बुभुक्षति

बुभुक्षति

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• बुभुक्षते (bubhukṣate)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy, benefit”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bu.bʱuk.ʂɐ.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /buˈbʱuk.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

बुभुक्षति • (bubhukṣati) (root भुज्, type P, desiderative)[2]

1. to wish to eat, be hungry
2. to wish to enjoy or partake of

References

1. Pokorny, Julius, “4. bheug-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, 1959, page 153
2. Monier Williams, “बुभुक्षति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1899, OCLC 458052227, page 759.