बहुक

Sanskrit

Etymology

From बहु (bahu) +‎ -क (-ka).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ.ɦu.kɐ/

Adjective

बहुक • (bahuka) stem

1. costing much
   • Lexicographers, Various Works

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बहुक (bahuka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बहुकः bahukaḥ	बहुकौ / बहुका¹ bahukau / bahukā¹	बहुकाः / बहुकासः¹ bahukāḥ / bahukāsaḥ¹
Vocative	बहुक bahuka	बहुकौ / बहुका¹ bahukau / bahukā¹	बहुकाः / बहुकासः¹ bahukāḥ / bahukāsaḥ¹
Accusative	बहुकम् bahukam	बहुकौ / बहुका¹ bahukau / bahukā¹	बहुकान् bahukān
Instrumental	बहुकेन bahukena	बहुकाभ्याम् bahukābhyām	बहुकैः / बहुकेभिः¹ bahukaiḥ / bahukebhiḥ¹
Dative	बहुकाय bahukāya	बहुकाभ्याम् bahukābhyām	बहुकेभ्यः bahukebhyaḥ
Ablative	बहुकात् bahukāt	बहुकाभ्याम् bahukābhyām	बहुकेभ्यः bahukebhyaḥ
Genitive	बहुकस्य bahukasya	बहुकयोः bahukayoḥ	बहुकानाम् bahukānām
Locative	बहुके bahuke	बहुकयोः bahukayoḥ	बहुकेषु bahukeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of बहुका (bahukā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बहुका bahukā	बहुके bahuke	बहुकाः bahukāḥ
Vocative	बहुके bahuke	बहुके bahuke	बहुकाः bahukāḥ
Accusative	बहुकाम् bahukām	बहुके bahuke	बहुकाः bahukāḥ
Instrumental	बहुकया / बहुका¹ bahukayā / bahukā¹	बहुकाभ्याम् bahukābhyām	बहुकाभिः bahukābhiḥ
Dative	बहुकायै bahukāyai	बहुकाभ्याम् bahukābhyām	बहुकाभ्यः bahukābhyaḥ
Ablative	बहुकायाः / बहुकायै² bahukāyāḥ / bahukāyai²	बहुकाभ्याम् bahukābhyām	बहुकाभ्यः bahukābhyaḥ
Genitive	बहुकायाः / बहुकायै² bahukāyāḥ / bahukāyai²	बहुकयोः bahukayoḥ	बहुकानाम् bahukānām
Locative	बहुकायाम् bahukāyām	बहुकयोः bahukayoḥ	बहुकासु bahukāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of बहुक (bahuka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बहुकम् bahukam	बहुके bahuke	बहुकानि / बहुका¹ bahukāni / bahukā¹
Vocative	बहुक bahuka	बहुके bahuke	बहुकानि / बहुका¹ bahukāni / bahukā¹
Accusative	बहुकम् bahukam	बहुके bahuke	बहुकानि / बहुका¹ bahukāni / bahukā¹
Instrumental	बहुकेन bahukena	बहुकाभ्याम् bahukābhyām	बहुकैः / बहुकेभिः¹ bahukaiḥ / bahukebhiḥ¹
Dative	बहुकाय bahukāya	बहुकाभ्याम् bahukābhyām	बहुकेभ्यः bahukebhyaḥ
Ablative	बहुकात् bahukāt	बहुकाभ्याम् bahukābhyām	बहुकेभ्यः bahukebhyaḥ
Genitive	बहुकस्य bahukasya	बहुकयोः bahukayoḥ	बहुकानाम् bahukānām
Locative	बहुके bahuke	बहुकयोः bahukayoḥ	बहुकेषु bahukeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀓 (bahuka)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀅 (bahua), 𑀩𑀳𑀽𑀅 (bahūa)
  • Pali: bahuka
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀕 (bahuga)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “बहुक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 726.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bahú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press