bodoh
English
Etymology
From Malay bodoh.
Adjective
bodoh
- (Singlish) stupid
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bodoh, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *buddʰas. Cognate of Hindi बुद्धू (buddhū), Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦝꦺꦴ (bodho).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbodɔh/
- Rhymes: -dɔh, -ɔh, -h
- Hyphenation: bo‧doh
Adjective
bodoh
- stupid, foolish
- Antonym: pintar
- (informal) don't care
Derived terms
- dibodohi
- dibodohkan
- kebodohan
- membodohi
- membodohkan
- memperbodoh
- pembodohan
- sebodoh
Noun
bodoh
- a fool
See also
- bodo
Further reading
- “bodoh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /bodoh/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /bodʊh/
- Rhymes: -odoh, -doh, -oh
Adjective
bodoh (Jawi spelling بودوه)
- stupid (lacking in intelligence)
Synonyms
- ahmak
- baghal
- bahlul
- bangang
- bebal
- benak
- bengap
- bingung
- bongak
- bongok
- congong
- dogol
- dongok
- dungu
- goblok
- hamik
- jahil
- palui
- pandik
- pongah
- pusung
- sementung
- songor
- tolol
- tongong
Descendants
- Indonesian: bodoh
- → English: bodoh
Further reading
- “bodoh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.