क्षुधा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षुधा (kṣudhā), which derives ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšudʰ- (“hunger”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʂʊ.d̪ʱɑː/, [kʃʊ.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

क्षुधा • (kṣudhā) f (Urdu spelling کْشُدَھا) (rare, formal)

1. hunger, appetite

   Synonyms: बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā), भूख (bhūkh)

Declension

Declension of क्षुधा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क्षुधा kṣudhā	क्षुधाएँ kṣudhāẽ
oblique	क्षुधा kṣudhā	क्षुधाओं kṣudhāõ
vocative	क्षुधा kṣudhā	क्षुधाओ kṣudhāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “क्षुधा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “क्षुधा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “क्षुधा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ক্ষুধা (Assamese script)
• ᬓ᭄ᬱᬸᬥᬵ (Balinese script)
• ক্ষুধা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰠𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀼𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• က္ၑုဓာ (Burmese script)
• ક્ષુધા (Gujarati script)
• ਕ੍ਸ਼ੁਧਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦏ꧀ꦰꦸꦣꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂳𑂡𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಕ್ಷುಧಾ (Kannada script)
• ក្ឞុធា (Khmer script)
• ກ຺ຩຸຘາ (Lao script)
• ക്ഷുധാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᢢᡠᢡᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘳𑘠𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᢔᠤᢑᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧔𑧀𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐸𑐢𑐵 (Newa script)
• କ୍ଷୁଧା (Odia script)
• ꢒ꣄ꢰꢸꢤꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆶𑆣𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖲𑖠𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ක්‍ෂුධා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩒𑩮𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚶𑚰𑚜𑚭 (Takri script)
• க்ஷுத⁴ா (Tamil script)
• క్షుధా (Telugu script)
• กฺษุธา (Thai script)
• ཀྵུ་དྷཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒳𑒡𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨃𑨜𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From क्षुध् (kṣúdh, “hunger”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšudʰ- (“hunger”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂu.dʱɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkʂu.d̪ʱɑː/

Noun

क्षुधा • (kṣudhā) stem, f

1. hunger

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:क्षुधा

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of क्षुधा (kṣudhā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	क्षुधा kṣudhā	क्षुधे kṣudhe	क्षुधाः kṣudhāḥ
Vocative	क्षुधे kṣudhe	क्षुधे kṣudhe	क्षुधाः kṣudhāḥ
Accusative	क्षुधाम् kṣudhām	क्षुधे kṣudhe	क्षुधाः kṣudhāḥ
Instrumental	क्षुधया / क्षुधा¹ kṣudhayā / kṣudhā¹	क्षुधाभ्याम् kṣudhābhyām	क्षुधाभिः kṣudhābhiḥ
Dative	क्षुधायै kṣudhāyai	क्षुधाभ्याम् kṣudhābhyām	क्षुधाभ्यः kṣudhābhyaḥ
Ablative	क्षुधायाः / क्षुधायै² kṣudhāyāḥ / kṣudhāyai²	क्षुधाभ्याम् kṣudhābhyām	क्षुधाभ्यः kṣudhābhyaḥ
Genitive	क्षुधायाः / क्षुधायै² kṣudhāyāḥ / kṣudhāyai²	क्षुधयोः kṣudhayoḥ	क्षुधानाम् kṣudhānām
Locative	क्षुधायाम् kṣudhāyām	क्षुधयोः kṣudhayoḥ	क्षुधासु kṣudhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Khowar: ݯھُوئی (c̣húi)
• Pali: khudā
• Prakrit: 𑀙𑀼𑀳𑀸 (chuhā), 𑀔𑀼𑀳𑀸 (khuhā) — Śaurasenī

Borrowed terms

• → Assamese: ক্ষুধা (khudha) (learned)
• → Bengali: ক্ষুধা (khudha) (learned)
• → Odia: କ୍ଷୁଧା (kṣudhā) (learned)
• → Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: क्षुधा (kṣudhā) (learned)
  • → Urdu: کْشُدَھا (kṣudhā) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “क्षुधा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 311.