ਭਿੱਖ
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 (bhikhô), Sinhalese බික් (bik).
Noun
ਭਿੱਖ • (bhikkha) f (Shahmukhi spelling بھِکّھ)
- alms, begging, mendicancy
Declension
| Declension of ਭਿੱਖ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਭਿੱਖ (bhikkha) | |
| dir. pl. | ਭਿੱਖਾਂ (bhikkhā̃) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਭਿੱਖ (bhikkha) | ਭਿੱਖਾਂ (bhikkhā̃) |
| oblique | ਭਿੱਖ (bhikkha) | ਭਿੱਖਾਂ (bhikkhā̃) |
| vocative | ਭਿੱਖੇ (bhikkhe) | ਭਿੱਖੋ (bhikkho) |
| ablative | ਭਿੱਖੋਂ (bhikkhõ) | — |
| locative | ਭਿੱਖੇ (bhikkhe) | ਭਿੱਖੀਂ (bhikkhī̃) |
| instrumental | ਭਿੱਖੇ (bhikkhe) | ਭਿੱਖੀਂ (bhikkhī̃) |
Further reading
- “ਭਿੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023