ภิกษุ

Thai

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Alternative forms

• ภิกขุ (pík-kù)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “beggar”), referring to a priest that begs for alms; perhaps via Angkorian Old Khmer bhikṣu (“Buddhist monk”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ภิกษุ bʰ i k ʂ u
Phonemic		พิก-สุ b i k – s u
Romanization	Paiboon	pík-sù
	Royal Institute	phik-su
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰik̚˦˥.suʔ˨˩/(R)

Noun

ภิกษุ • (pík-sù) (classifier ตน or รูป or องค์)

1. (Buddhism) (พระ~) bhikṣu: ordained male who observes 227 precepts, as opposed to สามเณร (sǎam-má-neen) who merely observes 10 precepts.

Usage notes

• The classifier ตน (dton) is archaic.
• The classifier รูป (rûup) is formal.
• The classifier องค์ (ong) is now considered colloquial.

Synonyms

• สมณะ (sà-má-ná)

 

Related terms

feminine forms

• ภิกษุณี