बख़ूबी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بخوبی (baxūbī), from ب- (ba-) + خوبی (xūbī). Compare Punjabi ਬਖੂਬੀ (bakhūbī) / بَخوبی (baxobī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.xuː.biː/, /bə.kʰuː.biː/
Adverb
बख़ूबी • (baxūbī) (Urdu spelling بخوبی)
- very well (in a good way)
- Synonym: भली-भाँति (bhalī-bhā̃ti)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ब-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बखूबी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha