बक्सा (baksaa)
noun
A concrete noun meaning a box or trunk -- one straightforward sense, common in everyday talk about luggage and storage.
Sense
1
:
box, trunk, suitcase
noun, masculine
Synonyms: संदूक (sandook), डिब्बा (dibbaa, smaller box or tin), ट्रंक (trank, large travel trunk)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Picture the big tin or wooden बक्सा (baksaa) under a bed in an Indian household, packed with winter quilts or old saris -- it's a staple of household storage before built-in cupboards became common. In Delhi-NCR speech you'll also hear it for a steel trunk that goes to hostel or boarding school with a student.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use डिब्बा (dibbaa) and बक्सा (baksaa) interchangeably, but बक्सा (baksaa) leans toward a bigger, sturdier container (like a wooden or metal trunk for storing clothes), while डिब्बा (dibbaa) suggests something smaller, like a tiffin box or a cardboard carton. 2) For a train compartment or a TV/cinema screen, speakers reach for डिब्बा (dibbaa) or स्क्रीन (skriin) rather than बक्सा (baksaa), which stays literal.
Sample Sentences:
सर्दियों के रज़ाई-गद्दे उस बक्से में रखे हैं।
The winter quilts and mattresses are kept in that box.
(sardiyon ke razaaii-gadde us bakse men rakhe hain।)
मम्मी हर साल गर्मियों में बक्सा खोलकर धूप दिखाती हैं।
Every year in summer, Mom opens the trunk and airs it out in the sun.
(mammii har saal garmiyon men baksaa kholkar dhoop dikhaatii hain।)
उसने अपना बक्सा पैक करके हॉस्टल भेज दिया।
He packed his trunk and sent it to the hostel.
(usne apnaa baksaa paik karke hostal bhej diyaa।)
बिस्तर के नीचे वाला बक्सा ज़रा खींच कर बाहर निकालो।
Pull that box out from under the bed, will you.
(bistar ke niiche vaalaa baksaa zaraa khiinch kar baahar nikaalo।)
अगर बक्सा इतना भारी न होता तो मैं इसे खुद उठा लेता।
If the trunk weren't so heavy, I would have carried it myself.
(agar baksaa itnaa bhaarii n hotaa to main ise khud uthaa letaa।)
स्टेशन पर उसका बक्सा कुली उठा रहा था।
At the station, a porter was carrying his trunk.
(steshan par uskaa baksaa kulii uthaa rahaa thaa।)
क्या तुम अपना बक्सा बोर्डिंग स्कूल ले जाओगे?
Will you take your trunk to boarding school?
(kyaa tum apnaa baksaa bording skool le jaaoge?)
पुराने ज़माने में लोहे का बक्सा हर घर में मिलता था।
In the old days, an iron trunk was found in every household.
(puraane zamaane men lohe kaa baksaa har ghar men miltaa thaa।)
यह बक्सा दादी के ज़माने से चला आ रहा है।
This trunk has been around since Grandma's time.
(yah baksaa daadii ke zamaane se chalaa aa rahaa hai।)
बक्से का ताला जाम हो गया है, चाबी नहीं घूम रही।
The trunk's lock has jammed, the key isn't turning.
(bakse kaa taalaa jaam ho gayaa hai, chaabii nahiin ghoom rahii।)
शायद बक्से में कुछ पुराने ख़त भी हों।
Perhaps there are some old letters in the box too.
(shaayad bakse men kuchh puraane khat bhii hon।)
उसका सामान इतना ज़्यादा था कि दो बक्से भरने पड़े।
His belongings were so many that two trunks had to be filled.
(uskaa saamaan itnaa zyaadaa thaa ki do bakse bharne pade।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
बक्सा
(baksaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
बक्से
(bakse)
(pl.m.direct):
बक्से
(bakse)
(pl.m.oblique):
बक्सों
(bakson)