biksu
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay biksu, from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bik.su/
- Hyphenation: bik.su
Noun
biksu
- (Buddhism) bhikkhu, a Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.
Alternative forms
- (archaic) biku (male)
- (archaic) bikuni (female)
- biksuni (female)
Further reading
- “biksu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bik.su/
- Hyphenation: bik.su
Noun
biksu (Jawi spelling بيقسو, plural biksu-biksu, informal 1st possessive biksuku, 2nd possessive biksumu, 3rd possessive biksunya)
- (Buddhism) bhikkhu, a Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.
- Synonym: sami
Alternative forms
- (archaic) biku (male)
- (archaic) bikuni (female)
- biksuni (female)
References
- A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Motilal Banarsidass, 1981, pages 178 - via Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 189
Further reading
- “biksu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.