Dictionary

bhikkhu en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɪkuː/
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Etymology

Transliteration of Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”).

Meanings

1. A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.

Forms

Coordinates

bhikkhuni · sramana · samana

Synonyms

bonze

Translations (51)

ja 苾芻 (Buddhist monk) · pa ਭਿਖਸ਼ੂ (Buddhist monk) · vi Tỉ-khâu (Buddhist monk) · my ဘုန်းကြီး (Buddhist monk) · ko 비크슈 (Buddhist monk) · pl bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) · ne भिक्षु (Buddhist monk) · vi Tỉ-khưu (Buddhist monk) · pt bico (Buddhist monk) · lo ພິກຂຸ (Buddhist monk) · si භික්ෂූහූ (Buddhist monk) · ko 필추 (Buddhist monk) · lo ພະສົງ (Buddhist monk) · hi भिक्षु (Buddhist monk) · fr bhikshu (Buddhist monk) · mn гэлэн (Buddhist monk) · shn ၽိၵ်ႈၶူႇ (Buddhist monk) · pi bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) · th ภิกษุ (Buddhist monk) · ms biksu (Buddhist monk) · ko 비쿠 (Buddhist monk) · de Bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) · km ភិក្ខុ (Buddhist monk) · km ឧបសម្បន្ន (Buddhist monk) · ms biku (Buddhist monk) · id biksu (Buddhist monk) · fi buddhalaismunkki (Buddhist monk) · ms sami (Buddhist monk) · th พระภิกษุ (Buddhist monk) · mn ᠭᠡᠯᠦᠩ (Buddhist monk) · cmn 比丘 (Buddhist monk) · mr भिक्खू (Buddhist monk) · ja 苾蒭 (Buddhist monk) · ga manach Búdaíoch (Buddhist monk) · it monaco buddista (Buddhist monk) · hu bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) · cmn 僧侶 /僧侣 (Buddhist monk) · id biku (Buddhist monk) · es bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) · ja 比丘 (Buddhist monk) · ta துறவி (Buddhist monk) · fi buddhalainen munkki (Buddhist monk) · my ဘိက္ခု (Buddhist monk) · ko 비구 (Buddhist monk) · sa भिक्षु (Buddhist monk) · bo དགེ་སློང (Buddhist monk) · th ภิกขุ (Buddhist monk) · cmn 和尚 (Buddhist monk) · ru бхи́кшу (Buddhist monk) · sip དགེ་སློང (Buddhist monk) · bn ভিক্ষু (Buddhist monk)