# bambu
## English
### Noun

bambu (uncountable)
* 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)
* bamboo

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑmbu/, [ˈbɑ̝mbu]
* Rhymes: -ɑmbu
* Hyphenation: bam‧bu

### Noun

bambu
* bamboo
    Isopandat käyttävät bambuja pääravintonaan. ― Giant pandas use bamboo as their main source of nutrition.

#### Declension

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

* 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]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Guugu Yimidhirr
### Etymology

From English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

### Noun

bambu
* bamboo (plant)
* bamboo (wood)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu). Cognate of Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbambu]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bam‧bu

### Noun

bambu (plural)
* bamboo (plant)
* 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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu) and/or Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bambu/
* Rhymes: -ambu, -bu, -u

### Noun

bambu (Jawi spelling بمبو, plural bambu-bambu)
* 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
*** → 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

## Moore
### Etymology

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

### Noun

bambu
* bamboo (plant)

## Mudburra
### Etymology

From Kriol, ultimately from English bamboo.

### Noun

bambu
* didgeridoo

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /bɐ̃ˈbu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɐ̃ˈbu/
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Rhymes: -u
* Hyphenation: bam‧bu

### Noun

bambu m (plural bambus)
* bamboo

#### Descendants

* → 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

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

### Noun

bambu c (definite singular bambun, uncountable)
* bamboo (plant; material)

#### Derived terms

* bambumatta

### References

* bambu in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* bambu in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* bambu in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بامبو (bambu), from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).

### Noun

bambu (definite accusative bambuyu, plural bambular)
* bamboo