bhikkhave

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀯𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• भिक्खवे (Devanagari script)
• ভিক্খৰে (Bengali script)
• භික‍්ඛවෙ (Sinhalese script)
• ဘိက္ခဝေ or ꧤိၵ္ၶဝေ or ꧤိၵ်ၶဝေ (Burmese script)
• ภิกฺขเว or ภิกขะเว (Thai script)
• ᨽᩥᨠ᩠ᨡᩅᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠິກ຺ຂເວ or ຠິກຂະເວ (Lao script)
• ភិក្ខវេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈𑅇𑄬 (Chakma script)

Etymology

A feature of Magadhi preserved in the Pali of the Canon.

Noun

bhikkhave

1. vocative plural of bhikkhu (“bhikkhu”), brethren, Bhikkhus! (an address to Buddhist monks)