ภิกขุ

Thai

Etymology

From Pali bhikkhu (“beggar”), referring to a priest that begs for alms; perhaps via Old Khmer bhikkhu (“Buddhist monk”). Compare Old Khmer bhikkha, bhika, bhï̄kkha, bhbika, bisa, bhikkhasu; Modern Khmer ភិក្ខុ (phɨkkhoʾ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ภิกขุ bʰ i k kʰ u
Phonemic		พิก-ขุ b i k – kʰ u
Romanization	Paiboon	pík-kù
	Royal Institute	phik-khu
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰik̚˦˥.kʰuʔ˨˩/

Noun

ภิกขุ • (pík-kù)

(Buddhism) (พระ~) Alternative form of ภิกษุ (pík-sù)

Derived terms

ภิกขุณี

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