Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بیوقوف (bēwuqūf), from بیـ (bē-, without) + Arabic وُقُوف (wuqūf, standing still; study, knowledge). Compare Bengali বেকুব (bekub), Gujarati બેવકૂફ (bevakūph).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /beː.ʋə.quːf/, [beː.ʋɐ.quːf], /beː.ʋə.kuːpʰ/, [beː.ʋɐ.kuːpʰ]

Noun

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बेवक़ूफ़ (bevaqūfm (Urdu spelling بیوقوف)

  1. (derogatory) an idiot, fool, dunce
  2. (derogatory) nincompoop

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