भिक्षा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā). Doublet of भीख (bhīkh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱɪk.ʂɑː/, [bʱɪk.ʃäː]
Noun
भिक्षा • (bhikṣā) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भिक्षा bhikṣā |
भिक्षाएँ bhikṣāẽ |
| oblique | भिक्षा bhikṣā |
भिक्षाओं bhikṣāõ |
| vocative | भिक्षा bhikṣā |
भिक्षाओ bhikṣāo |
Related terms
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ভিক্ষা (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬶᬓ᭄ᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
- ভিক্ষা (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰰𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဘိက္ၑာ (Burmese script)
- ભિક્ષા (Gujarati script)
- ਭਿਕ੍ਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂱𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಭಿಕ್ಷಾ (Kannada script)
- ភិក្ឞា (Khmer script)
- ຠິກ຺ຩາ (Lao script)
- ഭിക്ഷാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡳᡬᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘱𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠢᢉᢔᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧒𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଭିକ୍ଷା (Odia script)
- ꢩꢶꢒ꣄ꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖰𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
- භික්ෂා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩑𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚮𑚊𑚶𑚭 (Takri script)
- பி⁴க்ஷா (Tamil script)
- భిక్షా (Telugu script)
- ภิกฺษา (Thai script)
- བྷི་ཀྵཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒱𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨁𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From the root भिक्ष् (bhikṣ) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱik.ʂɑ́ː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱik.ʂɑː/
Noun
भि॒क्षा • (bhikṣā́) stem, f (root भिक्ष्)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भि॒क्षा (bhikṣā́) | भि॒क्षे (bhikṣé) | भि॒क्षाः (bhikṣā́ḥ) |
| accusative | भि॒क्षाम् (bhikṣā́m) | भि॒क्षे (bhikṣé) | भि॒क्षाः (bhikṣā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | भि॒क्षया॑ (bhikṣáyā) भि॒क्षा¹ (bhikṣā́¹) |
भि॒क्षाभ्या॑म् (bhikṣā́bhyām) | भि॒क्षाभिः॑ (bhikṣā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | भि॒क्षायै॑ (bhikṣā́yai) | भि॒क्षाभ्या॑म् (bhikṣā́bhyām) | भि॒क्षाभ्यः॑ (bhikṣā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भि॒क्षायाः॑ (bhikṣā́yāḥ) भि॒क्षायै॑² (bhikṣā́yai²) |
भि॒क्षाभ्या॑म् (bhikṣā́bhyām) | भि॒क्षाभ्यः॑ (bhikṣā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भि॒क्षायाः॑ (bhikṣā́yāḥ) भि॒क्षायै॑² (bhikṣā́yai²) |
भि॒क्षयोः॑ (bhikṣáyoḥ) | भि॒क्षाणा॑म् (bhikṣā́ṇām) |
| locative | भि॒क्षाया॑म् (bhikṣā́yām) | भि॒क्षयोः॑ (bhikṣáyoḥ) | भि॒क्षासु॑ (bhikṣā́su) |
| vocative | भिक्षे॑ (bhíkṣe) | भिक्षे॑ (bhíkṣe) | भिक्षाः॑ (bhíkṣāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- भिक्षाचर्या (bhikṣācaryā, “the beggar's way of life”)
- भिक्षाभाव (bhikṣābhāva, “monkhood, priesthood”)
- भिक्षासङ्घाटी (bhikṣāsaṅghāṭī, “mendicant's clothes, a beggar's raiment”)
- भैक्ष (bhaikṣa)
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) (see there for further descendants)
- Pali: bhikkhā
- → Khmer: ភិក្ខា (phɨkkhaa)
- → Thai: ภิกขา
- Borrowed terms
- → Odia: ଭିକ୍ଷା (bhikṣa) (learned)
- → Lao: ພິກສາ (phik sā) (learned)
- → Tamil: பிச்சை (piccai)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “भिक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 756.