बहुत

See also: बृहत्

Hindi

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit बहुत्व (bahutva, “much, many, very”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick”). Compare Assamese বহুত (bohut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔˈhɔt̪], /bəˈhʊt̪/

Adjective

बहुत • (bahut) (Urdu spelling بہت)

1. many

   (deprecated template usage) 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।

   ma͠i bahut acchā hū̃.

   I'm very well. (male speaker)

   मैं बहुत अच्छी हूँ।

   ma͠i bahut acchī hū̃.

   I'm very well. (female speaker)

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