খুব

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খূব (khub) — rare

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خوب (xūb), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭡 (hwp /⁠xūb⁠⁠/), from Old Persian [script needed] (*ʰuvāpa), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *HhuHā́pah (“good (in works); artistic; well created”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HsuHápas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-h₃ép-os (“good work”). Cognate with Hindustani خوب (xob) / ख़ूब (xūb), Marathi खूप (khūp), Punjabi ਖ਼ੂਬ (xūb).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰub/, [ˈkʰuːb], [ˈkʰub]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰub/, [ˈkʰuːb], [ˈkʰub]

Adverb

খুব • (khub)

1. very

   বাহিরে খুব গরম

   bahire khub gorom

   It is very hot outside

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh