bhikkhu
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
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪkuː/
Noun
bhikkhu (plural bhikkhus)
- A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.
Synonyms
- bonze (dated)
Coordinate terms
- samana, sramana (ascetic hermits); bhikkhuni (Buddhist nun)
Translations
Buddhist monk
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Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- भिक्खु (Devanagari script)
- ভিক্খু (Bengali script)
- භික්ඛු (Sinhalese script)
- ဘိက္ခု or ꧤိၵ္ၶု or ꧤိၵ်ၶု (Burmese script)
- ภิกฺขุ or ภิกขุ (Thai script)
- ᨽᩥᨠ᩠ᨡᩩ (Tai Tham script)
- ຠິກ຺ຂຸ or ຠິກຂຸ (Lao script)
- ភិក្ខុ (Khmer script)
- 𑄞𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄪 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu). Related to bhikkhati, bhikkhā. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (bhikkhu).
Noun
bhikkhu m (feminine bhikkhunī)
- a beggar (one who begs)
- a Buddhist monk
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