भूखमरी

Hindi

Etymology

भूख (bhūkh, “hunger”) +‎ मर (mar, “dying, death”) +‎ -ई (-ī, “-ion”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱuːkʰ.mə.ɾiː/, [bʱuːkʰ.mɐ.ɾiː]

Noun

भूखमरी • (bhūkhmarī) f

1. starvation, hunger
2. (by extension) poverty

   भूखमरी की ज़िंदगी ― bhūkhmarī kī zindagī ― a life of poverty

Declension

Declension of भूखमरी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भूखमरी bhūkhmarī	भूखमरियाँ bhūkhmariyā̃
oblique	भूखमरी bhūkhmarī	भूखमरियों bhūkhmariyõ
vocative	भूखमरी bhūkhmarī	भूखमरियो bhūkhmariyo

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “भूखमरी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House