बहुत

See also: बृहत्

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बोहोत (bohot), बोहत (bohat), बहोत (bahot)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bahutta), from Sanskrit बहुत्व (bahutva, “abundance”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick”). The development from a noun to an adjective was influenced by Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pahutta-), from Sanskrit प्रभूत (prabhūta, “come forth; abundant”). Compare Bengali বহুত (bohut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɦʊt̪/, [bɔ.ɦɔt̪]

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Adjective

बहुत • (bahut) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بہت)

1. many

   Synonym: कई (kaī)

   बहुत-सारा ― bahut-sārā ― very many, too much

2. much
3. too much

Adverb

बहुत • (bahut) (Urdu spelling بہت)

1. very

   मैं बहुत अच्छा हूँ। (male speaker) ― ma͠i bahut acchā hū̃. ― I'm very well

   मैं बहुत अच्छी हूँ। (female speaker) ― ma͠i bahut acchī hū̃. ― I'm very well

Derived terms

• बहुत-सारा (bahut-sārā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बहुत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bahutva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press