bhikkhuni

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).

Noun

bhikkhuni (plural bhikkhunis)

1. A Buddhist nun.

Related terms

• bhikkhu (“Buddhist monk”)

Translations

Buddhist nun

• Burmese: ဘိက္ခုနီ (my) (bhikhku.ni)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 比丘尼 (bei² jau¹ nei⁴)

  Mandarin: 比丘尼 (zh) (bǐqiūní)

• Finnish: buddhalainen nunna
• Italian: monaca buddista f
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• Japanese: 比丘尼 (ja) (びくに, bikuni)
• Korean: 비구니 (ko) (biguni) (比丘尼 (ko))
• Mongolian: гэлэнмаа (mn) (gelenmaa), ᠭᠡᠯᠣᠩᠮ
  ᠠ (gelongm a)
• Shan: ၽိၵ်ႈၶူႇၼီႇ (phīk khùu nìi)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: tỉ-khâu-ni (比丘尼)