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bhikkhunā

bhikkhu

masc instr sg of bhikkhu (noun); masc abl sg of bhikkhu (noun)

1. bhikkhu (masc): monk; monastic; mendicant; fully ordained monk; lit. beggar
2. bhikkhunā (masc): by a monk

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

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

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