भूखमरी
Hindi
Etymology
भूख (bhūkh, “hunger”) + मर (mar, “dying, death”) + -ई (-ī, “-ion”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱuːkʰ.mə.ɾiː/
Noun
भूखमरी • (bhūkhmarī) f
- starvation, hunger
- (by extension) poverty
- भूखमरी की ज़िंदगी ― bhūkhmarī kī zindagī ― a life of poverty
Declension
Declension of भूखमरी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भूखमरी bhūkhmarī | भूखमरियाँ bhūkhmariyā̃ |
| oblique | भूखमरी bhūkhmarī | भूखमरियों bhūkhmariyõ |
| vocative | भूखमरी bhūkhmarī | भूखमरियो bhūkhmariyo |
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “भूखमरी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House