बुभुक्षति

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

बुभुक्षते (bubhukṣate)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy, benefit”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bu.bʱuk.ʂɐ.ti/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /buˈbʱuk.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

बुभुक्षति • (bubhukṣati) third-singular present indicative (root भुज्, type P, desiderative)^[2]

to wish to eat, be hungry
to wish to enjoy or partake of

References

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “4. bheug-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 153
^ Monier Williams (1899) “बुभुक्षति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 759.

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