ភិក្ខុ

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali bhikkhu.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic ភិក្ខុ
bʰik̥kʰu
Phonemic ភិក-ខុ / ភិក
bʰik-kʰu / bʰik
WT romanisation phɨkkhoʼ, phɨk
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰɨk.ˈkʰoʔ/ ~ /pʰɨk/

Noun edit

ភិក្ខុ (phɨkkhoʼ)

  1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu
    Synonym: ឧបសម្បន្ន (ʼupaʼsamban)