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Hindi
Pronunciation
Noun
भीक • (bhīk) f
- Pronunciation spelling of भीख (bhīkh).
Declension
Declension of भीक (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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भीक
bhīk
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भीकें
bhīkẽ
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| oblique
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भीक
bhīk
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भीकों
bhīkõ
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| vocative
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भीक
bhīk
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भीको
bhīko
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Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भीक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3661
- Platts, John T. (1884) “भीक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 200
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘲𑘎 (bhīka), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā), from Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā́). Doublet of भिक्षा (bhikṣā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʱik/,
- Hyphenation: भीक
- Rhymes: -ik
Noun
भीक • (bhīk) f
- begging, alms
- Synonym: भिक्षा (bhikṣā)
- भीक मागणे ― bhīk māgṇe ― to beg
मी असं भीक मागणार नाही.- mī asa bhīk māgṇār nāhī.
- I will not beg like this.
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “भीक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 110.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भीक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 614
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “भीक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2371.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhikṣāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 540
Old Marathi
Noun
भीक (bhīka) f
- Devanagari script form of 𑘥𑘲𑘎
References
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999, page 518.