"bhikkhuni" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bhikkhuni.wav Forms: bhikkhunis [plural]
Etymology: Transliteration of Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|pi|bhikkhunī}} Transliteration of Pali bhikkhunī, {{cog|sa|भिक्षुणी}} Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bhikkhuni (plural bhikkhunis)
  1. A Buddhist nun. Wikipedia link: bhikkhuni Categories (topical): Buddhism, Female people, Monasticism Translations (Buddhist nun): ဘိက္ခုနီ (bhikhku.ni) (Burmese), 比丘尼 (bei² jau¹ nei⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 比丘尼 (bǐqiūní) (Chinese Mandarin), buddhalainen nunna (Finnish), monaca buddista [feminine] (Italian), 比丘尼 (bikuni) (alt: びくに) (Japanese), 비구니 (biguni) (alt: 比丘尼) (Korean), гэлэнмаа (gelenmaa) (Mongolian), ᠭᠡᠯᠣᠩᠮ ᠠ (gelongm a) (Mongolian), ၽိၵ်ႈၶူႇၼီႇ (phīk khùu nìi) (Shan), tỉ-khâu-ni (alt: 比丘尼) (Vietnamese)

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