bhikkhuni

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).

Noun

bhikkhuni (plural bhikkhunis)

A Buddhist nun.
Coordinate term: bhikkhu

Translations

Buddhist nun

Burmese: ဘိက္ခုနီ (my) (bhikhku.ni)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 比丘尼 (bei² jau¹ nei⁴)

Mandarin: 比丘尼 (zh) (bǐqiūní)
Finnish: buddhalainen nunna
Italian: monaca buddista f
Japanese: 比丘尼 (ja) (びくに, bikuni)
Korean: 비구니(比丘尼) (ko) (biguni)
Mongolian: гэлэнмаа (mn) (gelenmaa), ᠭᠡᠯᠣᠩᠮ
ᠠ (geloŋm a)
Shan: ၽိၵ်ႈၶူႇၼီႇ (phīk khùu nìi)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: tỉ-khâu-ni (比丘尼)

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