bambu

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑmbu/, [ˈbɑmbu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmbu
  • Syllabification(key): bam‧bu

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
instructive — bambuin
abessive bambutta bambuitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bambu (type valo)
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
instructive — —
abessive bambuttani bambuittani
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
instructive — —
abessive bambuttasi bambuittasi
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
instructive — —
abessive bambuttamme bambuittamme
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
instructive — —
abessive bambuttanne bambuittanne
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
instructive — —
abessive bambuttaan
bambuttansa		 bambuittaan
bambuittansa
comitative — bambuineen
bambuinensa

Derived terms

Guugu Yimidhirr

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
  • IPA(key): [ˈbambu]
  • Hyphenation: bam‧bu

Noun

bambu (plural bambu-bambu, first-person possessive bambuku, second-person possessive bambumu, third-person possessive bambunya)

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

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

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu). Cognate of Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bambu/
  • Rhymes: -ambu, -bu, -u

Noun

bambu (Jawi spelling بمبو, plural bambu-bambu)

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

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Indonesian: bambu
  • → Portuguese: bambu (see there for further descendants)
  • → Tok Pisin: mambu

Moore

Etymology

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

Noun

bambu

  1. bamboo (plant)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈbu/

  • Audio (Brazil)(file)
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: bam‧bu

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)
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