ਭਿੱਖ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā), from Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā́). Cognate with Gujarati ભીખ (bhīkh), Hindi भीख (bhīkh), भीक (bhīk), Urdu بِھیک (bhīk), Sindhi بِيکَ / बीख, Marathi भीक (bhīk), Nepali भिख (bhikh), Maithili भीख (bhīkh) / 𑒦𑒲𑒐 (bhīkha), Odia ଭିକ (bhika), ଭିଖ (bhikha), Bengali ভিখ (bhikh), Sinhalese බික් (bik).

Noun

ਭਿੱਖ • (bhikkha) f (Shahmukhi spelling بھِکّھ)

1. alms, begging, mendicancy

Declension

Declension of ਭਿੱਖ
dir. sg.	ਭਿੱਖ (bhikkha)
dir. pl.	ਭਿੱਖਾਂ (bhikkhā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਭਿੱਖ (bhikkha)	ਭਿੱਖਾਂ (bhikkhā̃)
oblique	ਭਿੱਖ (bhikkha)	ਭਿੱਖਾਂ (bhikkhā̃)
vocative	ਭਿੱਖੇ (bhikkhe)	ਭਿੱਖੋ (bhikkho)
ablative	ਭਿੱਖੋਂ (bhikkhõ)	—
locative	ਭਿੱਖੇ (bhikkhe)	ਭਿੱਖੀਂ (bhikkhī̃)
instrumental	ਭਿੱਖੇ (bhikkhe)	ਭਿੱਖੀਂ (bhikkhī̃)

Further reading

• “ਭਿੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024