ภิกขุ m
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ภิกขุ (bhikkhu) | ภิกขะโว (bhikkhavo) or ภิกขู (bhikkhū) |
| Accusative (second) | ภิกขุง (bhikkhuṃ) | ภิกขะโว (bhikkhavo) or ภิกขู (bhikkhū) |
| Instrumental (third) | ภิกขุนา (bhikkhunā) | ภิกขูหิ (bhikkhūhi) or ภิกขูภิ (bhikkhūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | ภิกขุสสะ (bhikkhussa) or ภิกขุโน (bhikkhuno) | ภิกขูนัง (bhikkhūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | ภิกขุสมา (bhikkhusmā) or ภิกขุมหา (bhikkhumhā) | ภิกขูหิ (bhikkhūhi) or ภิกขูภิ (bhikkhūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | ภิกขุสสะ (bhikkhussa) or ภิกขุโน (bhikkhuno) | ภิกขูนัง (bhikkhūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | ภิกขุสมิง (bhikkhusmiṃ) or ภิกขุมหิ (bhikkhumhi) | ภิกขูสุ (bhikkhūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | ภิกขุ (bhikkhu) | ภิกขะเว (bhikkhave) or ภิกขะโว (bhikkhavo) |
From Pali bhikkhu (“beggar”), referring to a priest that begs for alms; perhaps via Old Khmer bhikkhu (“Buddhist monk”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភិក្ខុ (phɨkkhoʼ), Burmese ဘိက္ခု (bhikhku.).
Compare Old Khmer bhikkha, bhika, bhï̄kkha, bhbika, bisa, bhikkhasu.
| 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˨˩/(R) | |
ภิกขุ • (pík-kù)