bhikkhuni

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bhikkhuni (plural bhikkhunis)

  1. A Buddhist nun.
    Coordinate term: bhikkhu

Translations

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • भिक्खुनि (Devanagari script)
  • ভিক্খুনি (Bengali script)
  • භික‍්ඛුනි (Sinhalese script)
  • ဘိက္ခုနိ or ꧤိၵ္ၶုၼိ or ꧤိၵ်ၶုၼိ (Burmese script)
  • ภิกฺขุนิ or ภิกขุนิ (Thai script)
  • ᨽᩥᨠ᩠ᨡᩩᨶᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຠິກ຺ຂຸນິ or ຠິກຂຸນິ (Lao script)
  • ភិក្ខុនិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄞𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄪𑄚𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

bhikkhuni

  1. vocative singular of bhikkhunī (“Buddhist nun”)
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