ভুখ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ভুক (bhuk)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā), from earlier 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā), from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱukʰ/, [ˈbʱuːk], [ˈvux]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱukʰ/, [ˈbʱuːk], [ˈvux]

Noun

ভুখ • (bhukh)

1. hunger, appetite

   আপনার কি ভুখ লাগছে?

   apnar ki bhukh lagoche?

   Are you feeling hungry?

2. craving (for food)

Inflection

Inflection of ভুখ
nominative	ভুখ bhukh
objective	ভুখ / ভুখকে bhukh (semantically general or indefinite) / bhukhke (semantically definite)
genitive	ভুখের bhukher
locative	ভুখে bhukhe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ভুখ bhukh
objective	ভুখ / ভুখকে bhukh (semantically general or indefinite) / bhukhke (semantically definite)
genitive	ভুখের bhukher
locative	ভুখে bhukhe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ভুখটা , ভুখটি bhukhṭa (colloquial), bhukhṭi (formal)		ভুখগুলা, ভুখগুলো bhukhgula (colloquial), bhukhgulo (formal)
objective	ভুখটা, ভুখটি bhukhṭa (colloquial), bhukhṭi (formal)		ভুখগুলা, ভুখগুলো bhukhgula (colloquial), bhukhgulo (formal)
genitive	ভুখটার, ভুখটির bhukhṭar (colloquial), bhukhṭir (formal)		ভুখগুলার, ভুখগুলোর bhukhgular (colloquial), bhukhgulor (formal)
locative	ভুখটাতে / ভুখটায়, ভুখটিতে bhukhṭate / bhukhṭay (colloquial), bhukhṭite (formal)		ভুখগুলাতে / ভুখগুলায়, ভুখগুলোতে bhukhgulate / bhukhgulay (colloquial), bhukhgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• ভুকপিয়াস (bhukpiẏaś)
• ভুখা (bhukha)
• ভুখল (bhukhol)
• ভখিল (bhokhil)
• ভুখিল (bhukhil)
• ভুখালু (bhukhalu)

See also

• পিয়াস (piẏaś, “thirst”)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “ভুখ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “ভুখ, ভুক” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh