bambu
English
Noun
bambu (uncountable)
- 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 (definite bambuja, definite plural bambutë)
Further reading
- “bambu”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Finnish
Etymology
From English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑmbu/, [ˈbɑ̝mbu]
- Rhymes: -ɑmbu
- Syllabification(key): bam‧bu
- Hyphenation(key): bam‧bu
Noun
bambu
- 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. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “bambu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Guugu Yimidhirr
Etymology
From English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).
Noun
bambu
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu). Cognate of Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbambu/ [ˈbam.bu]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ambu
- Syllabification: bam‧bu
Noun
bambu (countable and uncountable, plural bambu-bambu)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bambu air
- bambu apus
- bambu ater
- bambu batu
- bambu betung
- bambu bungkok
- bambu cangkoreh
- bambu cina
- bambu duri
- bambu embong
- bambu gila
- bambu gombong
- bambu hitam
- bambu jalur
- bambu jepang
- bambu kuning
- bambu lengka
- bambu lengka tali
- bambu pagar
- bambu perling
- bambu runcing
- bambu sembilang
- bambu talang
- bambu tali
- bambu tamiang
- bambu toi
- bambu tutul
- bambu uncue
Further reading
- “bambu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu) and/or Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bambu/
- Rhymes: -ambu, -bu, -u
Noun
bambu (Jawi spelling بمبو, plural bambu-bambu)
Descendants
Moore
Etymology
Borrowed from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).
Noun
bambu
- bamboo (plant)
Mudburra
Etymology
From Kriol, ultimately from English bamboo.
Noun
bambu
Portuguese
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈbu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈbu/
Audio (Brazil): (file) - Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: bam‧bu
Noun
bambu m (plural bambus)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Asturian: bambú
- → Catalan: bambú
- → Dutch: bamboe (see there for further descendants)
- → French: bambou
- → Italian: bambù
- → Spanish: bambú
Further reading
- “bambu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “bambu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Swedish
Etymology
From Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).
Noun
bambu c (definite singular bambun, uncountable)
- bamboo (plant; material)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bambu | bambus |
| definite | bambun | bambuns | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
- bambumatta
References
- bambu in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bambu in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bambu in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بامبو (bambu), from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu.
Noun
bambu (definite accusative bambuyu, plural bambular)
- bamboo, any fast-growing grass in the subfamily Bambusoideae and its wood
- Synonyms: hezaren, Hint kamışı
Declension
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “bambu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “bambu”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “bambu”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 458
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “bambu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük