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𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 f

  1. Brahmi script form of bhikkhā

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Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit भि॒क्षा (bhikṣā́), from भिक्ष् (bhikṣ) + -आ (). Cognate with Pali bhikkhā.

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    𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhāf (Devanagari भिक्खा, Kannada ಭಿಕ್ಖಾ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. alms, begging
      • c. 1122 – 1123, Devendra, Uttarādhyayana-Vṛtti II. Sanaṃkumāra page 27 line 33:
        𑀢𑀑 𑀙𑀝𑁆𑀞-𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀡 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸-𑀦𑀺𑀫𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀁 𑀕𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀁 𑀧𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀲𑁆𑀲
        𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀁-𑀏𑀯 𑀘𑀺𑀡𑀸-𑀓𑀽𑀭𑀁 𑀙𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸-𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀡 𑀤𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀦𑀁
        tao chaṭṭha-bhatteṇa bhikkhā-nimittaṃ goyaraṃ paviṭṭhassa
        paḍhamaṃ-eva ciṇā-kūraṃ chaliyā-takkeṇa dinnaṃ
        • 1909 translation by John Jacob Meyer
          Thereupon, having fasted for two days and a half, he entered his begging district
          and at once was given millet porridge with goat's buttermilk.
      • c. 1140, Laksmaṇa Gaṇi, Supāsanāha Caria page २७७, line ३८:
        𑀯𑀺𑀫𑀮𑁄 𑀪𑀡𑁂𑀇 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼 𑀢𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛 𑀮𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀁𑀢𑀼 𑀓𑀼𑀓𑀼𑀭𑀸
        𑀦𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀁 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 𑀪𑀫𑀁𑀢𑀲𑁆𑀲 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀏 𑀫𑀏
        vimalo bhaṇei pāesu tujjha laggaṃtu kukurā
        niccaṃ bhikkhaṃ bhamaṃtassa savvasse gahie mae

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    Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (feminine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhikkhāo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhikkhāu) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā)
    Accusative 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 (bhikkhaṃ) 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhikkhāo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhikkhāu) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā)
    Instrumental 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bhikkhāe) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bhikkhāi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bhikkhāa) 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhikkhāhi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhikkhāhiṃ)
    Dative
    Ablative 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhikkhāo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhikkhāu) 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhikkhāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bhikkhāe) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bhikkhāi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bhikkhāa) 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (bhikkhāṇa) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhikkhāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bhikkhāe) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bhikkhāi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bhikkhāa) 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀲𑀼 (bhikkhāsu) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhikkhāsuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂 (bhikkhe) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhikkhāo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhikkhāu) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā)

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    References

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    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भिक्खा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 652.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhikkhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 540