भीक

See also: भाका, भूक, भूका, and भोक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱiːk/

Noun

भीक • (bhīk) f

1. pronunciation spelling of भीख (bhīkh)

Declension

Declension of भीक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भीक bhīk	भीकें bhīkẽ
oblique	भीक bhīk	भीकों bhīkõ
vocative	भीक bhīk	भीको bhīko

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भीक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3661
• Platts, John T. (1884), “भीक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 200

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘲𑘎 (bhīka), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā), from Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā́). Doublet of भिक्षा (bhikṣā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱik/, [bʱiːk]
• Hyphenation: भीक
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

भीक • (bhīk) f

1. begging, alms

   Synonym: भिक्षा (bhikṣā)

   भीक मागणे ― bhīk māgṇe ― to beg

   मी असं भीक मागणार नाही.

   mī asa bhīk māgṇār nāhī.

   I will not beg like this.

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “भीक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 110
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भीक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 614
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “भीक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2371
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhikṣāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 540

Old Marathi

Noun

भीक (bhīka) f

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘥𑘲𑘎

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “भीक”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, page 518