biksu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bik.su/
• Hyphenation: bik.su

Noun

biksu m

1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu, a Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.

Alternative forms

• (archaic) biku m
• (archaic) bikuni f
• biksuni f

Further reading

• “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.