessive bambullamme bambuillamme
ablative bambultamme bambuiltamme
allative bambullemme bambuillemme
essive bambunamme bambuinamme
translative bambuksemme bambuiksemme
abessive bambuttamme bambuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — bambuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bambunne bambunne
accusative nom. bambunne bambunne
gen. bambunne
genitive bambunne bambujenne
partitive bambuanne bambujanne
inessive bambussanne bambuissanne
elative bambustanne bambuistanne
illative bambuunne bambuihinne
adessive bambullanne bambuillanne
ablative bambultanne bambuiltanne
allative bambullenne bambuillenne
essive bambunanne bambuinanne
translative bambuksenne bambuiksenne
abessive bambuttanne bambuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — bambuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bambunsa bambunsa
accusative nom. bambunsa bambunsa
gen. bambunsa
genitive bambunsa bambujensa
partitive bambuaan
bambuansa 		bambujaan
bambujansa
inessive bambussaan
bambussansa 		bambuissaan
bambuissansa
elative bambustaan
bambustansa 		bambuistaan
bambuistansa
illative bambuunsa bambuihinsa
adessive bambullaan
bambullansa 		bambuillaan
bambuillansa
ablative bambultaan
bambultansa 		bambuiltaan
bambuiltansa
allative bambulleen
bambullensa 		bambuilleen
bambuillensa
essive bambunaan
bambunansa 		bambuinaan
bambuinansa
translative bambukseen
bambuksensa 		bambuikseen
bambuiksensa
abessive bambuttaan
bambuttansa 		bambuittaan
bambuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — bambuineen
bambuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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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

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  • Hyphenation: bam‧bu

Noun

bambu (plural bambu-bambu)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu
    Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)bor.
    Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu
    Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)bor.
    Malay bambu

    Borrowed from Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu) and/or Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    bambu (Jawi spelling بمبو, plural bambu-bambu)

    1. bamboo (plant); bamboo (wood)
      Synonyms: aur, buluh

    Descendants

    • Indonesian: bambu
    • → Portuguese: bambu
    • → Tok Pisin: mambu

    Moore

    Etymology

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

    Noun

    bambu

    1. bamboo (plant)

    Mudburra

    Etymology

    From Kriol, ultimately from English bamboo.

    Noun

    bambu

    1. didgeridoo

    Portuguese

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    Wikipedia pt

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu
      Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)bor.
      Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu
      Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)bor.
      Malay bambubor.
      Portuguese bambu

      Borrowed from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

      Pronunciation

      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)

      Declension

      Declension of bambu
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite bambu bambus
      definite bambun bambuns
      plural indefinite — —
      definite — —

      Derived terms

      References

      Turkish

      Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia tr

      Etymology

      From Ottoman Turkish بامبو (bambu), from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

      Noun

      bambu (definite accusative bambuyu, plural bambular)

      1. bamboo

      Declension

      Inflection
      Nominative bambu
      Definite accusative bambuyu
      Singular Plural
      Nominative bambu bambular
      Definite accusative bambuyu bambuları
      Dative bambuya bambulara
      Locative bambuda bambularda
      Ablative bambudan bambulardan
      Genitive bambunun bambuların
      Possessive forms
      Nominative
      Singular Plural
      1st singular bambum bambularım
      2nd singular bambun bambuların
      3rd singular bambusu bambuları
      1st plural bambumuz bambularımız
      2nd plural bambunuz bambularınız
      3rd plural bambuları bambuları
      Definite accusative
      Singular Plural
      1st singular bambumu bambularımı
      2nd singular bambunu bambularını
      3rd singular bambusunu bambularını
      1st plural bambumuzu bambularımızı
      2nd plural bambunuzu bambularınızı
      3rd plural bambularını bambularını
      Dative
      Singular Plural
      1st singular bambuma bambularıma
      2nd singular bambuna bambularına
      3rd singular bambusuna bambularına
      1st plural bambumuza bambularımıza
      2nd plural bambunuza bambularınıza
      3rd plural bambularına bambularına
      Locative
      Singular Plural
      1st singular bambumda bambularımda
      2nd singular bambunda bambularında
      3rd singular bambusunda bambularında
      1st plural bambumuzda bambularımızda
      2nd plural bambunuzda bambularınızda
      3rd plural bambularında bambularında
      Ablative
      Singular Plural
      1st singular bambumdan bambularımdan
      2nd singular bambundan bambularından
      3rd singular bambusundan bambularından
      1st plural bambumuzdan bambularımızdan
      2nd plural bambunuzdan bambularınızdan
      3rd plural bambularından bambularından
      Genitive
      Singular Plural
      1st singular bambumun bambularımın
      2nd singular bambunun bambularının
      3rd singular bambusunun bambularının
      1st plural bambumuzun bambularımızın
      2nd plural bambunuzun bambularınızın
      3rd plural bambularının bambularının
      Predicative forms
      Singular Plural
      1st singular bambuyum bambularım
      2nd singular bambusun bambularsın
      3rd singular bambu
      bambudur       		bambular
      bambulardır
      1st plural bambuyuz bambularız
      2nd plural bambusunuz bambularsınız
      3rd plural bambular bambulardır
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