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Hunger in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Hungernoun
भूख
🗣️ bhukh [/bʱuːkʰ/, /ˈhʌŋɡə/, [ˈhʌŋɡə], /ˈhʊŋɡə/, /ˈhɐŋɡə/, [ˈhɐ̞ŋɡə], /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/, [ˈhʌŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈhʌŋɡɹ̩], /ˈhʌŋɡəɾ/, /ˈhunɡər/, [ˈhuŋɡər], /ˈhʊŋɐ/, /ˈhuŋa/, /ˈhʊŋːə(r)/, [ˈhʊŋɐ]]
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📖 Meaning of “hunger”

The meaning of “hunger” in Hindi is भूख, pronounced bhukh — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of hunger

strong desire for something (not food or drink)

🟢 Similar words for hunger
hungriness thirst thirstiness starve famish crave lust
✍️ Hunger in a sentence
विश्व में अनेक लोग 'hunger' से पीडित है.
क्या तुम्हें भूख लग रही है?
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā). Cognate with Punjabi ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha)/بُھکّھ (bhukkh), Odia ଭୋକ (bhoka), Gujarati ભૂખ (bhūkh), Marathi भूक (bhūk), Bengali ভুখ (bhukh), Assamese ভোক (bhük). Doublet of बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā).

Quick facts about “hunger”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Hunger
Meaning in Hindi
भूख
Pronunciation
bhukh
Part of speech
Noun
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā). Cognate with Punjabi ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha)/بُھکّھ (bhukkh), Odia ଭୋକ (bhoka), Gujarati ભૂખ (bhūkh), Marathi भूक (bhūk), Bengali ভুখ (bhukh), Assamese ভোক (bhük). Doublet of बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "hunger" is भूख (bhukh).
In Devanagari script it is written as भूख.
It is pronounced "bhukh". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.