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Bodo

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: B OW1 D OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

The Tibeto-Burman language of the Bodo.

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2

name

Meaning 2

A possibly extinct Bantu/Lebonya language of the Central African Republic.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from Hungarian.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

One of an Indian minority ethnic group, early settlers of Assam.

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History

Etymology

* As a Hungarian surname, Bodó, from the old name Bod or from a Slavic name meaning "to inspire" (see Buda). * As a Polish and Slovak surname Boďo, from the old Slavic name Ostrobod, from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ (“sharp”) + *bosti (“to sting, stab”). * As a German surname, from the noun Bodo (“messenger”). This is also found in parts of France and Italy. * As a French surname, variant of Bodeau (from Old French boel (“gut, intestine”), from Late Latin botellus) and Thibodeau.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: বড়ো ভাষা (borü bhaxa) — language
  • Bengali: বোড়ো ভাষা (bōṛō bhaśa) — language
  • Cherokee: ᏉᏙ (quodo) — language
  • Hindi: बोड़ो भाषा (boṛo bhāṣā) — language
  • Irish: Bódóis — language