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bhikshu

bhikshu noun: a bhikkhu.

Noun

bhikshu (plural bhikshus)

  1. A bhikkhu.

Forms of bhikshu

pluralbhikshus

Origin of bhikshu

Transliteration of Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “beggar, mendicant, religious mendicant”).

Questions about bhikshu

What does bhikshu mean?
Bhikshu means a bhikkhu.
What part of speech is bhikshu?
Bhikshu is a noun.
What is the plural of bhikshu?
The plural of bhikshu is bhikshus.

Words near bhikshu in the dictionary

  1. bhikkhuni
  2. bhikkhunis
  3. bhikkhus
  4. bhikku
  5. bhikkus
  6. bhikshu
  7. bhikshuni
  8. bhikshunis
  9. bhikshus
  10. bhiksu
  11. bhiksuni

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