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bhikkhuni

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Buddhist nun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဘိက္ခုနီ (bhikhku.ni) — Buddhist nun
  • Chinese Cantonese: 比丘尼 (bei2 jau1 nei4) — Buddhist nun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 比丘尼 (bǐqiūní) — Buddhist nun
  • Finnish: buddhalainen nunna — Buddhist nun
  • Italian: monaca buddista — Buddhist nun
  • Japanese: 比丘尼 (bikuni) — Buddhist nun
  • Korean: 비구니 (biguni) — Buddhist nun
  • Mongolian: гэлэнмаа (gelenmaa) — Buddhist nun
  • Mongolian: ᠭᠡᠯᠣᠩᠮ ᠠ (gelongm a) — Buddhist nun
  • Polish: bhikkhuni — Buddhist nun
  • Shan: ၽိၵ်ႈၶူႇၼီႇ (phīk khùu nìi) — Buddhist nun
  • Vietnamese: tỉ-khâu-ni — Buddhist nun