বহুত

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit বহুত্ৱ (bahutva, “much, many, very”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick”). Compare Sylheti ꠛꠃ’ꠔ (boúto), Hindustani बहुत (bahut) / بہت (bahut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔɦut]

Adjective

বহুত • (bohut)

1. a lot, plethora

   Synonym: তামাম (tamam)

   মেলখনত বহুত মানুহ গৈছিল।

   melkhonot bohut manuh goisil.

   A lot of people went to the meeting.

Related terms

• বহু (bohu)
• বহুত্ব (bohutto)

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বহুৎ (bohut)
• বউত (bout) — Vanga

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bahutta), from Sanskrit বহুত্ৱ (bahutva, “muchness, abundance”). Cognate with Assamese বহুত (bohut), Hindustani बहुत (bahut) / بہت (bahut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu). Doublet of বহুত্ব (bohutto).

Adjective

বহুত • (bohut) (comparative আরও বহুত, superlative সবচেয়ে বহুত)

1. many, much, a lot

   Synonym: অনেক (onek)

2. very

   Synonym: খুব (khub)

Derived terms

• বহুত আচ্ছা (bohut accha)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “বহুত” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “বহুত, বহুৎ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh