Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bhikshu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: bhik-shu
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “beggar, mendicant, religious mendicant”).

Word Breakdown

Root: भिक्ष्

Inflected Forms

bhikshus (plural)

Questions

What does bhikshu mean?: A bhikkhu.
Where does bhikshu come from?: Transliteration of Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “beggar, mendicant, religious mendicant”).

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