بھکھ

Gojri

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā). Cognate with Marwari भूख (bhūkh) / 𑅫𑅒𑅖 (bhukh), Gujarati ભૂખ (bhūkh), Malvi भूक (bhukh), Nimadi भूख (bhūkh).

Noun

بُھکھ (bhukh) f

  1. hunger, appetite
  2. avarice, greed

Further reading

  • Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 84.
  • Javaid Rahi (2015), “بُھکھ”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 209, column 1.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bubhukṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 526

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā), from Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā́). Cognate with Gujarati ભીખ (bhīkh), Hindi भीख (bhīkh), भीक (bhīk), Urdu بِھیک‎ (bhīk), Sindhi بِيکَ‎ / बीख, Marathi भीक (bhīk), Nepali भिख (bhikh), Maithili भीख (bhīkh) / 𑒦𑒲𑒐 (bhīkha), Oriya ଭିକ (bhikô), ଭିଖ (bhikhô), Bengali ভিখ (bhikh), Sinhalese බික් (bik).

Noun

بھِکّھ • (bhikkh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਿੱਖ)

  1. alms, begging, mendicancy

Declension

Declension of بھکھ
dir. sg. بھِکّھ‎ (bhikkh)
dir. pl. بھِکّھاں‎ (bhikkhāṉ)
singular plural
direct بھِکّھ‎ (bhikkh) بھِکّھاں‎ (bhikkhāṉ)
oblique بھِکّھ‎ (bhikkh) بھِکّھاں‎ (bhikkhāṉ)
vocative بھِکّھے‎ (bhikkhe) بھِکّھو‎ (bhikkho)
ablative بھِکّھوں‎ (bhikkhoṉ) —
locative بھِکّھے‎ (bhikkhe) بھِکّھِیں‎ (bhikkhīṉ)
instrumental بھِکّھے‎ (bhikkhe) بھِکّھیں‎ (bhikkheṉ)

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.