name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Sanskrit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
bodhi
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/ˈbəʊdi/
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/ˈbɒdi/
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rhymes with -əʊdi
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rhymes with -ɒdi
noun
Meaning 2
The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Modern English usage from bodhi; influenced by characters in films and comics.
From Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi). Doublet of synonymous bodai, which came via Japanese.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 菩提 (pútí) — enlightenment
- Finnish: valaistus — enlightenment
- Japanese: 菩提 (bodai) — enlightenment
- Korean: 보리 (bori) — enlightenment
- Lao: ໂພທິ (phō thi) — enlightenment
- Marathi: बोधि (bodhi) — enlightenment
- Mongolian: бодь (bodʹ) — enlightenment
- Sanskrit: बोधि (bodhi) — enlightenment
- Shan: ၽေႃးထီး (pháu thíi) — enlightenment
- Spanish: bodhi — enlightenment
- Thai: โพธิ (poo-tí) — enlightenment
- Tibetan: བྱང་ཆུབ (byang chub) — enlightenment
- Vietnamese: bồ đề — enlightenment
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