ভুখ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ভুক (bhuk)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bʱukʰ/, [ˈbʱuːk], [ˈvux]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bʱukʰ/, [ˈbʱuːk], [ˈvux]

Noun

ভুখ • (bhukh)

  1. hunger, appetite
    আপনার কি ভুখ লাগছে?
    apnar ki bhukh lagoche?
    Are you feeling hungry?
  2. craving (for food)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative ভুখ (bhukh)
objective ভুখ / ভুখকে (bhukh (semantically general or indefinite) / bhukhke (semantically definite))
genitive ভুখের (bhukher)
locative ভুখে (bhukhe)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ভুখটা , ভুখটি (bhukhṭa (colloquial), bhukhṭi (formal)) ভুখগুলা, ভুখগুলো (bhukhgula (colloquial), bhukhgulo (formal))
objective ভুখটা, ভুখটি (bhukhṭa (colloquial), bhukhṭi (formal)) ভুখগুলা, ভুখগুলো (bhukhgula (colloquial), bhukhgulo (formal))
genitive ভুখটার, ভুখটির (bhukhṭar (colloquial), bhukhṭir (formal)) ভুখগুলার, ভুখগুলোর (bhukhgular (colloquial), bhukhgulor (formal))
locative ভুখটাতে / ভুখটায়, ভুখটিতে (bhukhṭate / bhukhṭay (colloquial), bhukhṭite (formal)) ভুখগুলাতে / ভুখগুলায়, ভুখগুলোতে (bhukhgulate / bhukhgulay (colloquial), bhukhgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • ভখিল (bhokhil)
  • ভুকপিয়াস (bhukpiẏaś)
  • ভুখল (bhukhol)
  • ভুখা (bhukha)
  • ভুখালু (bhukhalu)
  • ভুখিল (bhukhil)

See also

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