苾蒭

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 苾蒭 – see 苾芻 (“bhikkhu; Buddhist monk”).
(This term is a variant form of 苾芻).

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
苾 蒭
びち > びっ
Hyōgaiji		 しゅ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Borrowed from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu).[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʲiɕːɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

苾(びっ)蒭(しゅ) • (bisshu) 

  1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
苾 蒭
ひつ > ひっ
Hyōgaiji		 すう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Re-reading, using the kan'on of 苾 and the kan'yōon of 蒭.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [çisːɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

苾(ひっ)蒭(すう) • (hissū) 

  1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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