भक्ष
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भक्ष (bhakṣá).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱəkʂ/, [bʱɐkʃ]
Noun
भक्ष • (bhakṣ) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भक्ष bhakṣ |
भक्ष bhakṣ |
| oblique | भक्ष bhakṣ |
भक्षों bhakṣõ |
| vocative | भक्ष bhakṣ |
भक्षो bhakṣo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भक्ष”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভক্ষ (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
- ভক্ষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- ဘက္ၑ (Burmese script)
- ભક્ષ (Gujarati script)
- ਭਕ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂍𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
- ಭಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
- ភក្ឞ (Khmer script)
- ຠກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
- ഭക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᠠᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠠᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
- ଭକ୍ଷ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
- භක්ෂ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩜 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
- ப⁴க்ஷ (Tamil script)
- భక్ష (Telugu script)
- ภกฺษ (Thai script)
- བྷ་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨋𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰakš-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to distribute”). The Sanskrit root is भक्ष् (bhakṣ). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬱𐬀- (baxša-), Persian بخش (baxš), Ancient Greek φᾰγεῖν (phăgeîn).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱɐk.ʂɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱɐk.ʂɐ/
Noun
भ॒क्ष • (bhakṣá) stem, m
- eating, drinking
- drink
- food
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:खान
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भ॒क्षः (bhakṣáḥ) | भ॒क्षौ (bhakṣáu) भ॒क्षा¹ (bhakṣā́¹) |
भ॒क्षाः (bhakṣā́ḥ) भ॒क्षासः॑¹ (bhakṣā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | भ॒क्षम् (bhakṣám) | भ॒क्षौ (bhakṣáu) भ॒क्षा¹ (bhakṣā́¹) |
भ॒क्षान् (bhakṣā́n) |
| instrumental | भ॒क्षेण॑ (bhakṣéṇa) | भ॒क्षाभ्या॑म् (bhakṣā́bhyām) | भ॒क्षैः (bhakṣáiḥ) भ॒क्षेभिः॑¹ (bhakṣébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भ॒क्षाय॑ (bhakṣā́ya) | भ॒क्षाभ्या॑म् (bhakṣā́bhyām) | भ॒क्षेभ्यः॑ (bhakṣébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भ॒क्षात् (bhakṣā́t) | भ॒क्षाभ्या॑म् (bhakṣā́bhyām) | भ॒क्षेभ्यः॑ (bhakṣébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भ॒क्षस्य॑ (bhakṣásya) | भ॒क्षयोः॑ (bhakṣáyoḥ) | भ॒क्षाणा॑म् (bhakṣā́ṇām) |
| locative | भ॒क्षे (bhakṣé) | भ॒क्षयोः॑ (bhakṣáyoḥ) | भ॒क्षेषु॑ (bhakṣéṣu) |
| vocative | भक्ष॑ (bhákṣa) | भक्षौ॑ (bhákṣau) भक्षा॑¹ (bhákṣā¹) |
भक्षाः॑ (bhákṣāḥ) भक्षा॑सः¹ (bhákṣāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “भक्ष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 742.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhakṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press