बुभुक्षु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बुभुक्षु (bubhukṣu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʊ.bʱʊk.ʂuː/, [bʊ.bʱʊk.ʃuː]

Adjective

बुभुक्षु • (bubhukṣu) (indeclinable)

1. desirous of eating food; hungry

   Synonyms: भूखा (bhūkhā), क्षुधित (kṣudhit), बुभुक्षित (bubhukṣit)

2. desirous of worldly enjoyment

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बुभुक्षु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বুভুক্ষু (Assamese script)
• ᬩᬸᬪᬸᬓ᭄ᬱᬸ (Balinese script)
• বুভুক্ষু (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰲𑰥𑰲𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဗုဘုက္ၑု (Burmese script)
• બુભુક્ષુ (Gujarati script)
• ਬੁਭੁਕ੍ਸ਼ੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑍁𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦸꦨꦸꦏ꧀ꦰꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂳𑂦𑂳𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಬುಭುಕ್ಷು (Kannada script)
• ពុភុក្ឞុ (Khmer script)
• ພຸຠຸກ຺ຩຸ (Lao script)
• ബുഭുക്ഷു (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᡠᢨᡠᡬᢢᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘳𑘥𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠤᠪᠾᠤᢉᢔᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧔𑧅𑧔𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑐸𑐨𑐸𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐸 (Newa script)
• ବୁଭୁକ୍ଷୁ (Odia script)
• ꢨꢸꢩꢸꢒ꣄ꢰꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆶𑆨𑆶𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖲𑖥𑖲𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖲 (Siddham script)
• බුභුක්‍ෂු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩒𑩳𑩒𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚰𑚡𑚰𑚊𑚶𑚰 (Takri script)
• பு³பு⁴க்ஷு (Tamil script)
• బుభుక్షు (Telugu script)
• พุภุกฺษุ (Thai script)
• བུ་བྷུ་ཀྵུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒳𑒦𑒳𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨃𑨡𑨃𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

बुभुक्षु • (bubhukṣu) stem

1. desirous of eating food; hungry

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:बुभुक्षु

2. desirous of worldly enjoyment or carnal pleasure

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of बुभुक्षु (bubhukṣu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बुभुक्षुः bubhukṣuḥ	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षवः bubhukṣavaḥ
Vocative	बुभुक्षो bubhukṣo	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षवः bubhukṣavaḥ
Accusative	बुभुक्षुम् bubhukṣum	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षून् bubhukṣūn
Instrumental	बुभुक्षुणा / बुभुक्ष्वा¹ bubhukṣuṇā / bubhukṣvā¹	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभिः bubhukṣubhiḥ
Dative	बुभुक्षवे bubhukṣave	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Ablative	बुभुक्षोः bubhukṣoḥ	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Genitive	बुभुक्षोः bubhukṣoḥ	बुभुक्ष्वोः bubhukṣvoḥ	बुभुक्षूणाम् bubhukṣūṇām
Locative	बुभुक्षौ bubhukṣau	बुभुक्ष्वोः bubhukṣvoḥ	बुभुक्षुषु bubhukṣuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of बुभुक्षु (bubhukṣu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बुभुक्षुः bubhukṣuḥ	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षवः bubhukṣavaḥ
Vocative	बुभुक्षो bubhukṣo	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षवः bubhukṣavaḥ
Accusative	बुभुक्षुम् bubhukṣum	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षूः bubhukṣūḥ
Instrumental	बुभुक्ष्वा bubhukṣvā	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभिः bubhukṣubhiḥ
Dative	बुभुक्षवे / बुभुक्ष्वै¹ bubhukṣave / bubhukṣvai¹	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Ablative	बुभुक्षोः / बुभुक्ष्वाः¹ / बुभुक्ष्वै² bubhukṣoḥ / bubhukṣvāḥ¹ / bubhukṣvai²	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Genitive	बुभुक्षोः / बुभुक्ष्वाः¹ / बुभुक्ष्वै² bubhukṣoḥ / bubhukṣvāḥ¹ / bubhukṣvai²	बुभुक्ष्वोः bubhukṣvoḥ	बुभुक्षूणाम् bubhukṣūṇām
Locative	बुभुक्षौ / बुभुक्ष्वाम्¹ bubhukṣau / bubhukṣvām¹	बुभुक्ष्वोः bubhukṣvoḥ	बुभुक्षुषु bubhukṣuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of बुभुक्षु (bubhukṣu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बुभुक्षु bubhukṣu	बुभुक्षुणी bubhukṣuṇī	बुभुक्षूणि / बुभुक्षु¹ / बुभुक्षू¹ bubhukṣūṇi / bubhukṣu¹ / bubhukṣū¹
Vocative	बुभुक्षु / बुभुक्षो bubhukṣu / bubhukṣo	बुभुक्षुणी bubhukṣuṇī	बुभुक्षूणि / बुभुक्षु¹ / बुभुक्षू¹ bubhukṣūṇi / bubhukṣu¹ / bubhukṣū¹
Accusative	बुभुक्षु bubhukṣu	बुभुक्षुणी bubhukṣuṇī	बुभुक्षूणि / बुभुक्षु¹ / बुभुक्षू¹ bubhukṣūṇi / bubhukṣu¹ / bubhukṣū¹
Instrumental	बुभुक्षुणा / बुभुक्ष्वा¹ bubhukṣuṇā / bubhukṣvā¹	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभिः bubhukṣubhiḥ
Dative	बुभुक्षुणे / बुभुक्षवे¹ bubhukṣuṇe / bubhukṣave¹	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Ablative	बुभुक्षुणः / बुभुक्षोः¹ bubhukṣuṇaḥ / bubhukṣoḥ¹	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Genitive	बुभुक्षुणः / बुभुक्षोः¹ bubhukṣuṇaḥ / bubhukṣoḥ¹	बुभुक्षुणोः bubhukṣuṇoḥ	बुभुक्षूणाम् bubhukṣūṇām
Locative	बुभुक्षुणि / बुभुक्षौ¹ bubhukṣuṇi / bubhukṣau¹	बुभुक्षुणोः bubhukṣuṇoḥ	बुभुक्षुषु bubhukṣuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “बुभुक्षु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 735, column 1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “बुभुक्षु”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan