ภิกขุ

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ภิกขุ m

  1. Thai script (without implicit vowels) form of bhikkhu (“beggar”)

Declension

Thai

Etymology

From Pali bhikkhu (“beggar”), referring to a priest that begs for alms; perhaps via Old Khmer bhikkhu (“Buddhist monk”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភិក្ខុ (phɨkkhoʼ), Burmese ဘိက္ခု (bhikhku.).

Compare Old Khmer bhikkha, bhika, bhï̄kkha, bhbika, bisa, bhikkhasu.

Pronunciation

Orthographicภิกขุ
bʰ i k kʰ u
Phonemic
พิก-ขุ
b i k – kʰ u
RomanizationPaiboonpík-kù
Royal Institutephik-khu
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰik̚˦˥.kʰuʔ˨˩/(R)

Noun

ภิกขุ • (pík-kù)

  1. (Buddhism) (พระ~) Alternative form of ภิกษุ (pík-sù)

Derived terms

  • ภิกขุณี
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