bhikkhuni
noun
bhikkhuni is spelled B-H-I-K-K-H-U-N-I: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bhikkhuni means “A Buddhist nun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bhikkhuni is bhikkhunis.
How many letters and syllables are in bhikkhuni?
| Letters | 9: B-H-I-K-K-H-U-N-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bhikkhuni?
Bhikkhuni appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bhikkhuni?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-bhikkhuni.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bhikkhuni
- bhikkhunis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bhikkhuni mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Buddhist nun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bhikkhuni come from?
Transliteration of Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).