भुनक्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰunákti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰunákti, form Proto-Indo-European *bʰu-né-g-ti, nasal infix present of *bʰewg-. Cognate with Latin fungor.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱu.nɐ́k.ti/, [bʱu.nɐ́k̚.ti]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bʱuˈn̪ɐk.t̪i/, [bʱuˈn̪ɐk̚.t̪i]

Verb

भुनक्ति • (bhunákti) third-singular present indicative (root भुज्, class 7, type P, present)

1. to enjoy, revel in
2. to consume, eat or drink
3. to use, utilize

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भुज्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 759.