𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• dubbhikkha (Latin script)
• दुब्भिक्ख (Devanagari script)
• দুব্ভিক্খ (Bengali script)
• දුබ‍්භික‍්ඛ (Sinhalese script)
• ဒုဗ္ဘိက္ခ or ၻုၿ္ꧤိၵ္ၶ or ၻုၿ်ꧤိၵ်ၶ (Burmese script)
• ทุพฺภิกฺข or ทุพภิกขะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩩᨻ᩠ᨽᩥᨠ᩠ᨡ (Tai Tham script)
• ທຸພ຺ຠິກ຺ຂ or ທຸພຠິກຂະ (Lao script)
• ទុព្ភិក្ខ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄪𑄝𑄴𑄞𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 n

1. Brahmi script form of dubbhikkha (“famine”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 (dubbhikkhaṃ)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dubbhikkhāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 (dubbhikkhaṃ)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dubbhikkhāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀦 (dubbhikkhena)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀳𑀺 (dubbhikkhehi) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀪𑀺 (dubbhikkhebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dubbhikkhassa) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬 (dubbhikkhāya) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (dubbhikkhatthaṃ)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀦𑀁 (dubbhikkhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (dubbhikkhasmā) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (dubbhikkhamhā) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (dubbhikkhā)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀳𑀺 (dubbhikkhehi) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀪𑀺 (dubbhikkhebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dubbhikkhassa)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀦𑀁 (dubbhikkhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (dubbhikkhasmiṃ) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (dubbhikkhamhi) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂 (dubbhikkhe)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀲𑀼 (dubbhikkhesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (dubbhikkha)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀦𑀺 (dubbhikkhāni)

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dews-?

Proto-Indo-European *dus-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš-

Sanskrit दुस्- (dus-)

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Sanskrit भिक्ष् (bhikṣ)

Sanskrit -आ (-ā)

Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā)

Sanskrit दुर्भिक्ष (durbhikṣa)

Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (dubbhikkha)

Inherited from Sanskrit दुर्भिक्ष (durbhikṣa). Cognate with Pali dubbhikkha.

Noun

𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (dubbhikkha) n (Devanagari दुब्भिक्ख)

1. famine

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 (dubbhikkhaṃ)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇𑀁 (dubbhikkhāiṃ) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (dubbhikkhāi)
Accusative	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 (dubbhikkhaṃ)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇𑀁 (dubbhikkhāiṃ) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (dubbhikkhāi)
Instrumental	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀡 (dubbhikkheṇa) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀡𑀁 (dubbhikkheṇaṃ)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀳𑀺 (dubbhikkhehi) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dubbhikkhehiṃ)
Dative	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (dubbhikkhāa)	—
Ablative	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (dubbhikkhāo) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (dubbhikkhāu) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (dubbhikkhā) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺 (dubbhikkhāhi) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dubbhikkhāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dubbhikkhassa)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (dubbhikkhāṇa) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀁 (dubbhikkhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (dubbhikkhammi) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂 (dubbhikkhe)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀲𑀼 (dubbhikkhesu) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dubbhikkhesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (dubbhikkha) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (dubbhikkhā)	𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇𑀁 (dubbhikkhāiṃ) or 𑀤𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (dubbhikkhāi)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “दुब्भिक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 472.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “durbhikṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 368