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bhikkhūna

masc

1. of the monks; of the mendicants; lit. of the beggars

Etymology. √bhikkh + u + ūnaṃ > ūna; from √bhikkh 'beg'; Sanskrit bhikṣūṇām [bhikṣ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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