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{{translit|en|pi|bhikkhu|t=beggar, Buddhist monk}}, from {{cog|sa|भिक्षु|t=mendicant}}. |
{{translit|en|pi|bhikkhu|t=beggar, Buddhist monk}}, from {{cog|sa|भिक्षु|t=mendicant}}. |
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Revision as of 23:15, 8 April 2022
See also: bhikkhū
English
Alternative forms
- bhikku, bikkhu, bhikshu, bhiksu
- bhikkhuni (feminine - a Buddhist nun)
- bhikshuni (feminine - a Buddhist nun)
Etymology
Transliteration of Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bhikkhu (plural bhikkhus)
- A Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.
- Coordinate term: bhikkhuni
Translations
Buddhist monk
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See also
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu). Related to bhikkhati, bhikkhā. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (bhikkhu).
Noun
bhikkhu m (feminine bhikkhunī)
Declension
Declension table of "bhikkhu" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | bhikkhu | bhikkhavo or bhikkhū |
Accusative (second) | bhikkhuṃ | bhikkhavo or bhikkhū |
Instrumental (third) | bhikkhunā | bhikkhūhi or bhikkhūbhi |
Dative (fourth) | bhikkhussa or bhikkhuno | bhikkhūnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | bhikkhusmā or bhikkhumhā | bhikkhūhi or bhikkhūbhi |
Genitive (sixth) | bhikkhussa or bhikkhuno | bhikkhūnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | bhikkhusmiṃ or bhikkhumhi | bhikkhūsu |
Vocative (calling) | bhikkhu | bhikkhave or bhikkhavo |
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhikkhu”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 504
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhikṣú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 541
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- English terms borrowed from Pali
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- English terms derived from Pali
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Buddhism
- en:People
- Pali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Pali terms derived from the Sanskrit root भिक्ष्
- Pali terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Pali lemmas
- Pali nouns
- Pali nouns with other-gender equivalents
- Pali nouns in Latin script
- Pali masculine nouns