antra kūja

 In Sanskrit, antra‑kūja means the rumbling or grumbling of the bowels, i.e., borborygmi.

What the term literally means

• antra (अन्त्र) — “intestine, entrails”

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• kūja (कूज) — “to murmur, coo, make a sound”; in compounds it refers to a rumbling noise

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Together, antra + kūja forms a tatpuruṣa compound meaning “intestinal rumbling.”

Standard dictionary definitions

Multiple Sanskrit lexicons give the same meaning:

• “the rumbling noise in the bowels” (Suśruta, medical usage)

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• “grumbling of the bowels; borborygmi”

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• “rumbling of the bowels” (Monier‑Williams)

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These definitions appear in Ayurvedic and classical medical contexts, where antrakūja is a symptom indicating movement of air or fluid in the intestines.

Related forms

• antrakūjana / antravikūjana — synonyms meaning “intestinal rumbling”

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• antra alone means “intestines”

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Summary

antra kūja (antrakūja) is a Sanskrit medical term meaning bowel rumbling, the sound produced by movement of gas or fluid in the intestines.