Mumbai

M3U1M3B3A1I1
/mʊmˈbaɪ/

proper noun

A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.

Similar
Bombay
OriginMarathi मुंबई →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.

    The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.

    2007 December 5, Randeep Ramesh, “Speed limits rise as India falls in love with the car”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2021

    Synonyms: Bombay

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.

Similar
Bombay

Origin

  1. Marathiमुंबई
  2. EnglishMumbai

From Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī), from मुंबा (mumbā, “the goddess Mumba, the local mother goddess”) + आई (āī, “mother”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Moembaai
  • Moembaaistate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Arabic مُومْبَاي
  • مُومْبَاي (mūmbāy)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Bengali মুম্বাই, মুম্বই
  • মুম্বাই (mumbai)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • মুম্বই (mumboi)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Bulgarian Мумба́й
  • Мумба́й (Mumbáj)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Catalan Bombai
  • Bombaistate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Chinese Mandarin 孟買 /孟买
  • 孟買 /孟买 (Mèngmǎi)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Czech Bombaj
  • Bombajstate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Dari مُمبَی
  • مُمبَی (mumbay)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Esperanto Mumbajo, Bombajo
  • Mumbajostate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • Bombajostate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Finnish Mumbai
  • Mumbaistate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
French Bombay
  • Bombaystate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
German Mumbai
  • Mumbaistate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Greek Βομβάη
  • Βομβάη (Vomvái)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Hebrew מומבאי
  • מומבאי (mumbai)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Hindi मुंबई, मुम्बई
  • मुंबई (mumbaī)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • मुम्बई (mumbaī)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • बम्बई (bambaī)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • बंबई (bambaī)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Hungarian Mumbai, Bombay
  • Mumbaistate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • Bombaystate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Iranian Persian بمبئی
  • بمبئی (bomba'i)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Japanese ムンバイ
  • ムンバイ (Munbai)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Korean 뭄바이
  • 뭄바이 (Mumbai)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Latvian Mumbaja
  • Mumbajastate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Lithuanian Mumbajus
  • Mumbajusstate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Polish Bombaj
  • Bombajstate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Portuguese Bombaim
  • Bombaimstate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Punjabi ਮੁੰਬਈ
  • ਮੁੰਬਈ (mumbaī)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Romanian Mumbay
  • Mumbaystate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Russian Мумба́и, Бомбе́й
  • Мумба́и (Mumbái)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • Бомбе́й (Bombéj)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Slovak Bombaj
  • Bombajstate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Spanish Bombay
  • Bombaystate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Swedish Bombay, Mumbai
  • Bombaystate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • Mumbaistate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Tamil மும்பை
  • மும்பை (mumpai)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Thai มุมไบ
  • มุมไบ (mum-bai)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Ukrainian Мумба́й
  • Мумба́й (Mumbáj)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Urdu ممبئی, بمبئی
  • ممبئی (mumbaī)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • بمبئی (bambaī)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Vietnamese Mumbai, Mạnh Mãi
  • Mumbaistate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
  • Mạnh Mãistate capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay
Yiddish מומבײַ
  • מומבײַ (mumbay)state capital of Maharashtra — see also Bombay

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Mumbai

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Cite this entry
APA

Mumbai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mumbai

MLA

“Mumbai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mumbai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mumbai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mumbai.

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