Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bombayite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bom-bayite
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a person from or residing in the city of Bombay.

Example Sentences

"The only identity she has ever felt at home in is that of a Bombayite, a lover of printed tiles and creaking balustrades and monsteras by rattan chairs in which you spend an afternoon reading Manto."

Etymology

From Bombay + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Bombay

Inflected Forms

Bombayites (plural)

Synonyms

Mumbaikar Bambaiyya

Questions

What does bombayite mean?: a person from or residing in the city of Bombay.
Where does bombayite come from?: From Bombay + -ite.

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