ભૂખ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa भुक्खा (bhukkhā), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱukʰ/
• Rhymes: -ukʰ
• Hyphenation: ભૂખ

Noun

ભૂખ • (bhūkh) f

1. hunger
2. desire, longing

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bubhukṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press