bhikkhuni

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bhikkhuni

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Transliteration of Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).

noun bhikkhunis

A Buddhist nun.

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noun Buddhist nun

한국어	비구니 biguni
日本語	比丘尼 bikuni
中文	比丘尼 bǐqiūní
Italiano	monaca buddista
Tiếng Việt	tỉ-khâu-ni

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@misc{bhikkhuni_2026,
  title = {bhikkhuni},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bhikkhuni},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}