比丘尼

Chinese
phonetic
simp. and trad.
(比丘尼)		 比丘 尼

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

比丘尼

  1. (Buddhism) bhikkhuni; Buddhist nun

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
比 丘 尼
び
Grade: 5		 く
Grade: S		 に
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

比丘尼 (hiragana びくに, rōmaji bikuni)

  1. bhikkhuni

Derived terms
  • 伊 (い)勢 (せ)比 (び)丘 (く)尼 (に) (ise bikuni)
  • 浮世比丘尼 (うきよびくに) (ukiyo bikuni)
  • 歌比丘尼 (うたびくに) (uta bikuni)
  • 絵 (え)解 (と)き比 (び)丘 (く)尼 (に) (etoki bikuni)
  • 勧 (かん)進 (じん)比 (び)丘 (く)尼 (に) (kanjin bikuni)
  • 熊野比丘尼 (くまのびくに) (kumano bikuni)
  • 科負 (とがお)い比 (び)丘 (く)尼 (に) (togaoi bikuni)
  • 二 (に)人 (にん)比 (び)丘 (く)尼 (に) (ninin bikuni)
  • 八百比丘尼 (はっぴゃくびくに) (happyaku bikuni)
  • 比丘尼足駄 (びくにあしだ) (bikuni ashida)
  • 比 (び)丘 (く)尼 (に)御 (ご)所 (しょ) (bikuni gosho)
  • 比 (び)丘 (く)尼 (に)雪 (せっ)駄 (た) (bikuni setta)
  • 比丘尼宿 (びくにやど) (bikuni yado)
  • 屁 (へ)負 (お)い比 (び)丘 (く)尼 (に) (heoi bikuni)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
比丘尼

Noun

比丘尼 • (biguni) (hangeul 비구니)

  1. Hanja form? of 비구니 (“bhikkhuni”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
比丘尼

Noun

比丘尼

  1. Hán tự form of tỉ-khâu-ni (“bhikkhuni”).
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