बुभुक्षा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā). Doublet of भूख (bhūkh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʊ.bʱʊk.ʂɑː/, [bʊ.bʱʊk.ʃäː]

Noun

बुभुक्षा • (bubhukṣā) f (Urdu spelling بُبُھکْشَا)

1. (formal, rare) hunger, appetite, wish to eat

   Synonyms: इश्तिहा (iśtihā), क्षुधा (kṣudhā), (more common) भूख (bhūkh)

Declension

Declension of बुभुक्षा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बुभुक्षा bubhukṣā	बुभुक्षाएँ bubhukṣāẽ
oblique	बुभुक्षा bubhukṣā	बुभुक्षाओं bubhukṣāõ
vocative	बुभुक्षा bubhukṣā	बुभुक्षाओ bubhukṣāo

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বুভুক্ষা (Assamese script)
• ᬩᬸᬪᬸᬓ᭄ᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
• বুভুক্ষা (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰲𑰥𑰲𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဗုဘုက္ၑာ (Burmese script)
• બુભુક્ષા (Gujarati script)
• ਬੁਭੁਕ੍ਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑍁𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦸꦨꦸꦏ꧀ꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂳𑂦𑂳𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಬುಭುಕ್ಷಾ (Kannada script)
• ពុភុក្ឞា (Khmer script)
• ພຸຠຸກ຺ຩາ (Lao script)
• ബുഭുക്ഷാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᡠᢨᡠᡬᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘳𑘥𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠤᠪᠾᠤᢉᢔᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧔𑧅𑧔𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑐸𑐨𑐸𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
• ବୁଭୁକ୍ଷା (Odia script)
• ꢨꢸꢩꢸꢒ꣄ꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆶𑆨𑆶𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖲𑖥𑖲𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
• බුභුක්‍ෂා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩒𑩳𑩒𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚰𑚡𑚰𑚊𑚶𑚭 (Takri script)
• பு³பு⁴க்ஷா (Tamil script)
• బుభుక్షా (Telugu script)
• พุภุกฺษา (Thai script)
• བུ་བྷུ་ཀྵཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒳𑒦𑒳𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨃𑨡𑨃𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Back-formation from बुभुक्षति (bubhukṣati, “wishes to eat”, desiderative) +‎ -आ (-ā), from the root भुज् (bhuj, “to enjoy, to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bu.bʱuk.ʂɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /buˈbʱuk.ʂɑː/

Noun

बुभुक्षा • (bubhukṣā) stem, f

1. desire of enjoying anything
2. wish to eat, appetite, hunger

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:क्षुधा

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बुभुक्षा bubhukṣā	बुभुक्षे bubhukṣe	बुभुक्षाः bubhukṣāḥ
Vocative	बुभुक्षे bubhukṣe	बुभुक्षे bubhukṣe	बुभुक्षाः bubhukṣāḥ
Accusative	बुभुक्षाम् bubhukṣām	बुभुक्षे bubhukṣe	बुभुक्षाः bubhukṣāḥ
Instrumental	बुभुक्षया / बुभुक्षा¹ bubhukṣayā / bubhukṣā¹	बुभुक्षाभ्याम् bubhukṣābhyām	बुभुक्षाभिः bubhukṣābhiḥ
Dative	बुभुक्षायै bubhukṣāyai	बुभुक्षाभ्याम् bubhukṣābhyām	बुभुक्षाभ्यः bubhukṣābhyaḥ
Ablative	बुभुक्षायाः / बुभुक्षायै² bubhukṣāyāḥ / bubhukṣāyai²	बुभुक्षाभ्याम् bubhukṣābhyām	बुभुक्षाभ्यः bubhukṣābhyaḥ
Genitive	बुभुक्षायाः / बुभुक्षायै² bubhukṣāyāḥ / bubhukṣāyai²	बुभुक्षयोः bubhukṣayoḥ	बुभुक्षाणाम् bubhukṣāṇām
Locative	बुभुक्षायाम् bubhukṣāyām	बुभुक्षयोः bubhukṣayoḥ	बुभुक्षासु bubhukṣāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Magadhi Prakrit:
  • → Assamese: ভোক (bhük)
  • → Bengali: ভুখ (bhukh)
  • → Chittagonian: ভোখ (bukh)
  • → Odia: ଭୋକ (bhōkå)
  • → Rohingya: búk
  • → Sylheti: ꠜꠥꠇ (búx)
• → Prakrit: 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)
  • Apabhramsa: भुक्खा (bhukkhā)
    • 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 (bhoka)
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha)

      Shahmukhi script: بُھکّھ (bhukkh)

    • Rohingya: búk
    • Romani: bokh
      • → German: Bock
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: بُک

      Devanagari script: बुख

• → Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā), 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)
• → Paisaci Prakrit:
  • → Takka Apabhramsa:
    • → Punjabi:
      • → Gurmukhi script: ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha)
      • → Shahmukhi script: بُھکّھ (bhukkh)
  • → Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • → Sindhi:
      • → Devanagari script: बुख
      • → Arabic script: بُک
• → Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā), 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)
• → Assamese: বুভুক্ষা (bubhukha) (learned)
• → Bengali: বুভুক্ষা (bubhukkha) (learned)
• → Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā) (learned)
  • → Urdu: بُبُھکْشَا (bubhukṣā) (learned)
• → Malayalam: ബുഭുക്ഷ (bubhukṣa) (learned)
• → Marathi: बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā) (learned)
• → Odia: ବୁଭୁକ୍ଷା (bubhukṣā) (learned)
• → Sinhalese: බූභුක්‍ෂාව (būbhukṣāwa) (learned)
• → Telugu: బుభుక్ష (bubhukṣa) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “बुभुक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 735, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bubhukṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “बुभुक्षा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan