क्षुधा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षुधा (kṣudhā), which derives ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšudʰ- (“hunger”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʂʊ.d̪ʱɑː/, [kʃʊ.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

क्षुधा • (kṣudhā) f (Urdu spelling کْشُدَھا) (rare, formal)

1. hunger, appetite

   Synonyms: बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā), भूख (bhūkh)

Declension

Declension of क्षुधा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क्षुधा kṣudhā	क्षुधाएँ kṣudhāẽ
oblique	क्षुधा kṣudhā	क्षुधाओं kṣudhāõ
vocative	क्षुधा kṣudhā	क्षुधाओ kṣudhāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “क्षुधा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “क्षुधा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “क्षुधा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ক্ষুধা (Assamese script)
• ᬓ᭄ᬱᬸᬥᬵ (Balinese script)
• ক্ষুধা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰠𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀼𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• က္ၑုဓာ (Burmese script)
• ક્ષુધા (Gujarati script)
• ਕ੍ਸ਼ੁਧਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦏ꧀ꦰꦸꦣꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂳𑂡𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಕ್ಷುಧಾ (Kannada script)
• ក្ឞុធា (Khmer script)
• ກ຺ຩຸຘາ (Lao script)
• ക്ഷുധാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᢢᡠᢡᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘳𑘠𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᢔᠤᢑᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧔𑧀𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐸𑐢𑐵 (Newa script)
• କ୍ଷୁଧା (Odia script)
• ꢒ꣄ꢰꢸꢤꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆶𑆣𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖲𑖠𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ක්‍ෂුධා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩒𑩮𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚶𑚰𑚜𑚭 (Takri script)
• க்ஷுத⁴ா (Tamil script)
• క్షుధా (Telugu script)
• กฺษุธา (Thai script)
• ཀྵུ་དྷཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒳𑒡𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨃𑨜𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From क्षुध् (kṣúdh, “hunger”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšudʰ- (“hunger”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂu.dʱɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kʂu.d̪ʱɑː/

Noun

क्षुधा • (kṣudhā) stem, f

1. hunger

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:क्षुधा

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of क्षुधा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	क्षुधा (kṣudhā)	क्षुधे (kṣudhe)	क्षुधाः (kṣudhāḥ)
accusative	क्षुधाम् (kṣudhām)	क्षुधे (kṣudhe)	क्षुधाः (kṣudhāḥ)
instrumental	क्षुधया (kṣudhayā) क्षुधा¹ (kṣudhā¹)	क्षुधाभ्याम् (kṣudhābhyām)	क्षुधाभिः (kṣudhābhiḥ)
dative	क्षुधायै (kṣudhāyai)	क्षुधाभ्याम् (kṣudhābhyām)	क्षुधाभ्यः (kṣudhābhyaḥ)
ablative	क्षुधायाः (kṣudhāyāḥ) क्षुधायै² (kṣudhāyai²)	क्षुधाभ्याम् (kṣudhābhyām)	क्षुधाभ्यः (kṣudhābhyaḥ)
genitive	क्षुधायाः (kṣudhāyāḥ) क्षुधायै² (kṣudhāyai²)	क्षुधयोः (kṣudhayoḥ)	क्षुधानाम् (kṣudhānām)
locative	क्षुधायाम् (kṣudhāyām)	क्षुधयोः (kṣudhayoḥ)	क्षुधासु (kṣudhāsu)
vocative	क्षुधे (kṣudhe)	क्षुधे (kṣudhe)	क्षुधाः (kṣudhāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Khowar: ݯھُوئی (c̣húi)
• Pali: khudā
• Prakrit: 𑀙𑀼𑀳𑀸 (chuhā), 𑀔𑀼𑀳𑀸 (khuhā) — Śaurasenī

Borrowed terms

• → Assamese: ক্ষুধা (khudha) (learned)
• → Bengali: ক্ষুধা (khudha) (learned)
• → Odia: କ୍ଷୁଧା (kṣudhā) (learned)
• → Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: क्षुधा (kṣudhā) (learned)
  • → Urdu: کْشُدَھا (kṣudhā) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “क्षुधा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 311.