ひもじい
ひもじい
i-adjective
hungry, starving
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ひもじい | ひもじくない |
| Past | ひもじかった | ひもじくなかった |
| て form | ひもじくて | ひもじくなくて |
| Adverbial | ひもじく | — |
| Conditional ば | ひもじければ | ひもじくなければ |
| Conditional たら | ひもじかったら | ひもじくなかったら |
1.
hungry, starving
Experiencing hunger, especially a deep or prolonged hunger. More evocative and literary than the everyday お腹が空いた.
Usage
Stronger and more emotive than お腹が空いた (I'm hungry). Often appears in narratives about poverty, wartime, or hardship. The set phrase ひもじい思いをする (to experience hunger / to go hungry) is the most common usage.
Etymology
Derived from ひもじ, a 女房詞 (court ladies' word) for 飢え (hunger), formed by taking the first syllable of ひだるい (hungry) and adding もじ.