খবিশ
Bengali
Alternative forms
- খবীস (khôbis)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خبیث (xabīs, “malign; unclean”), from Arabic خَبِيث (ḵabīṯ). Cognate with Sylheti ꠈꠛꠤꠍ (xóbisó).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʰɔ̝.biˑs̠]
Noun
খবিশ • (khôbiś)
- (in Islamic lore) fiend, ghost
- (figurative) an unclean or slovenly person
Adjective
খবিশ • (khôbiś)
- unholy
- dirty, filthy
- loathsome, nasty