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bhikkhuniyo

bhikkhunī

fem nom pl of bhikkhunī (noun); fem acc pl of bhikkhunī (noun); fem voc pl of bhikkhunī (noun)

  1. nun; fully ordained nun

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

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

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