biksu
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Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]From Malay biksu, from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]biksu
- (Buddhism) bhikkhu, a Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.
Alternative forms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “biksu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]biksu (Jawi spelling بيقسو, plural biksu-biksu, informal 1st possessive biksuku, 2nd possessive biksumu, 3rd possessive biksunya)
- (Buddhism) bhikkhu, a Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.
- Synonym: sami
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Monier-Williams, Monier (1981) A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Delhi, Varanasi, Patna: Motilal Banarsidass, page 178 - via Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 189
Further reading
[edit]- “biksu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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