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Transliteration of Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha. Full definition →
Transliteration of Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.