bhikshunin.

Brit.

/bɪkˈʃuːni/,

/ˈbɪkʃʊniː/, U.S.

/bɪkˈʃuni/,

/ˈbɪkʃuˌni/

Inflections: Plural bhikshunis, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s– bhikshuni, 1800s– bikshuni, 1900s– bhiksuni, 1900s– biksuni (rare), 2000s– bhikshunee (rare). Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī.

Etymology: < Buddhist Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī < Pali bhikkhuṇī bhikkhuni n., with remodelling of the first element after Sanskrit bhikṣu bhikshu n. Compare earlier bhikshu n. and later bhikkhuni n.In quot. 1848 via French bhikchouni (1836 in the passage translated, which also cites Chinese bǐqiūní, as used in the text under discussion; itself < Sanskrit).

A female member of a Buddhist monastic community; a Buddhist nun; = bhikkhuni n. Cf. bhikshu n.In Theravada Buddhism the related term bhikkhuni n. is typically used.

ΚΠ

1848 tr. A. Rémusat in tr. Pilgrimage of Fa Hian xx. 172 The Bhikshuni or female mendicants [Fr. Les Pi khieou ni (Bikchouni) ou mendiantes].

1865 tr. in Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 1 24 Buddha having uttered this Sútra,..all the Bhikshus and Bhikshunís..were filled with joy.

1998 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Good Weekend section) 38 (caption) Tenzin Palmo..in 1973 at her Bhikshuni ordination.

2009 U. Pawar Weave of my Life xii. 247 [They] gave up their families, shaved their heads, and became Buddhist bhikshunis.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	bhikshuni
释义	bhikshunin. Brit. /bɪkˈʃuːni/, /ˈbɪkʃʊniː/, U.S. /bɪkˈʃuni/, /ˈbɪkʃuˌni/ Inflections: Plural bhikshunis, unchanged. Forms: 1800s– bhikshuni, 1800s– bikshuni, 1900s– bhiksuni, 1900s– biksuni (rare), 2000s– bhikshunee (rare). Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī. Etymology: < Buddhist Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī < Pali bhikkhuṇī bhikkhuni n., with remodelling of the first element after Sanskrit bhikṣu bhikshu n. Compare earlier bhikshu n. and later bhikkhuni n.In quot. 1848 via French bhikchouni (1836 in the passage translated, which also cites Chinese bǐqiūní, as used in the text under discussion; itself < Sanskrit). A female member of a Buddhist monastic community; a Buddhist nun; = bhikkhuni n. Cf. bhikshu n.In Theravada Buddhism the related term bhikkhuni n. is typically used. ΚΠ 1848 tr. A. Rémusat in tr. Pilgrimage of Fa Hian xx. 172 The Bhikshuni or female mendicants [Fr. Les Pi khieou ni (Bikchouni) ou mendiantes]. 1865 tr. in Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 1 24 Buddha having uttered this Sútra,..all the Bhikshus and Bhikshunís..were filled with joy. 1998 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Good Weekend section) 38 (caption) Tenzin Palmo..in 1973 at her Bhikshuni ordination. 2009 U. Pawar Weave of my Life xii. 247 [They] gave up their families, shaved their heads, and became Buddhist bhikshunis. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1848
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