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Italian
Etymology
From Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bamˈbu/*
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: bam‧bù
Noun
bambù m (invariable)
- bamboo
- (informal) opium pipe
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).
Pronunciation
Noun
bambù m (genitive singular bambù, plural bambùthaichean)
- bamboo
- Synonym: cuilc-Fhrangach
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.