भक्षण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भक्षण (bhakṣaṇa).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱək.ʂəɳ/, [bʱɐk.ʃɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

भक्षण • (bhakṣaṇ) m

eating, consuming, devouring, feeding

Declension

Declension of *भक्षण* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	भक्षण bhakṣaṇ	भक्षण bhakṣaṇ
oblique	भक्षण bhakṣaṇ	भक्षणों bhakṣaṇõ
vocative	भक्षण bhakṣaṇ	भक्षणो bhakṣaṇo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भक्षण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3604
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “भक्षण”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 542
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भक्षण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 756

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

ভক্ষণ (Assamese script)
ᬪᬓ᭄ᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
ভক্ষণ (Bengali script)
𑰥𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀪𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
ဘက္ၑဏ (Burmese script)
ભક્ષણ (Gujarati script)
ਭਕ੍ਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
ꦨꦏ꧀ꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
𑂦𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂝 (Kaithi script)
ಭಕ್ಷಣ (Kannada script)
ភក្ឞណ (Khmer script)
ຠກ຺ຩຓ (Lao script)
ഭക്ഷണ (Malayalam script)
ᢨᠠᡬᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
ᠪᠾᠠᢉᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧅𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
𑐨𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
ଭକ୍ଷଣ (Odia script)
ꢩꢒ꣄ꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
𑆨𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
𑖥𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
භක්‍ෂණ (Sinhalese script)
𑩳𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩪 (Soyombo script)
𑚡𑚊𑚶𑚘 (Takri script)
ப⁴க்ஷண (Tamil script)
భక్షణ (Telugu script)
ภกฺษณ (Thai script)
བྷ་ཀྵ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
𑒦𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
𑨡𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɐk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

भक्षण • (bhakṣaṇa) stem, ?

eating
one who eats or devours
A drinking vessel

Descendants

→ Gujarati: ભક્ષણ (bhakṣaṇ)
→ Hindi: भक्षण (bhakṣaṇ)
→ Kannada: ಭಕ್ಷಣ (bhakṣaṇa)
→ Malayalam: ഭക്ഷണം (bhakṣaṇaṁ)
→ Marathi: भक्षण (bhakṣaṇ)
→ Odia: ଭକ୍ଷଣ (bhakṣaṇa)
→ Tamil: பட்சணம் (paṭcaṇam), பக்ஷணம் (pakṣaṇam)
→ Telugu: భక్షణము (bhakṣaṇamu)