bhikkhu
See also: bhikkhū
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/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
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
Translations
Buddhist monk
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Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu). Related to bhikkhati, bhikkhā. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (bhikkhu).
Noun
bhikkhu m (feminine bhikkhunī)
Declension
Declension table of "bhikkhu" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bhikkhu | bhikkhavo or bhikkhū |
| Accusative (second) | bhikkhuṃ | bhikkhavo or bhikkhū |
| Instrumental (third) | bhikkhunā | bhikkhūhi or bhikkhūbhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bhikkhussa or bhikkhuno | bhikkhūnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bhikkhusmā or bhikkhumhā | bhikkhūhi or bhikkhūbhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bhikkhussa or bhikkhuno | bhikkhūnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bhikkhusmiṃ or bhikkhumhi | bhikkhūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | bhikkhu | bhikkhave or bhikkhavo |
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
- → 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