Jumbo in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “jumbo” in Hindi is बहुत बड़ा, pronounced bahut baDDa/bhari bharakam — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
of great mass; huge and bulky
From Jumbo (1860–1885), the name given to a large African elephant from East Africa that was purchased in 1882 by American showman P. T. Barnum (1810–1891) for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Compare Swahili jambo (“matter, thing”) and jumbe (“chief, headman”).
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