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

	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 (bubhukṣayā) बुभुक्षा¹ (bubhukṣā¹)	बुभुक्षाभ्याम् (bubhukṣābhyām)	बुभुक्षाभिः (bubhukṣābhiḥ)
dative	बुभुक्षायै (bubhukṣāyai)	बुभुक्षाभ्याम् (bubhukṣābhyām)	बुभुक्षाभ्यः (bubhukṣābhyaḥ)
ablative	बुभुक्षायाः (bubhukṣāyāḥ) बुभुक्षायै² (bubhukṣāyai²)	बुभुक्षाभ्याम् (bubhukṣābhyām)	बुभुक्षाभ्यः (bubhukṣābhyaḥ)
genitive	बुभुक्षायाः (bubhukṣāyāḥ) बुभुक्षायै² (bubhukṣāyai²)	बुभुक्षयोः (bubhukṣayoḥ)	बुभुक्षाणाम् (bubhukṣāṇām)
locative	बुभुक्षायाम् (bubhukṣāyām)	बुभुक्षयोः (bubhukṣayoḥ)	बुभुक्षासु (bubhukṣāsu)

• 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