बुद्धि
See also: बुद्ध and बुद्धू
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बुद्धि (búddhi), from the root verb बुध् (budh, “to understand, comprehend”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʊd̪.d̪ʱiː/, [bʊd̪̚.d̪ʱiː]
Noun
बुद्धि • (buddhi) f (Urdu spelling بدھی)
- intelligence
- उसकी बुद्धि की हीनता बहुत प्रकट है।
- uskī buddhi kī hīntā bahut prakaṭ hai.
- His lack of intelligence is very apparent.
Declension
Declension of बुद्धि (fem i-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बुद्धि buddhi | बुद्धियाँ buddhiyā̃ |
| oblique | बुद्धि buddhi | बुद्धियों buddhiyõ |
| vocative | बुद्धि buddhi | बुद्धियो buddhiyo |
Synonyms
- समझ (samajh)
- अक़्ल (aqla)
Derived terms
- बुद्धिमान (buddhimān, “intelligent”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बुद्धि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.
Rajbanshi
Etymology
From Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi).
Noun
बुद्धि (buddhi) (classifier खान, uncountable)
- wisdom
- intelligence
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬩᬸᬤ᭄ᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
- বুদ্ধি (Assamese script)
- বুদ্ধি (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰲𑰟𑰿𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
- બુદ્ધિ (Gujarati script)
- ਬੁਦੑਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦧꦸꦢ꧀ꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
- ពុទ្ធិ (Khmer script)
- ಬುದ್ಧಿ (Kannada script)
- ພຸທ຺ຘິ (Lao script)
- ബുദ്ധി (Malayalam script)
- 𑘤𑘳𑘟𑘿𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠤᢑᢑᠾᢈ (Mongolian script)
- ᠪᡠᡩᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
- ဗုဒ္ဓိ (Burmese script)
- 𑧄𑧔𑦿𑧠𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐸𑐡𑑂𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
- ବୁଦ୍ଧି (Oriya script)
- ꢨꢸꢣ꣄ꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆶𑆢𑇀𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖲𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
- බුද්ධි (Sinhalese script)
- బుద్ధి (Telugu script)
- พุทฺธิ (Thai script)
- བུ་དྡྷི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒳𑒠𑓂𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰúddʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰúdᶻdʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰúdʰtis, from *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬎𐬯𐬙𐬌 (busti), Ancient Greek πῠ́στῐς (pústis), Lithuanian bùsti. Equivalent to बुध् (budh, root) + -ति (-ti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /búd.dʱi/, [búd̚.dʱi]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbud̪.d̪ʱi/, [ˈbud̪̚.d̪ʱi]
Noun
बुद्धि • (búddhi) f
- intelligence (the power of forming and retaining conceptions and general notions)
- information; knowledge
- c. 800 CE – 950 CE, Nārāyaṇa, Hitopadeśa 2:
- बुद्धिर् यस्य बलं तस्य
- buddhir yasya balaṃ tasya
- "whose knowledge, his power"; knowledge is power
- बुद्धिर् यस्य बलं तस्य
- reason; understanding
- intellect
- mind
- discernment; judgment
- intention; purpose
Declension
| Feminine i-stem declension of बुद्धि (búddhi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | बुद्धिः búddhiḥ | बुद्धी búddhī | बुद्धयः búddhayaḥ |
| Vocative | बुद्धे búddhe | बुद्धी búddhī | बुद्धयः búddhayaḥ |
| Accusative | बुद्धिम् búddhim | बुद्धी búddhī | बुद्धीः búddhīḥ |
| Instrumental | बुद्ध्या búddhyā | बुद्धिभ्याम् búddhibhyām | बुद्धिभिः búddhibhiḥ |
| Dative | बुद्धये / बुद्ध्ये¹ / बुद्ध्यै² búddhaye / búddhye¹ / búddhyai² | बुद्धिभ्याम् búddhibhyām | बुद्धिभ्यः búddhibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | बुद्धेः / बुद्ध्याः² búddheḥ / búddhyāḥ² | बुद्धिभ्याम् búddhibhyām | बुद्धिभ्यः búddhibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | बुद्धेः / बुद्ध्याः² búddheḥ / búddhyāḥ² | बुद्ध्योः búddhyoḥ | बुद्धीनाम् búddhīnām |
| Locative | बुद्धौ / बुद्ध्याम्² búddhau / búddhyām² | बुद्ध्योः búddhyoḥ | बुद्धिषु búddhiṣu |
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Descendants
- → Hindi: बुद्धि (buddhi)
- → Punjabi: ਬੁੱਧੀ (buddhī)
- → Rohingya: buddí
- → Rajbanshi: बुद्धि
- → Tagalog: budhi
- → Tamil: புத்தி (putti)
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “बुद्धिः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Monier Williams (1899), “Buddhi”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 733/3.
- “बुद्धि” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 365, column 1.