bhikkhu

== English == === Alternative forms === bhikku, bikkhu, bhikshu, bhiksu bhikkhuni (feminine - a Buddhist nun) bhikshuni (feminine - a Buddhist nun) === Etymology === Transliteration of Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪkuː/ === Noun === bhikkhu (plural bhikkhus) A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha. ==== Synonyms ==== bonze (dated) ==== Coordinate terms ==== samana, sramana (ascetic hermits); bhikkhuni (Buddhist nun) ==== Translations ==== == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu). Related to bhikkhati, bhikkhā. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (bhikkhu). === Noun === bhikkhu m (feminine bhikkhunī) a beggar (one who begs) a Buddhist monk ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: ဘိက္ခု (bhikhku.) → English: bhikkhu → Chinese: 比丘 (bǐqiū) → Japanese: 比丘 (biku) → Korean: 비구 (bigu) → Gujarati: ભિક્ખુ (bhikkhu) → Hindi: भिक्खु (bhikkhu) → Marathi: भिक्खू (bhikkhū) → Old Javanese: wiku, biku> Javanese: ꦮꦶꦏꦸ (wiku) (inherited)→ Indonesian: wiku→ Balinese: ᬯᬶᬓᬸ (wiku) → Old Khmer: [script needed] (bhikkhu) Khmer: ភិក្ខុ (phɨkkhoʼ) → Portuguese: bico → Shan: ၽိၵ်ႈၶူႇ (phīk khùu) → Thai: ภิกขุ (pík-kù) === Further reading === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “bhikkhu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 504 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhikṣú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 541