बख़ूबी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخوبی (baxūbī), from ب- (ba-) +‎ خوبی (xubi). Compare Punjabi ਬਖੂਬੀ (bakhūbī) / بَخوبی (baxobī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.xuː.biː/, [bɐ.xuː.biː], /bə.kʰuː.biː/, [bɐ.kʰuː.biː]

Adverb

बख़ूबी • (baxūbī) (Urdu spelling بخوبی)

1. 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