bodhi

See also: Bodhi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi). Doublet of synonymous bodai, which came via Japanese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbəʊdi/, /ˈbɒdi/

Noun

bodhi (usually uncountable, plural bodhis)

  1. (Buddhism) The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.

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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

  1. supreme knowledge

Declension
Declension table of "bodhi" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bodhibodhiyo or bodhī
Accusative (second)bodhiṃbodhiyo or bodhī
Instrumental (third)bodhiyābodhīhi or bodhībhi
Dative (fourth)bodhiyābodhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bodhiyā or bodhyābodhīhi or bodhībhi
Genitive (sixth)bodhiyābodhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)bodhiyā or bodhiyaṃ or bodhyaṃbodhīsu
Vocative (calling)bodhibodhiyo or bodhī

Proper noun

bodhi f

  1. (Buddhism) the Bodhi 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

Descendants
  • → Burmese: ဗောဓိ (bau:dhi.)
  • → Thai: โพธิ
  • → Thai: โพธิ์

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bodhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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