A great deal in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “a great deal” in Hindi is बहुत, pronounced bahut — it is a adverb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
to a very great degree or extent
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *bʰénǵʰus
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaȷ́ʰúš
Sanskrit ब॒हु (bahú)
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *-twóm
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-twám
Proto-Indo-Aryan *-twám
Sanskrit -त्व (-tva)
Sanskrit ब॒हुत्व॑ (bahútva)
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Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pahutta)influ.
Prakrit बहुत्त (bahutta)
Hindi बहुत
Inherited from Prakrit बहुत्त (bahutta). Doublet of बहुत्व (bahutva, “abundance”). Compare Bengali বহুত (bohut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu) and Punjabi ਬਹੁਤ (bahut) / بَہُت (bahut).
Quick facts about “a great deal”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *bʰénǵʰus
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaȷ́ʰúš
Sanskrit ब॒हु (bahú)
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *-twóm
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-twám
Proto-Indo-Aryan *-twám
Sanskrit -त्व (-tva)
Sanskrit ब॒हुत्व॑ (bahútva)
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Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pahutta)influ.
Prakrit बहुत्त (bahutta)
Hindi बहुत
Inherited from Prakrit बहुत्त (bahutta). Doublet of बहुत्व (bahutva, “abundance”). Compare Bengali বহুত (bohut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu) and Punjabi ਬਹੁਤ (bahut) / بَہُت (bahut).
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