𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā), 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā).

Noun

𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā) f (Devanagari बुभुक्खा, Kannada ಬುಭುಕ್ಖಾ) (Maharastri, Sauraseni)

1. hunger, wish to eat

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā)	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bubhukkhāo) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bubhukkhāu) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā)
Accusative	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 (bubhukkhaṃ)	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bubhukkhāo) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bubhukkhāu) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā)
Instrumental	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bubhukkhāe) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bubhukkhāi) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bubhukkhāa)	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bubhukkhāhi) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bubhukkhāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bubhukkhāo) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bubhukkhāu)	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bubhukkhāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bubhukkhāe) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bubhukkhāi) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bubhukkhāa)	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (bubhukkhāṇa) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bubhukkhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bubhukkhāe) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bubhukkhāi) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bubhukkhāa)	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀲𑀼 (bubhukkhāsu) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bubhukkhāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂 (bubhukkhe) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā)	𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bubhukkhāo) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bubhukkhāu) or 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā)

Descendants

Descendants

• 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

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “बुभुक्खा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 637.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bubhukkhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 526
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 264.