buc̣h

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā, “desire to eat, hunger (fem)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buʈʂ, buʂ/

Noun

buc̣h m (Perso-Arabic spelling بُڇھ)

  1. hunger

Inflection

a-decl (Obl): -á

Alternative forms
  • buc̣hoól

References
  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages‎, London: Oxford University Press
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