ભૂખ
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā). Cognate with Malvi भूक (bhūk), Nimadi भूख (bhūkh), Hindustani भूख (bhūkh) / بُھوک (bhūk), Marathi भूक (bhūk), Punjabi ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha) / بُھکّھ (bhukkh), Bengali ভুখ (bhukhô).
Noun
ભૂખ • (bhūkh) f
- hunger
- desire, longing
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bubhukṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press