No. 847 in Urdu
بھوک
Hunger.
In a sentence
میں نے صبح کی نماز کے بعد شدید بھوک محسوس کی۔
I felt intense hunger after the morning prayer.
In this sentence, 'بھوک' is used to directly reference the feeling of physical hunger.
ان کے بھوک مٹانے کے لئے ہم نے کھانا پیش کیا۔
We offered food to alleviate their hunger.
Here, 'بھوک' represents the state of lacking enough sustenance, which is metaphorically satisfied by offering food.
بھوک انسان کو غیر متوقع کام کرنے پر مجبور کر سکتی ہے۔
Hunger can compel a person to perform unexpected actions.
In this case, 'بھوک' symbolically implies the drive or necessity arising from unmet needs, leading to significant actions.
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