Buddhist

Buddhist

See also: buddhist

English

Alternative forms

• Bouddhist (obsolete)
• Boodhist (archaic)

Etymology

Buddha +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbudɪst/, /ˈbʊdɪst/

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• Rhymes: -uːdɪst, -ʊdɪst

Adjective

Buddhist (comparative more Buddhist, superlative most Buddhist)

1. Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

Related terms

• buddha, Buddha
• Buddhism

Translations

of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism

Albanian: budist (sq) Arabic: بُوذِيّ‎ (būḏiyy) Asturian: budista Bulgarian: будистки (budistki) Catalan: budista Chinese: Mandarin: 佛教 (zh) (Fójiào) Czech: buddhistický (cs) Danish: buddhistisk Dutch: boeddhistisch (nl) Esperanto: budhisma Finnish: buddhalainen (fi) French: bouddhiste (fr) Galician: budista German: buddhistisch (de) Hindi: बौद्ध (hi) (bauddha) Hungarian: buddhista (hu) Irish: Búdaíoch

Italian: buddista Macedonian: будистички (budistički) Malay: Buddha Norwegian: Bokmål: buddhistisk Nynorsk: buddhistisk Polish: buddyjski (pl) Portuguese: budista (pt) Russian: будди́стский (ru) (buddístskij) Slovene: budističen Spanish: budista Swahili: Kibudha Swedish: buddhistisk (sv) Thai: พุทธ (pút) Vietnamese: Phật giáo (vi), đạo Phật (vi), Phật (vi) Volapük: budik (vo) Yiddish: בודהיסטיש‎ (budhistish)

of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists

Arabic: بُوذِيّ‎ (būḏiyy) Catalan: budista Danish: buddhistisk Esperanto: budhista Finnish: buddhalainen (fi) Galician: budista Italian: buddista Malay: Buddha

Norwegian: Bokmål: buddhistisk Nynorsk: buddhistisk Portuguese: budista (pt) Spanish: budista Vietnamese: Phật (vi) Volapük: budanik

Noun

Buddhist (plural Buddhists)

1. A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.
2. A follower of the Indian religious and spiritual teacher, Buddha.

Hypernyms

• religionist

Derived terms

• Buddhistic

Translations

practitioner of Buddhism

Albanian: budist (sq) m Arabic: بُوذِيّ‎ m (būḏiyy), بُوذِيَّة‎ f (būḏiyya) Armenian: բուդդայական (hy) (buddayakan) Bengali: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: будист m (budist), будистка f (budistka) Burmese: please add this translation if you can Catalan: budista m or f Chinese: Mandarin: 佛教徒 (zh) (fójiàotú) Cornish: Bouddydh m, Bouddydhes f Czech: buddhista (cs) f Danish: buddhist Dutch: boeddhist (nl) m, boeddhiste f Esperanto: budhano Finnish: buddhalainen (fi) French: bouddhiste (fr) m or f German: Buddhist (de) m, Buddhistin (de) f, (collective) Buddhistentum n Hungarian: buddhista (hu) Irish: Búdaí m Italian: buddista m Japanese: 仏教徒 (ja) (ぶっきょうと, bukkyōto) Khmer: ពុទ្ធសាសនិក (puttʰea’sahsa’ni’ka’), ពុទ្ធិក (km) (puttʰɨk) Korean: 불교도 (ko) (bulgyodo) (佛敎徒 (ko))

Lao: please add this translation if you can Macedonian: буди́ст m (budíst), буди́стка f (budístka) Mongolian: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: Bokmål: buddhist m Nynorsk: buddhist m Polish: buddysta (pl) m, buddystka (pl) f Portuguese: budista (pt) m or f Rohingya: please add this translation if you can Romanian: budist (ro) m Russian: будди́ст (ru) m (buddíst), будди́стка (ru) f (buddístka) Slovene: budist (sl) m, budistka f Spanish: budista m or f Swahili: Mbudha Swedish: buddhist (sv) Thai: คนพุทธ (kon pút), พุทธบริษัท (púttáborrísàt), พุทธมามกะ (púttámaamágà), พุทธศาสนิกชน (th) (púttásăasàníkgàchon) Tibetan: ནང་པ (nang pa) Tuvan: сарыг шажын (sarıg šažın), сарыг шажынның (sarıg šažınnıŋ), буддис (buddïs) Vietnamese: người Phật Volapük: budan (vo) Welsh: Bwdhydd m Yiddish: בודהיסט‎ m (budhist)

follower of Buddha

Albanian: budist (sq) m Armenian: բուդդայական (hy) (buddayakan) Bulgarian: будист m (budist), будистка f (budistka) Catalan: budista m or f Cornish: Bouddydh m, Bouddydhes f Dutch: boeddhist (nl) m, boeddhiste f Esperanto: budhano Finnish: buddhalainen (fi) Hungarian: buddhista (hu) Irish: Búdaí m Italian: buddista m Macedonian: буди́ст m (budíst), буди́стка f (budístka)

Mongolian: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: Bokmål: buddhist m Nynorsk: buddhist m Portuguese: budista (pt) m or f Russian: будди́ст (ru) m (buddíst), будди́стка (ru) f (buddístka) Slovene: budist (sl) m, budistka f Swahili: Mbudha Tuvan: сарыг шажын (sarıg šažın), сарыг шажынның (sarıg šažınnıŋ), буддис (buddïs) Volapük: budan (vo) Welsh: Bwdhydd m

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Hebrew: (please verify) בודהיסט‎ m (budhist'), (please verify) בודהיסטית‎ f (budhist'it)

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Noun

Buddhist m (genitive Buddhisten, plural Buddhisten, feminine Buddhistin)

1. Buddhist (male or of unspecified sex)

Declension

Declension of Buddhist

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Buddhist	die	Buddhisten
genitive	eines	des	Buddhisten	der	Buddhisten
dative	einem	dem	Buddhisten	den	Buddhisten
accusative	einen	den	Buddhisten	die	Buddhisten

Derived terms

• Buddhistentum
• Buddhistin
• buddhistisch

Related terms

• Buddhismus

Further reading

• Buddhist in Duden online