भिक्षु

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Etymology

Nominalised from भिक्षते (bhikṣate, “to beg, obtain”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰikṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰikšati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰih₂g-s-eti, i-grade desiderative of *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, desiderative”), with semantic shift.

Pronunciation

Noun

भिक्षु • (bhikṣú) stem, m

  1. mendicant, beggar
  2. a Buddhist monk

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of भिक्षु (bhikṣú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भिक्षुः
bhikṣúḥ 		भिक्षू
bhikṣū́ 		भिक्षवः
bhikṣávaḥ
Vocative भिक्षो
bhíkṣo 		भिक्षू
bhíkṣū 		भिक्षवः
bhíkṣavaḥ
Accusative भिक्षुम्
bhikṣúm 		भिक्षू
bhikṣū́ 		भिक्षून्
bhikṣū́n
Instrumental भिक्षुणा / भिक्ष्वा¹
bhikṣúṇā / bhikṣvā́¹ 		भिक्षुभ्याम्
bhikṣúbhyām 		भिक्षुभिः
bhikṣúbhiḥ
Dative भिक्षवे
bhikṣáve 		भिक्षुभ्याम्
bhikṣúbhyām 		भिक्षुभ्यः
bhikṣúbhyaḥ
Ablative भिक्षोः
bhikṣóḥ 		भिक्षुभ्याम्
bhikṣúbhyām 		भिक्षुभ्यः
bhikṣúbhyaḥ
Genitive भिक्षोः
bhikṣóḥ 		भिक्ष्वोः
bhikṣvóḥ 		भिक्षूणाम्
bhikṣūṇā́m
Locative भिक्षौ
bhikṣaú 		भिक्ष्वोः
bhikṣvóḥ 		भिक्षुषु
bhikṣúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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