ਬਹੁਤ

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

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bɔː˩˥.t/
• Hyphenation: ਬਹੁਤ

ਬਹੁਤ • (bahut) (Shahmukhi spelling بہت)

1. many, much, a lot

   Synonyms: ਬਹੁਤੇਰਾ (bahuterā), ਬਹੂੰ (bahū̃), ਬਹੁਤਾ (bahutā), ਵਾਹਵਾ (vāhvā)

2. enough, sufficient

   Synonyms: ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (kāfī), ਬਹੂੰ (bahū̃)

3. more, greater

   Synonyms: ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ (ziādā), ਵੱਧ (vaddha), ਵਾਹਵਾ (vāhvā)

ਬਹੁਤ • (bahut) (Shahmukhi spelling بہت)

1. greatly, considerably

• 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.