bubhukkhati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• बुभुक्खति (Devanagari script)
• বুভুক্খতি (Bengali script)
• බුභුක‍්ඛති (Sinhalese script)
• ဗုဘုက္ခတိ or ၿုꧤုၵ္ၶတိ or ၿုꧤုၵ်ၶတိ (Burmese script)
• พุภุกฺขติ or พุภุกขะติ (Thai script)
• ᨻᩩᨽᩩᨠ᩠ᨡᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ພຸຠຸກ຺ຂຕິ or ພຸຠຸກຂະຕິ (Lao script)
• ពុភុក្ខតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄪𑄞𑄪𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बुभुक्षति (bubhukṣati). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (buhukkhaï).

Verb

bubhukkhati

1. desiderative of bhuñjati: to want food, be hungry

Related terms

• bubhukkhita

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bubhukkhati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 490
• James De Alwis (1863) An Introduction to Kachchāyana's Grammar of the Pāli Language, Williams and Norgate, page 14