भाखा

See also: भीख, भीखों, भीखें, भूख, भूखा, भूखी, and भूखे

Chhattisgarhi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). First attested in c. 14th century as Old Awadhi भाखा (bhākhā). Doublet of भासा (bhāsā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱaː.kʰaː/, [bʱaː.kʰaː]
• Hyphenation: भा‧खा

Noun

भाखा (bhākhā) (Odia script ଭାଖା)

1. language

   भाखा लहुटाना ― bhākhā lahuṭānā ― to copy

Further reading

• डॉ॰ गीतेश अमरोहित [Dr Gitesh Amrohit] (2015), “भाखा”, in मानक छत्तीसगढ़ी शब्दकोश [Standard Chhattisgarhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), अमीनपारा चौक, पुरानी बस्ती, रायपुर [Aminpara Chowk, Purani Basti, Raipur]: वैभव प्रकाशन [Vaibhav Prakashan], →ISBN, page 231.
• चंद्राकर, चंद्रकुमार [Chandrakar, Chandrakumar] (2012), “भाखा”, in वृहत् छत्तीसगढ़ी शब्दकोश [vŕhat chattīsgaṛhī śabdakoś, Large Chhattisgarhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Raipur, Chhattisgarh: छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य हिंदी ग्रंथ अकादमी [Chhattisgarh Hindi Granth Academy], →ISBN, page 688, column 2.

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). First attested in c. 1599 as Middle Hindi بھاکا (bhaka). From regional (especially Braj) pronunciation of Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā), common before the Sanskritisation of Hindi. Doublet of भाषा (bhāṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.kʰɑː/, [bʱäː.kʰäː]
• Hyphenation: भा‧खा
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

भाखा • (bhākhā) f (Urdu spelling بھاکھا)

1. (dialectal) language, speech

   Synonyms: भाषा (bhāṣā), बोली (bolī), ज़बान (zabān), लिसान (lisān)

2. (obsolete) the Hindi language

Declension

Declension of भाखा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाखा bhākhā	भाखाएँ bhākhāẽ
oblique	भाखा bhākhā	भाखाओं bhākhāõ
vocative	भाखा bhākhā	भाखाओ bhākhāo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भाखा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3636