bamboe

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɑm.bu/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: bam‧boe

    Noun

    bamboe n (plural bamboes, diminutive bamboetje n)

    1. (countable and uncountable) bamboo

    Derived terms

    • bamboebeer
    • bamboefluit
    • bamboehut
    • bamboeriet
    • bamboescheut
    • bamboestok

    Descendants

    • Afrikaans: bamboes (via the archaic bamboes)
    • →? Akan: mpampuro (Twi, possibly from Portuguese)
    • → Lokono: bamboesji (via the archaic bamboes)
    • → English: bamboo (see there for further descendants)
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: bambus, Norwegian Nynorsk: bambus (via the archaic bamboes)
    • → Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or English bamboo or French bambou) (see there for further descendants)
    • → Sranan Tongo: bambusi (via the archaic bamboes), bambu, bamboesoe
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