bhikkhu
/ˈbɪkuː/
bhikkhu noun: a male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.
Noun
bhikkhu (plural bhikkhus)
bhikkhu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
bhikkhu in Hindi
- Buddhist monk
- भिक्षु bhikṣu
bhikkhu in Tamil
- Buddhist monk
- துறவி tuṟavi
bhikkhu in Marathi
- Buddhist monk
- भिक्खू bhikkhū
bhikkhu in Bengali
- Buddhist monk
- ভিক্ষু bhikkhu
More languagesFewer languages
- bhikkhu in Punjabi
- ਭਿਖਸ਼ੂ bhikhśū
- bhikkhu in Sanskrit
- भिक्षु bhikṣu
- bhikkhu in Sinhala
- භික්ෂූහූ bhikṣūhū
- bhikkhu in Nepali
- भिक्षु bhikṣu
- bhikkhu in Malay
- biku, biksu, sami
- bhikkhu in Indonesian
- biksu, biku
- bhikkhu in Thai
- ภิกษุ pík-sù, ภิกขุ pík-kù, พระภิกษุ prá pík-sù
- bhikkhu in Vietnamese
- Tỉ-khâu, Tỉ-khưu
- bhikkhu in Myanmar
- ဘိက္ခု bhikhku., ဘုန်းကြီး bhun:kri:
Synonyms of bhikkhu
Forms of bhikkhu
| plural | bhikkhus |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bhikku |
| alternative form | bikkhu |
| alternative form | bhikshu |
| alternative form | bhiksu |
| alternative form | bhikkhuni |
| alternative form | bhikshuni |
Origin of bhikkhu
Transliteration of Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”).
Questions about bhikkhu
- What does bhikkhu mean?
- Bhikkhu means a male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.
- What is bhikkhu in Hindi?
- Bhikkhu in Hindi is भिक्षु (bhikṣu). See Bhikkhu meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bhikkhu?
- Bhikkhu is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bhikkhu?
- Bhikkhu is pronounced /ˈbɪkuː/.
- What is the plural of bhikkhu?
- The plural of bhikkhu is bhikkhus.
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