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bhikkhavo

bhikkhu

masc nom pl of bhikkhu (noun); masc acc pl of bhikkhu (noun); masc voc pl of bhikkhu (noun)

1. bhikkhavo (masc): monks
2. bhikkhavo (masc): o monks
3. bhikkhu (masc): monk; monastic; mendicant; fully ordained monk; lit. beggar

Etymology. √bhikkh + u; from √bhikkh 'beg'; Sanskrit bhikṣu [bhikṣ]

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

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