feminine
a female elder; a venerable bhikkhu
<b> <c c="#a00149">Therikā</c> </b> <br>A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verse says she may sleep happily now the defilements are stilled. <c c="#3b6bd3">Thig.1</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(fem, fem, from thera) female elder; senior nun; old nun female elder; venerable monk [lit.] lasting Construction: √ṭhā > thā + ira > thera + ikā thera + ikā