𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸

Prakrit

Noun

𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā) f (Devanagari भुक्खा, Kannada ಭುಕ್ಖಾ) (attested in Jain Māhārāṣṭrī)

alternative form of 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā, “hunger, wish to eat”)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhukkhāo) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhukkhāu) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)
Accusative	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 (bhukkhaṃ)	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhukkhāo) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhukkhāu) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)
Instrumental	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bhukkhāe) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bhukkhāi) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bhukkhāa)	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhukkhāhi) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhukkhāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhukkhāo) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhukkhāu)	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhukkhāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bhukkhāe) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bhukkhāi) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bhukkhāa)	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (bhukkhāṇa) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhukkhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bhukkhāe) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bhukkhāi) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bhukkhāa)	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀲𑀼 (bhukkhāsu) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhukkhāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂 (bhukkhe) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)	𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhukkhāo) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhukkhāu) or 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā)

Descendants

Apabhramsa: भुक्खा (bhukkhā)
- Assamese: ভোক (bhük)
- Bengali: ভুখ (bhukh)
- Braj: भूखौ (bhūkhau)
- Chittagonian: ভোখ (bukh)
- Gujarati: ભૂખ (bhūkh)
- Hindustani:
  Hindi: भूख (bhūkh), भूक (bhūk)
  Urdu: بُھوک (bhūk)
- Malvi: भूक (bhūk)
- Old Marathi:
  Devanagari script: भुख (bhukha), भूक (bhūka), भूख (bhūkha)
  Modi script: 𑘥𑘳𑘎 (bhuka), 𑘥𑘳𑘏 (bhukha)
  - Marathi: भूक (bhūk)
- Nimadi: भूख (bhūkh)
- Odia: ଭୋକ (bhoka)
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha)
  Shahmukhi script: بُھکّھ (bhukkh)
- Rohingya: búk
- Romani: bokh
  - → German: Bock
- Sindhi:
  Arabic script: بُک
  Devanagari script: बुख

References

Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भुक्खा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 655.