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bhikkhuni

bhikkhuni noun: a Buddhist nun.

Noun

bhikkhuni (plural bhikkhunis)

  1. A Buddhist nun.

bhikkhuni meaning in Vietnamese and Myanmar

bhikkhuni in Vietnamese

Buddhist nun
tỉ-khâu-ni

bhikkhuni in Myanmar

Buddhist nun
ဘိက္ခုနီ bhikhku.ni

Forms of bhikkhuni

pluralbhikkhunis

Origin of bhikkhuni

Transliteration of Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).

Questions about bhikkhuni

What does bhikkhuni mean?
Bhikkhuni means a Buddhist nun.
What is bhikkhuni in Vietnamese?
Bhikkhuni in Vietnamese is tỉ-khâu-ni. See Bhikkhuni meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is bhikkhuni?
Bhikkhuni is a noun.
What is the plural of bhikkhuni?
The plural of bhikkhuni is bhikkhunis.

Words near bhikkhuni in the dictionary

  1. bhers
  2. bhiga
  3. bhikari
  4. bhikaris
  5. bhikkhu
  6. bhikkhuni
  7. bhikkhunis
  8. bhikkhus
  9. bhikku
  10. bhikkus
  11. bhikshu

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