ਬਹੁਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਬੌਹਤਾ (bauhtā) — Malwai

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit बहुत्त (bahutta), from Sanskrit बहुत्व (bahutva, “abundance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boː˦(ɦ)t̪ᵊ/
• Hyphenation: ਬਹੁਤ

Adjective

ਬਹੁਤ • (bót) (Shahmukhi spelling بہت)

1. many, a lot
2. much
3. very

Adverb

ਬਹੁਤ • (bót) (Shahmukhi spelling بہت)

1. greatly, considerably

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.