ภิกษุ
Thai
editAlternative forms
edit- ภิกขุ (pík-kù)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “beggar”), referring to a priest that begs for alms; perhaps via Angkorian Old Khmer bhikṣu (“Buddhist monk”).
Pronunciation
editOrthographic | 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
editภิกษุ • (pík-sù) (classifier ตน or รูป or องค์)
- (Buddhism) (พระ~) bhikṣu: ordained male who observes 227 precepts, as opposed to สามเณร (sǎam-má-neen) who merely observes 10 precepts.
Usage notes
edit- The classifier ตน (dton) is archaic.
- The classifier รูป (rûup) is formal.
- The classifier องค์ (ong) is now considered colloquial.
Synonyms
edit- สมณะ (sà-má-ná)
Related terms
editfeminine forms
Categories:
- Thai terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Thai terms derived from Sanskrit
- Thai terms derived from Angkorian Old Khmer
- Rhymes:Thai/uʔ
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- Thai 2-syllable words
- Thai lemmas
- Thai nouns
- Thai nouns classified by ตน
- Thai nouns classified by รูป
- Thai nouns classified by องค์
- th:Buddhism
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