बुभुक्षु

बुभुक्षु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बुभुक्षु (bubhukṣu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʊ.bʱʊk.ʂuː/, [bʊ.bʱʊk.ʃuː]

Adjective

बुभुक्षु • (bubhukṣu) (indeclinable)

1. desirous of eating food; hungry

   Synonyms: भूखा (bhūkhā), क्षुधित (kṣudhit), बुभुक्षित (bubhukṣit)

2. desirous of worldly enjoyment

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyamāsundara, “बुभुक्षु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, 1965–1975.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬩᬸᬪᬸᬓ᭄ᬱᬸ (Balinese script)
• বুভুক্ষু (Assamese script)
• বুভুক্ষু (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰲𑰥𑰲𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌬𑍁𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 (Grantha script)
• બુભુક્ષુ (Gujarati script)
• ꦧꦸꦨꦸꦏ꧀ꦰꦸ (Javanese script)
• ពុភុក្ឞុ (Khmer script)
• ಬುಭುಕ್ಷು (Kannada script)
• ພຸຠຸກ຺ຩຸ (Lao script)
• 𑘤𑘳𑘥𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘳 (Modi script)
• ဗုဘုက္ၑု (Burmese script)
• 𑐧𑐸𑐨𑐸𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐸 (Newa script)
• ବୁଭୁକ୍ଷୁ (Oriya script)
• ꢨꢸꢩꢸꢒ꣄ꢰꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆶𑆨𑆶𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖲𑖥𑖲𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖲 (Siddham script)
• బుభుక్షు (Telugu script)
• พุภุกฺษุ (Thai script)
• བུབྷུཀྵུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒳𑒦𑒳𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒳 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Back-formation from बुभुक्षति (bubhukṣati, “wishes to eat”, desiderative) +‎ -उ (-u), from the root भुज् (bhuj, “to enjoy, to eat”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

बुभुक्षु • (bubhukṣu)

1. desirous of eating food; hungry

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:बुभुक्षु

2. desirous of worldly enjoyment or carnal pleasure

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of बुभुक्षु (bubhukṣu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बुभुक्षुः bubhukṣuḥ	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षवः bubhukṣavaḥ
Vocative	बुभुक्षो bubhukṣo	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षवः bubhukṣavaḥ
Accusative	बुभुक्षुम् bubhukṣum	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षून् bubhukṣūn
Instrumental	बुभुक्षुणा / बुभुक्ष्वा¹ bubhukṣuṇā / bubhukṣvā¹	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभिः bubhukṣubhiḥ
Dative	बुभुक्षवे / बुभुक्ष्वे² bubhukṣave / bubhukṣve²	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Ablative	बुभुक्षोः / बुभुक्ष्वः² bubhukṣoḥ / bubhukṣvaḥ²	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Genitive	बुभुक्षोः / बुभुक्ष्वः² bubhukṣoḥ / bubhukṣvaḥ²	बुभुक्ष्वोः bubhukṣvoḥ	बुभुक्षूणाम् bubhukṣūṇām
Locative	बुभुक्षौ bubhukṣau	बुभुक्ष्वोः bubhukṣvoḥ	बुभुक्षुषु bubhukṣuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Feminine u-stem declension of बुभुक्षु (bubhukṣu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बुभुक्षुः bubhukṣuḥ	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षवः bubhukṣavaḥ
Vocative	बुभुक्षो bubhukṣo	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षवः bubhukṣavaḥ
Accusative	बुभुक्षुम् bubhukṣum	बुभुक्षू bubhukṣū	बुभुक्षूः bubhukṣūḥ
Instrumental	बुभुक्ष्वा bubhukṣvā	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभिः bubhukṣubhiḥ
Dative	बुभुक्षवे / बुभुक्ष्वे¹ / बुभुक्ष्वै² bubhukṣave / bubhukṣve¹ / bubhukṣvai²	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Ablative	बुभुक्षोः / बुभुक्ष्वाः² bubhukṣoḥ / bubhukṣvāḥ²	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Genitive	बुभुक्षोः / बुभुक्ष्वाः² bubhukṣoḥ / bubhukṣvāḥ²	बुभुक्ष्वोः bubhukṣvoḥ	बुभुक्षूणाम् bubhukṣūṇām
Locative	बुभुक्षौ / बुभुक्ष्वाम्² bubhukṣau / bubhukṣvām²	बुभुक्ष्वोः bubhukṣvoḥ	बुभुक्षुषु bubhukṣuṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Neuter u-stem declension of बुभुक्षु (bubhukṣu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बुभुक्षु bubhukṣu	बुभुक्षुणी bubhukṣuṇī	बुभुक्षू / बुभुक्षु / बुभुक्षूणि¹ bubhukṣū / bubhukṣu / bubhukṣūṇi¹
Vocative	बुभुक्षु / बुभुक्षो bubhukṣu / bubhukṣo	बुभुक्षुणी bubhukṣuṇī	बुभुक्षू / बुभुक्षु / बुभुक्षूणि¹ bubhukṣū / bubhukṣu / bubhukṣūṇi¹
Accusative	बुभुक्षु bubhukṣu	बुभुक्षुणी bubhukṣuṇī	बुभुक्षू / बुभुक्षु / बुभुक्षूणि¹ bubhukṣū / bubhukṣu / bubhukṣūṇi¹
Instrumental	बुभुक्षुणा / बुभुक्ष्वा² bubhukṣuṇā / bubhukṣvā²	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभिः bubhukṣubhiḥ
Dative	बुभुक्षवे / बुभुक्ष्वे³ bubhukṣave / bubhukṣve³	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Ablative	बुभुक्षोः / बुभुक्षुणः¹ / बुभुक्ष्वः³ bubhukṣoḥ / bubhukṣuṇaḥ¹ / bubhukṣvaḥ³	बुभुक्षुभ्याम् bubhukṣubhyām	बुभुक्षुभ्यः bubhukṣubhyaḥ
Genitive	बुभुक्षोः / बुभुक्षुणः¹ / बुभुक्ष्वः³ bubhukṣoḥ / bubhukṣuṇaḥ¹ / bubhukṣvaḥ³	बुभुक्षुणोः bubhukṣuṇoḥ	बुभुक्षूणाम् bubhukṣūṇām
Locative	बुभुक्षुणि bubhukṣuṇi	बुभुक्षुणोः bubhukṣuṇoḥ	बुभुक्षुषु bubhukṣuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Vedic ³Less common

Further reading

• Monier Williams, “बुभुक्षु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1899, OCLC 458052227, page 735, column 1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram, “बुभुक्षु”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, 1890.