بھوک
See also: تھوک
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā). Cognate with Punjabi ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha) / بُھکّھ (bhukkh), Marathi भूक (bhūk), Gujarati ભૂખ (bhūkh), Bengali ভুখ (bhukhô). Doublet of بُبُھکْشَا (bubhukṣā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bʱuːk/
Noun
بُھوک • (bhūk) f (Hindi spelling भूख)
- appetite, hunger
- کْیَا تُمْہیں بُھوک لَگِی ہَے ؟
- kyā tumhẽ bhūk lagī hai?
- Are you hungry?
- craving (for food)
- Synonym: اِشْتِہَا (ištehā)
Declension
| Declension of بھوک | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | بُھوک (bhūk) | بُھوکیں (bhūkẽ) |
| oblique | بُھوک (bhūk) | بُھوکوں (bhūkõ) |
| vocative | بُھوک (bhūk) | بُھوکو (bhūko) |
See also
- پْیَاس (pyās, “thirst”)
References
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “بهوک”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bubhukṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press