buc̣h hunger

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form بُڇھ
Phonetic Form buʈʂ, buʂ
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl): -á
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form bubhukṣā- 'desire to eat, hunger (fem)'
Variant Form(s) buc̣hoól
    • hunger
      • Example 40:
        áak ta buc̣há máara de, áak ba tasíi ṣiṣo~í paraaṭeé buláaḍa de.
        ak
        one
        ta
        DS
        buc̣h
        hunger
        -a
        -obl
        mar
        die
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        ak
        one
        ba
        top
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        ṣiṣo~í
        head.end
        paraaṭoó
        fried.bread
        -í
        -pl
        buláḍ
        search.for
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        One person was dying from hunger, while another was searching for bread at the head end of his bed. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:174
      • Example 458:
        ma buc̣há hínu.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        buc̣h
        hunger
        -a
        -obl
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        I'm hungry.
        Source: A:DHN2950

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