bhikkhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• भिक्खा (Devanagari script)
• ভিক্খা (Bengali script)
• භික‍්ඛා (Sinhalese script)
• ဘိက္ခာ or ꧤိၵ္ၶႃ or ꧤိၵ်ၶႃ (Burmese script)
• ภิกฺขา or ภิกขา (Thai script)
• ᨽᩥᨠ᩠ᨡᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠິກ຺ຂາ or ຠິກຂາ (Lao script)
• ភិក្ខា (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā). Related to bhikkhati, bhikkhu. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā), 𑀪𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (bhicchā).

Noun

bhikkhā f

1. alms, food obtained by begging, begging, mendicancy

Declension

Declension table of "bhikkhā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhikkhā	bhikkhāyo or bhikkhā
Accusative (second)	bhikkhaṃ	bhikkhāyo or bhikkhā
Instrumental (third)	bhikkhāya	bhikkhāhi or bhikkhābhi
Dative (fourth)	bhikkhāya	bhikkhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhikkhāya	bhikkhāhi or bhikkhābhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhikkhāya	bhikkhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhikkhāya or bhikkhāyaṃ	bhikkhāsu
Vocative (calling)	bhikkhe	bhikkhāyo or bhikkhā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhikkhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 504
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhikkhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 540