ਭੁੱਖ
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Apabhramsa भुक्खा (bhukkhā), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā).
Noun
[edit]ਭੁੱਖ • (bhukkha) f (Shahmukhi spelling بُھکھ)
- hunger, appetite
- starvation
- (figurative) strong desire, fondness
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ਭੁੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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- Punjabi terms inherited from Apabhramsa
- Punjabi terms derived from Apabhramsa
- Punjabi terms inherited from Prakrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Prakrit
- Punjabi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Punjabi lemmas
- Punjabi nouns
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