"bhikkhu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪkuː/ Forms: bhikkhus [plural]
Etymology: Transliteration of Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|भिक्ष्}}, {{translit|en|pi|bhikkhu|t=beggar, Buddhist monk}} Transliteration of Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), {{cog|sa|भिक्षु|t=mendicant}} Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bhikkhu (plural bhikkhus)
  1. A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Monasticism, People Synonyms: bonze [dated], bhikku, bikkhu, bhikshu, bhiksu, bhikkhuni (english: feminine - a Buddhist nun), bhikshuni (english: feminine - a Buddhist nun) Coordinate_terms: samana, sramana (english: ascetic hermits), bhikkhuni (english: Buddhist nun) Translations (Buddhist monk): ভিক্ষু (bhikkhu) (Bengali), ဘိက္ခု (bhikhku.) (Burmese), ဘုန်းကြီး (bhun:kri:) (Burmese), 比丘 (bǐqiū) (Chinese Mandarin), 和尚 (héshang) (Chinese Mandarin), 僧侶 /僧侣 (sēnglǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), buddhalainen munkki (Finnish), buddhalaismunkki (Finnish), bhikshu [masculine] (French), Bhikkhu [masculine] (German), भिक्षु (bhikṣu) [masculine] (Hindi), bhikkhu (Hungarian), biksu (Indonesian), biku (Indonesian), monaco buddista [masculine] (Italian), 比丘 (biku) (alt: びく) (Japanese), 苾蒭 (alt: びっしゅ, bisshu, ひっすう, hissū) (Japanese), 苾芻 (bisshu) (alt: びっしゅ) (Japanese), ឧបសម្បន្ន (ʼupaʼsamban) (Khmer), ភិក្ខុ (phɨkkhoʼ) (Khmer), 비구 (bigu) (alt: 比丘) (Korean), 필추 (pilchu) (alt: 苾芻) (Korean), 비크슈 (bikeusyu) (Korean), 비쿠 (biku) (Korean), ພິກຂຸ (phik khu) (Lao), ພະສົງ (english: pha song) (Lao), biku (Malay), biksu (Malay), sami (Malay), भिक्खू (bhikkhū) (Marathi), гэлэн (gelen) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠭᠡᠯᠦᠩ (gelüng) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), भिक्षु (bhikṣu) (Nepali), bhikkhu [masculine] (Pali), bico (Portuguese), ਭਿਖਸ਼ੂ (bhikhśū) (Punjabi), бхи́кшу (bxíkšu) [masculine] (Russian), भिक्षु (bhikṣu) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ၽိၵ်ႈၶူႇ (phīk khùu) (Shan), භික්ෂූහූ (bhikṣūhū) (Sinhalese), bhikkhu [masculine] (Spanish), துறவி (tuṟavi) (Tamil), ภิกษุ (pík-sù) (Thai), ภิกขุ (pík-kù) (Thai), พระภิกษุ (prá pík-sù) (Thai), དགེ་སློང (dge slong) (Tibetan), Tỉ-khâu (Vietnamese), Tỉ-khưu (Vietnamese)

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      "expansion": "Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”)",
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        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Khmer translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Lao translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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        "A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha."
      ],
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          "monk",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɪkuː/"
    }
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    {
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "bonze"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhikku"
    },
    {
      "word": "bikkhu"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhikshu"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhiksu"
    },
    {
      "english": "feminine - a Buddhist nun",
      "word": "bhikkhuni"
    },
    {
      "english": "feminine - a Buddhist nun",
      "word": "bhikshuni"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bhikkhu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ভিক্ষু"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "bhikhku.",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ဘိက္ခု"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "bhun:kri:",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ဘုန်းကြီး"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bǐqiū",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "比丘"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "héshang",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "和尚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sēnglǚ",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "僧侶 /僧侣"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "buddhalainen munkki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "buddhalaismunkki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bhikshu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bhikkhu"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bhikṣu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "भिक्षु"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "bhikkhu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "biksu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "biku"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monaco buddista"
    },
    {
      "alt": "びく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "biku",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "比丘"
    },
    {
      "alt": "びっしゅ, bisshu, ひっすう, hissū",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "苾蒭"
    },
    {
      "alt": "びっしゅ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bisshu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "苾芻"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼupaʼsamban",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ឧបសម្បន្ន"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "phɨkkhoʼ",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ភិក្ខុ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "比丘",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bigu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "비구"
    },
    {
      "alt": "苾芻",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pilchu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "필추"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bikeusyu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "비크슈"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "biku",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "비쿠"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "phik khu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ພິກຂຸ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "english": "pha song",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ພະສົງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "biku"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "biksu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "sami"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bhikkhū",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "भिक्खू"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "gelen",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "гэлэн"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "gelüng",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠭᠡᠯᠦᠩ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "bhikṣu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "भिक्षु"
    },
    {
      "code": "pi",
      "lang": "Pali",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bhikkhu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "bico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "bhikhśū",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ਭਿਖਸ਼ੂ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bxíkšu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бхи́кшу"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bhikṣu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "भिक्षु"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "phīk khùu",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ၽိၵ်ႈၶူႇ"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "bhikṣūhū",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "භික්ෂූහූ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bhikkhu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "tuṟavi",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "துறவி"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pík-sù",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ภิกษุ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pík-kù",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "ภิกขุ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "prá pík-sù",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "พระภิกษุ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "dge slong",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "དགེ་སློང"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "Tỉ-khâu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Buddhist monk",
      "word": "Tỉ-khưu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bhikkhu"
}

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