biksu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay biksu, from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”).

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

Noun

biksu

  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 (male)
  • (archaic) bikuni (female)
  • biksuni (female)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣú, “mendicant”).[1]

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

Noun

biksu (Jawi spelling بيقسو‎, plural biksu-biksu, informal 1st possessive biksuku, 2nd possessive biksumu, 3rd possessive biksunya)

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

Alternative forms
  • (archaic) biku (male)
  • (archaic) bikuni (female)
  • biksuni (female)

References
  1. A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Motilal Banarsidass, 1981, pages 178 - via Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 189

Further reading
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