ภิกษุ
pík-sù
Meanings
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Buddhist monk (male)
An ordained male monastic in Buddhism who follows the Vinaya (monastic discipline); a monk.
Examples
ภิกษุpík-sùภิกษุpík-sùBuddhist monk (male)ออกบิณฑบาตòk bin-tá-bàatออกบิณฑบาตòk bin-tá-bàat[to] go on an alms roundยามเช้าyaam cháaoยามเช้าyaam cháao1morning2in the morningและláeและláeand (coordinating)รักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] hold (a position); serve as4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] preserve; maintain; keepวินัยwí-naiวินัยwí-nai1discipline; self-discipline2disciplinary rules; code of conduct3monastic discipline (Buddhism)เคร่งครัดkrêng krátเคร่งครัดkrêng krát1strict; rigorous2strictly; rigorouslyตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)พระวินัยปิฎกprá wí-nai bpì-dòkพระวินัยปิฎกprá wí-nai bpì-dòkVinaya Piṭaka (monastic discipline)
The monk goes on alms round in the morning and strictly observes the Vinaya as laid out in the Vinaya Pitaka.
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พระภิกษุสงฆ์prá pík-sù sŏngพระภิกษุสงฆ์prá pík-sù sŏngBuddhist monks; the Sangha (formal, collective)
Buddhist monks; the Sangha (formal, collective)
สมณะsà-má-náสมณะsà-má-ná1ascetic; renunciant; mendicant2Buddhist monk (formal/literary; generic monastic)3pertaining to ascetics/monastics
- ascetic; renunciant; mendicant
- Buddhist monk (formal/literary; generic monastic)
- pertaining to ascetics/monastics
พระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)
- the monastic order; Buddhist clergy
- a monk (formal/literary)
พระภิกษุprá pík-sùพระภิกษุprá pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)
Buddhist monk (formal, male)
ภิกษุสงฆ์pík-sù sŏngภิกษุสงฆ์pík-sù sŏngcommunity of monks; Bhikkhu Sangha
community of monks; Bhikkhu Sangha