Mumbai
मुंबई
mum-BYE
Capital of Maharashtra and India's largest city; called Bombay until 1995.
Meaning & usage
Mumbai is India's financial capital and most populous city, sitting on a cluster of former islands on the Konkan coast. The name comes from the local goddess Mumba (Mumba-Aai, "Mother Mumba"). The city was officially renamed from "Bombay" to "Mumbai" in 1995, though both names remain in everyday use among older residents and in older literature. Home of Bollywood, the Bombay Stock Exchange, and the world's largest dabbawala lunch-delivery network.
In a sentence
Her train pulled into Mumbai Central just after dawn.
Common spelling variants
- Bombay
- Mumbayi
Mumbai is the canonical English spelling used in MG Mini puzzles.