বেকুব

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বেঅকুভ (beokubh), বেঅকুফ (beokuph) — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali বেঅকুভ (beokubh) with deaspiration and syncope, from Classical Persian بیوقوف (bēwuqūf) with voicing, from بی (bē-, “without”) and Arabic وُقُوف (wuqūf, “standing still; study, knowledge”). Cognate with Gujarati બેવકૂફ (bevakūph), Hindustani بیوقوف (byoqof) / बेवक़ूफ़ (bevaqūf).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bekub/, [ˈbekub]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bekub/, [ˈbekub]

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Noun

বেকুব • (bekub)

1. fool; dumb; idiot; dunce

   Synonyms: আহাম্মক (ahammok), বোকা (bōka), নাদান (nadan)

Derived terms

• বেকুবি (bekubi)

Related terms

• বেওয়াকেফ (beōẇakeph)