bodhi
See also: Bodhi
English
Alternative forms
- bodai
Etymology
From Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi). Doublet of synonymous bodai, which came via Japanese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbəʊdi/, /ˈbɒdi/
Noun
bodhi (usually uncountable, plural bodhis)
- (Buddhism) The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.
Derived terms
- bodhi tree
Related terms
- bodhisattva
Translations
enlightenment
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Anagrams
- dhobi
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- बोधि (Devanagari script)
- বোধি (Bengali script)
- බොධි (Sinhalese script)
- ဗောဓိ or ၿေႃꩪိ (Burmese script)
- โพธิ (Thai script)
- ᨻᩮᩣᨵᩥ or ᨻᩮᩤᨵᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂພຘິ (Lao script)
- ពោធិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄮𑄙𑄨 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bawdʰíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bawdʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake”).
Noun
bodhi f
- supreme knowledge
Declension
Declension table of "bodhi" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bodhi | bodhiyo or bodhī |
| Accusative (second) | bodhiṃ | bodhiyo or bodhī |
| Instrumental (third) | bodhiyā | bodhīhi or bodhībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bodhiyā | bodhīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bodhiyā or bodhyā | bodhīhi or bodhībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bodhiyā | bodhīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bodhiyā or bodhiyaṃ or bodhyaṃ | bodhīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | bodhi | bodhiyo or bodhī |
Proper noun
bodhi f
- (Buddhism) the Bo Tree, i.e. the specific fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment; the descendant of that tree on the same spot at Bodh Gaya.
Derived terms
- mahābodhi
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဗောဓိ (bau:dhi.)
- → Thai: โพธิ
- → Thai: โพธิ์
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “bodhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead