English Explanatory Dictionary

Slumbay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A crofting township which now forms the southern section of Lochcarron, on the north side of Loch Carron in Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland.
name
  1. Derogatory name for Mumbai: a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India.

Word forms

Slumbay

Etymology

Earlier Slumba, Slumpa, from Middle English Slomba, from Scottish Gaelic Slumba, probably from Old Norse slaemr-vágr (“slim or small bay”). Alternatively, perhaps from Scottish Gaelic Slugag (“small pool”). Possibly influenced by bay.

Related words

Slumbai
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