খিদা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ক্ষুধা (khudha) — formal
• খুধা (khudha) — archaic
• খুদা (khuda), ক্ষুদা (khuda)
• খিধা (khidha), ক্ষিদা (khida), ক্ষিধা (khidha)

Etymology

Vowel-fronted form of খুদা (khuda), a final consonant deaspirated form of খুধা (khudha), a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षुधा (kṣudhā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰid̪a/, [ˈkʰid̪aˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰid̪a/, [ˈkʰid̪aˑ]

Noun

খিদা • (khida)

1. hunger, appetite

   Synonyms: ক্ষুধা (khudha), ভুখ (bhukh)

Declension

Inflection of খিদা
nominative	খিদা khida
objective	খিদা / খিদাকে khida (semantically general or indefinite) / khidake (semantically definite)
genitive	খিদার khidar
locative	খিদাতে / খিদায় khidate / khidaẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	খিদা khida
objective	খিদা / খিদাকে khida (semantically general or indefinite) / khidake (semantically definite)
genitive	খিদার khidar
locative	খিদাতে / খিদায় khidate / khidaẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	খিদাটি , খিদাটা khidaṭi, khidaṭa		খিদাগুলি, খিদাগুলা, খিদাগুলো khidaguli, khidagula, khidagulō
objective	খিদাটি, খিদাটা khidaṭi, khidaṭa		খিদাগুলি, খিদাগুলা, খিদাগুলো khidaguli, khidagula, khidagulō
genitive	খিদাটির, খিদাটার khidaṭir, khidaṭar		খিদাগুলির, খিদাগুলার, খিদাগুলোর khidagulir, khidagular, khidagulōr
locative	খিদাটিতে, খিদাটাতে, খিদাটায় khidaṭite, khidaṭate, khidaṭaẏ		খিদাগুলিতে, খিদাগুলাতে, খিদাগুলায়, খিদাগুলোতে khidagulite, khidagulate, khidagulaẏ, khidagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Related terms

• ক্ষুধা (khudha)
• ক্ষুধার্ত (khudharto)

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “খিদা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, খিদা, Government of Bangladesh