bhante

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• भन्ते (Devanagari script)
• ভন্তে (Bengali script)
• භන‍්තෙ (Sinhalese script)
• ဘန္တေ or ꧤၼ္တေ or ꧤၼ်တေ (Burmese script)
• ภนฺเต or ภันเต (Thai script)
• ᨽᨶ᩠ᨲᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠນ຺ເຕ or ຠັນເຕ or ພັນເຕ (Lao script)
• ភន្តេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄬 (Chakma script)

Noun

bhante

1. vocative singular/plural of bhavant (“sir”)
2. (vocative) Sir, venerable sir