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)
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