बुभुक्षा

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā). Doublet of भूख (bhūkh).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʊ.bʱʊk.ʂɑː/, [bʊ.bʱʊk.ʃäː]

Noun edit

बुभुक्षा • (bubhukṣā) f (Urdu spelling بُبُھکْشَا)

(formal, rare) hunger, appetite, wish to eat
Synonyms: इश्तिहा (iśtihā), क्षुधा (kṣudhā), (more common) भूख (bhūkh)

Declension edit

Declension of बुभुक्षा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बुभुक्षा bubhukṣā	बुभुक्षाएँ bubhukṣāẽ
oblique	बुभुक्षा bubhukṣā	बुभुक्षाओं bubhukṣāõ
vocative	बुभुक्षा bubhukṣā	बुभुक्षाओ bubhukṣāo

References edit

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बुभुक्षा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बुभुक्षा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884) “बुभुक्षा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Alternative scripts

Etymology edit

Back-formation from बुभुक्षति (bubhukṣati, “wishes to eat”, desiderative) +‎ -आ (-ā), from the root भुज् (bhuj, “to enjoy, to eat”).

Pronunciation edit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bu.bʱuk.ʂɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /buˈbʱuk.ʂɑː/

Noun edit

बुभुक्षा • (bubhukṣā) stem, f

desire of enjoying anything
wish to eat, appetite, hunger
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:क्षुधा

Declension edit

Feminine ā-stem declension of बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बुभुक्षा bubhukṣā	बुभुक्षे bubhukṣe	बुभुक्षाः bubhukṣāḥ
Vocative	बुभुक्षे bubhukṣe	बुभुक्षे bubhukṣe	बुभुक्षाः bubhukṣāḥ
Accusative	बुभुक्षाम् bubhukṣām	बुभुक्षे bubhukṣe	बुभुक्षाः bubhukṣāḥ
Instrumental	बुभुक्षया / बुभुक्षा¹ bubhukṣayā / bubhukṣā¹	बुभुक्षाभ्याम् bubhukṣābhyām	बुभुक्षाभिः bubhukṣābhiḥ
Dative	बुभुक्षायै bubhukṣāyai	बुभुक्षाभ्याम् bubhukṣābhyām	बुभुक्षाभ्यः bubhukṣābhyaḥ
Ablative	बुभुक्षायाः / बुभुक्षायै² bubhukṣāyāḥ / bubhukṣāyai²	बुभुक्षाभ्याम् bubhukṣābhyām	बुभुक्षाभ्यः bubhukṣābhyaḥ
Genitive	बुभुक्षायाः / बुभुक्षायै² bubhukṣāyāḥ / bubhukṣāyai²	बुभुक्षयोः bubhukṣayoḥ	बुभुक्षाणाम् bubhukṣāṇām
Locative	बुभुक्षायाम् bubhukṣāyām	बुभुक्षयोः bubhukṣayoḥ	बुभुक्षासु bubhukṣāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants edit

Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: ভোক (bhük)
- Bengali: ভুখ (bhukh)
- Chittagonian: ভোখ (bukh)
- Odia: ଭୋକ (bhokô)
- Rohingya: búk
- Sylheti: ꠜꠥꠇ (búx)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā), 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)
- Assamese: ভোক (bhük)
- Bengali: ভুখ (bhukh)
- Braj: भूखौ (bhūkhau)
- Chittagonian: ভোখ (bukh)
- Gujarati: ભૂખ (bhūkh)
- Hindustani:
  Hindi: भूख (bhūkh), भूक (bhūk)
  Urdu: بُھوک (bhūk)
- Malvi: भूक (bhūk)
- Old Marathi:
  Devanagari script: भुख (bhukha), भूक (bhūka), भूख (bhūkha)
  Modi script: 𑘥𑘳𑘎 (bhuka), 𑘥𑘳𑘏 (bhukha)
  - Marathi: भूक (bhūk)
- Nimadi: भूख (bhūkh)
- Odia: ଭୋକ (bhokô)
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha)
  Shahmukhi script: بُھکّھ (bhukkh)
- Rohingya: búk
- Romani: bokh
  - → German: Bock
- Sindhi:
  Arabic script: بُک
  Devanagari script: बुख
Paisaci Prakrit:
- Takka Apabhramsa:
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha)
    
    Shahmukhi script: بُھکّھ (bhukkh)
- Vracada Apabhramsa:
  - Sindhi:
    Arabic script: بُک
    
    Devanagari script: बुख
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā), 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)
- Assamese: ভোক (bhük)
- Bengali: ভুখ (bhukh)
- Braj: भूखौ (bhūkhau)
- Chittagonian: ভোখ (bukh)
- Gujarati: ભૂખ (bhūkh)
- Hindustani:
  Hindi: भूख (bhūkh), भूक (bhūk)
  Urdu: بُھوک (bhūk)
- Malvi: भूक (bhūk)
- Old Marathi:
  Devanagari script: भुख (bhukha), भूक (bhūka), भूख (bhūkha)
  Modi script: 𑘥𑘳𑘎 (bhuka), 𑘥𑘳𑘏 (bhukha)
  - Marathi: भूक (bhūk)
- Nimadi: भूख (bhūkh)
- Odia: ଭୋକ (bhokô)
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha)
  Shahmukhi script: بُھکّھ (bhukkh)
- Rohingya: búk
- Romani: bokh
  - → German: Bock
- Sindhi:
  Arabic script: بُک
  Devanagari script: बुख
(see there for further descendants)
→ Assamese: বুভুক্ষা (bubhukha) (learned)
→ Bengali: বুভুক্ষা (bubhukkha) (learned)
→ Hindustani: (learned)
Hindi: बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā)

Urdu: بُبُھکْشَا (bubhukṣā)
→ Malayalam: ബുഭുക്ഷ (bubhukṣa) (learned)
→ Marathi: बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā) (learned)
→ Odia: ବୁଭୁକ୍ଷା (bubhukṣa) (learned)
→ Sinhalese: බූභුක්‍ෂාව (būbhukṣāwa) (learned)
→ Telugu: బుభుక్ష (bubhukṣa) (learned)

References edit

Monier Williams (1899) “बुभुक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 735, column 1.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bubhukṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “बुभुक्षा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan