Mumbai

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Type Settlement
Usage Indian, Marathi, English
Scripts मुंबई(Marathi)
Pronounced Pron. MOOM-bie(Marathi) muwm-BIE(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Marathi मुंबा (mumba) referring to Mumba, a local incarnation of the Hindu mother goddess Devi, combined with आई (ai) meaning "mother". This is the name of a city in India, previously known as Bombay.
Added 11/7/2021 by HL