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 (definite bambuja, definite plural bambutë)

1. bamboo

Further reading

• Jani Thomai et al. (2006), “bambu”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë

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

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

• bambuesirippu
• bambuhai
• bambukeppi
• bambukori
• bambulepakko
• bambumyllikäs
• bambupuupöytä
• bamburotta
• bamburuoko
• bambusauva
• bambusoihtu
• bambuvapa
• bambuverso
• harmaabambumaki
• malesianbambumyllikäs

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

Borrowed from English bamboo.

Noun

bambu

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

References

• Haviland, John B. (1979), “Guugu Yimidhirr”, in R. M. W. Dixon & Barry J. Blake, editor, Handbook of Australian languages, volume 1, Canberra: ANU Press, →DOI, page 168

Indonesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *wē

Proto-Dravidian *mpu

Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu

Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)der.

▲

Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu

Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)der.

Malay bambu

Indonesian bambu

Inherited from Malay bambu. Displaced native aur and buluh.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbambu/ [ˈbam.bu]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ambu
• Syllabification: bam‧bu

Noun

bambu (countable and uncountable, plural bambu-bambu)

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

Synonyms

• aur
• buluh
• betung

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

Proto-Dravidian *wē

Proto-Dravidian *mpu

Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu

Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)der.

▲

Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu

Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)der.

Malay bambu

Derived from Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu), or from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu). Displaced native aur and buluh.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bambu (Jawi spelling بمبو, plural bambu-bambu)

1. bamboo (plant); bamboo (wood)

   Synonyms: aur, buluh

Descendants

• Indonesian: bambu
• → Portuguese: bambu
  • → Asturian: bambú
  • → Catalan: bambú
  • → Dutch: bamboe (see there for further descendants)
  • → French: bambou
    • Mauritian Creole: banbou
    • Réunion Creole French: banbou
    • → Moore: bambu
    • → Norman: bambou
    • → Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or Dutch bamboe or English bamboo) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Italian: bambù
  • → Spanish: bambú
• → Tok Pisin: mambu

Mauritian Creole

Noun

bambu

1. alternative spelling of banbou (“bamboo”)

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 42

Moore

Etymology

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

Noun

bambu

1. bamboo (plant)

Mudburra

Etymology

From Australian Kriol, ultimately from English bamboo.

Noun

bambu

1. didgeridoo

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *wē

Proto-Dravidian *mpu

Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu

Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)der.

▲

Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu

Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)der.

Malay bambubor.

Portuguese bambu

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈbu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈbu/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: bam‧bu

Noun

bambu m (plural bambus)

1. bamboo

   Synonyms: (Brazil) taquara, (Brazil) taboca

Derived terms

• bambu-bengala
• bambu-da-china
• bambu-de-caniço
• bambu-de-pescador
• bambu-do-brejo
• bambu-maciço
• bambu-mossô
• bambuada
• bambual
• bambucada
• bambueira
• bambuzal

Descendants

• → Asturian: bambú
• → Catalan: bambú
• → Dutch: bamboe (see there for further descendants)
• → French: bambou
  • Mauritian Creole: banbou
  • Réunion Creole French: banbou
  • → Moore: bambu
  • → Norman: bambou
  • → Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or Dutch bamboe or English bamboo) (see there for further descendants)
• → 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)

1. bamboo (plant; material)

Declension

Declension of bambu

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

Derived terms

• bambumatta

References

• “bambu”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bambu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bambu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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)

1. bamboo, any fast-growing grass in the subfamily Bambusoideae and its wood

   Synonyms: hezaren, Hint kamışı

Declension

Declension of bambu

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

Derived terms

• bambu ayısı

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