ಬಂಬು

Kannada

Alternative forms

ಬೇವು (bēvu) — standard

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu

Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu.

Noun

ಬಂಬು • (bambu)

(colloquial, nonstandard) bamboo
Synonym: ಬಿದಿರು (bidiru)

Declension

Declension of *ಬಂಬು* (bambu)
	singular	plural
nominative	ಬಂಬು (bambu)	ಬಂಬುಗಳು (bambugaḷu)
accusative	ಬಂಬನ್ನು (bambannu)	ಬಂಬುಗಳನ್ನು (bambugaḷannu)
instrumental	ಬಂಬಿನಿಂದ (bambininda)	ಬಂಬುಗಳಿಂದ (bambugaḷinda)
dative	ಬಂಬಿಗೆ (bambige)	ಬಂಬುಗಳಿಗೆ (bambugaḷige)
genitive	ಬಂಬಿನ (bambina)	ಬಂಬುಗಳ (bambugaḷa)

Descendants

→ Malay: bambu
- Indonesian: bambu
- → Portuguese: bambu
  - → Asturian: bambú
  - → Catalan: bambú
  - → Dutch: bamboe (see there for further descendants)
  - → French: bambou
    - → 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