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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name Mumbai is derived from Mumbā or Mahā-Ambā—the name of the patron goddess (kuladevata) Mumbadevi of the native Koli community—<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150617083828/http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-6709481,prtpage-1.cms</ref> and ā'ī meaning "mother" in the Marathi language, which is the mother tongue of the Koli people and the official language of Maharashtra.<ref>http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/1064</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/developmentproje00bapa</ref> The Koli people originated in Kathiawar and Central Gujarat, and according to some sources they brought their goddess Mumba with them from Kathiawar (Gujarat), where she is still worshipped.However, other sources disagree that Mumbai's name was derived from the goddess Mumba. | The name Mumbai is derived from Mumbā or Mahā-Ambā—the name of the patron goddess (kuladevata) Mumbadevi of the native Koli community—<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150617083828/http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-6709481,prtpage-1.cms</ref> and ā'ī meaning "mother" in the Marathi language, which is the mother tongue of the Koli people and the official language of Maharashtra.<ref>http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/1064</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/developmentproje00bapa</ref> The Koli people originated in Kathiawar and Central Gujarat, and according to some sources they brought their goddess Mumba with them from Kathiawar (Gujarat), where she is still worshipped.However, other sources disagree that Mumbai's name was derived from the goddess Mumba. | ||
The oldest known names for the city are Kakamuchee and Galajunkja; these are sometimes still used. In 1508, Portuguese writer Gaspar Correia used the name "Bombaim" in his Lendas da Índia ("Legends of India").<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=20pdFRekGvMC&pg=PA102&redir_esc=y</ref> This name possibly originated as the Galician-Portuguese phrase bom baim, meaning "good little bay", and Bombaim is still commonly used in Portuguese. In 1516, Portuguese explorer Duarte Barbosa used the name Tana-Maiambu: Tana appears to refer to the adjoining town of Thane and Maiambu to Mumbadevi.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=20pdFRekGvMC&pg=PA103&redir_esc=y</ref> | |||
== Public transport in Mumbai == | == Public transport in Mumbai == | ||