Bondi

See also: bondi and bóndi

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) "Bondi," originally "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning "water breaking over rocks" or "noise of water breaking over rocks."

Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: bŏn'dī, IPA^(key): /ˈbɒn.daɪ/

Proper noun

Bondi

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

Bondi Beach
Bondi cigar
Bondi Junction
bondi blue (color)

Translations

suburb of Sydney

Chinese:
Mandarin: 邦迪 (zh) (Bāngdí), 邦廸 (Bāngdí), 邦戴, 邦代 (Bāngdài)
Japanese: ボンダイ (Bondai)
Korean: 본다이 (Bondai)
Russian: Бонди́ (ru) m (Bondí), Бонда́й m (Bondáj)

Anagrams

Bodin, bidon, dob in

Spanish

Proper noun

Bondi m

a colectivo in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Lunfardo argot)

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