भूखा

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

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *बुहुक्खअ (buhukkhaa), from Sanskrit *बुभुक्षक (*bubhukṣaka, “desiring to eat”), a back-formation from बुभुक्षति (bubhukṣati, “to desire to eat”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). By surface analysis, भूख (bhūkh) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Cognate with Braj भूखौ (bhūkhau).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱuː.kʰɑː/, [bʱuː.kʰäː]

Adjective

भूखा • (bhūkhā) (Urdu spelling بھوکا)

hungry, starving
(figurative) desirous

Declension

Declension of *भूखा* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	भूखा bhūkhā	भूखे bhūkhe	भूखी bhūkhī	भूखी bhūkhī
oblique	भूखे bhūkhe	भूखे bhūkhe	भूखी bhūkhī	भूखी bhūkhī
vocative	भूखे bhūkhe	भूखे bhūkhe	भूखी bhūkhī	भूखी bhūkhī

Noun

भूखा • (bhūkhā) m (Urdu spelling بھوکا)

one who is hungry

Declension

Declension of *भूखा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	भूखा bhūkhā	भूखे bhūkhe
oblique	भूखे bhūkhe	भूखों bhūkhõ
vocative	भूखे bhūkhe	भूखो bhūkho

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भूखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भूखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bubhukṣaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press