بکاؤ

Urdu

Etymology

From بِکْنا (biknā, “to sell, to be sold”) +‎ ـَاؤُ (-āū).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɪ.kɑː.uː/, /bɪ.kɑː.oː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː.oː, -ɑː.uː

Adjective

بِکاؤُ • (bikāū) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling बिकाऊ)

1. sellable
2. (colloquial) sellout

References

• “بکاؤ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “بکاؤ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.