খবিশ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খবীস (khobiś)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خبیث (xabīs), from Arabic خَبِيث (ḵabīṯ). Cognate with Sylheti ꠈꠛꠤꠍ (xóbisó).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰobiʃ/, [ˈkʰobiʃ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰobiʃ/, [ˈkʰobiʃ]

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Noun

খবিশ • (khobiś)

1. (in Islamic folklore) fiend, ghost
2. (figurative) an unclean or slovenly person

Adjective

খবিশ • (khobiś) (comparative আরও খবিশ, superlative সবচেয়ে খবিশ)

1. unholy
2. dirty, filthy
3. loathsome, nasty