bhikkhuni

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).

Noun

bhikkhuni (plural bhikkhunis)

A Buddhist nun.

Related terms

bhikkhu (“Buddhist monk”)

Translations

Buddhist nun

Chinese:
Cantonese: 比丘尼 (bei² jau¹ nei⁴)

Mandarin: 比丘尼 (zh) (bǐqiūní)
Finnish: buddhalainen nunna
Japanese: 比丘尼 (ja) (びくに, bikuni)

Korean: 비구니 (ko) (biguni) (比丘尼 (ko))
Mongolian: гэлэнмаа (mn) (gelenmaa), ᠭᠡᠯᠣᠩᠮ
ᠠ (gelongm a)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: tỉ-khâu-ni (比丘尼)

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