buc̣hóolu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *बुभुक्षक (bubhukṣaka, “desiring to eat”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-ulla-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), a back-formation from बुभुक्षति (bubhukṣati, “to desire to eat”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buʈʂʰóolo/

Adjective

buc̣hóolu (feminine buc̣héeli, Perso-Arabic spelling بُڇھولوۡ)

1. hungry

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “buc̣hóolu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bubhukṣaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press