優う婆ば夷い

noun

upasika; female lay Buddhist follower

Buddhist term for a devout female lay follower, the female counterpart of 優婆塞 (upasaka). Used in religious contexts.

from Sanskrit upāsikā

See also: 優婆塞

• 彼かの女じょは熱ねっ心しんな優う婆ば夷いで、毎まい朝あさお経きょうを唱となえている。

  She is a devout upasika and chants sutras every morning.