बहुत
See also: बृहत्
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bahutta), from Sanskrit बहुत्व (bahutva, “abundance”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick”). Compare Assamese বহুত (bohut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.ɦʊt̪/, [bɔ.ɦɔt̪]
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Adjective
बहुत • (bahut) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بہت)
- many
- बहुत-सारा ― bahut-sārā ― very many, too much
- Synonym: कई (kaī)
- much
- too much
Adverb
बहुत • (bahut) (Urdu spelling بہت)
- very
- मैंबहुत अच्छा हूँ। (male speaker)
- ma͠i bahut acchā hū̃.
- I'm very well
- मैंबहुत अच्छी हूँ। (female speaker)
- ma͠i bahut acchī hū̃.
- I'm very well
Alternative forms
- बोहोत (bohot)
Derived terms
- बहुत-सारा (bahut-sārā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बहुत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press