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bamboe.

bamboo

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɑm.bu/

  1. bamboo

    countable · neuter · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *wē Proto-Dravidian *mpu 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).

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