ಬಹಳ

Kannada

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बहल (bahala). Compare Hindi बहल (bahal), Marathi बहळ (bahaḷ), Punjabi ਬਾਹਲਾ (bāhlā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɐhɐɭɐ/

Adjective

ಬಹಳ • (bahaḷa)

  1. abundant, copious, plentiful
    Synonym: ಹೇರಳ (hēraḷa)

Adverb

ಬಹಳ • (bahaḷa)

  1. very, a lot
    Synonym: ತುಂಬ (tumba)
    ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆ ಬಹಳ ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿದೆ.
    citrakale bahaḷa sundaravāgide.
    The painting is very beautiful.
  2. greatly, highly
    Synonyms: ಅತ್ಯಂತ (atyanta), ತುಂಬ (tumba)
    ನಾನು ಅವಳನ್ನು ಬಹಳ ಮೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತೇನೆ.
    nānu avaḷannu bahaḷa meccuttēne.
    I admire her greatly.

References

  • Kittel, Ferdinand (1894), “ಬಹಳ [bahaḷa]”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971
  • V. Krishna (2019), “ಬಹಳ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
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