bhikkhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • भिक्खा (Devanagari script)
  • ভিক্খা (Bengali script)
  • භික‍්ඛා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဘိက္ခာ or ꧤိၵ္ၶႃ or ꧤိၵ်ၶႃ (Burmese script)
  • ภิกฺขา or ภิกขา (Thai script)
  • ᨽᩥᨠ᩠ᨡᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຠິກ຺ຂາ or ຠິກຂາ (Lao script)
  • ភិក្ខា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄞𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-
    Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)
    Sanskrit भिक्ष् (bhikṣ)
    Sanskrit -आ (-ā)
    Sanskrit भि॒क्षा (bhikṣā́)
    Pali bhikkhā

    Inherited from Sanskrit भि॒क्षा (bhikṣā́), from भिक्ष् (bhikṣ) + -आ (-ā). Related to bhikkhati, bhikkhu. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā), 𑀪𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (bhicchā).

    Noun

    bhikkhā f

    1. alms, food obtained by begging, begging, mendicancy

    Declension

    Declension table of "bhikkhā" (feminine)
    Case \ NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)bhikkhābhikkhāyo or bhikkhā
    Accusative (second)bhikkhaṃbhikkhāyo or bhikkhā
    Instrumental (third)bhikkhāyabhikkhāhi or bhikkhābhi
    Dative (fourth)bhikkhāyabhikkhānaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)bhikkhāyabhikkhāhi or bhikkhābhi
    Genitive (sixth)bhikkhāyabhikkhānaṃ
    Locative (seventh)bhikkhāya or bhikkhāyaṃbhikkhāsu
    Vocative (calling)bhikkhebhikkhāyo or bhikkhā

    Descendants

    • → Khmer: ភិក្ខា (phɨkkhaa)
    • → Thai: ภิกขา

    References

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