ਬਹੁਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਬਹੂੰ (bahū̃), ਬਹੁੰ (bahũ)Western
  • ਬਹੁਤਾ (bahutā)Puadhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit बहुत्त (bahutta), from Sanskrit बहुत्व (bahutva, abundance). Doublet of ਬਥੇਰਾ (batherā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ਬਹੁਤ • (bahut) (Shahmukhi spelling بہت)

  1. many, much, a lot
    Synonyms: ਬਾਹਲੀ (bāhlī), ਵਾਹਵਾ (vāhvā), ਖ਼ੂਬ (xūb)
  2. enough, sufficient
    Synonyms: ਬਥੇਰਾ (batherā), ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (kāfī)
  3. more, greater
    Synonyms: ਹੋਰ (hor), ਵੱਧ (vaddha), ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ (ziādā)

Adverb

ਬਹੁਤ • (bahut) (Shahmukhi spelling بہت)

  1. greatly, considerably
    Synonyms: ਬਾਹਲੀ (bāhlī), ਵਾਹਵਾ (vāhvā), ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bahutva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 519
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਬਹੁਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 74.