भीक

See also: भाका, भूक, भूका, and भोक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱiːk/

Noun

भीक • (bhīk) f

1. Pronunciation spelling of भीख (bhīkh).

Declension

Declension of भीक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भीक bhīk	भीकें bhīkẽ
oblique	भीक bhīk	भीकों bhīkõ
vocative	भीक bhīk	भीको bhīko

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भीक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: 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/, [bʱiːk]
• Hyphenation: भीक
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

भीक • (bhīk) f

1. 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 [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “भीक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: 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

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘥𑘲𑘎

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999, page 518.