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monk meaning in Nepali

भिक्षु bhikṣu

/mʌŋk/

monk in Nepali: भिक्षु (bhikṣu). In English, monk means a male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

Nepali words for monk

monk
भिक्षु bhikṣu

English meaning of monk

  1. noun A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
  2. noun In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
  3. noun Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
  4. noun An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.

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Questions about monk in Nepali

What is the meaning of monk in Nepali?
Monk in Nepali is भिक्षु (bhikṣu).
monk को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Monk: भिक्षु (bhikṣu).
What does monk mean in English?
Monk means a male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

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Nepali words from Wiktionary's Nepali entries whose English meaning is “monk”: भिक्षु. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: monk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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