adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Buddhist
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʊdɪst/
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US: /ˈbudɪst/
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /ˈbʉdɪst/
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rhymes with -uːdɪst
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rhymes with -ʊdɪst
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noun
Meaning 2
A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A follower of the Indian religious and spiritual teacher, Buddha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or supporting Buddhism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Buddhist sculpture
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Buddhistic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
one who follows the teachings of Buddha
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: religious person
Narrower terms: Mon
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Buddha Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Buddhist From Buddha + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
187 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: budist — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Arabic: بُوذِيّ (būḏiyy) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Asturian: budista — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Belarusian: буды́сцкі (budýscki) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Belarusian: буды́йскі (budýjski) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Breton: boudaat — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Bulgarian: буди́стки (budístki) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Catalan: budista — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Chinese Mandarin: 佛教 (fójiào) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Czech: buddhistický — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Danish: buddhistisk — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Dutch: boeddhistisch — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Esperanto: budhisma — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Finnish: buddhalainen — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- French: bouddhiste — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Galician: budista — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- German: buddhistisch — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Hebrew: בודהיסטי (budhísti) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Hindi: बौद्ध (bauddh) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Hungarian: buddhista — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Irish: Búdaíoch — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Italian: buddista — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Japanese: 仏教の (bukkyō no) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Khmer: ពុទ្ធ (put) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Korean: 불교의 (bulgyoui) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Lao: ພຸດທະ (phut tha) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Lao: ພຸດ (phut) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Macedonian: будистички (budistički) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Malay: Buddha — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Marathi: बौद्ध (bauddha) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Norwegian Bokmål: buddhistisk — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Norwegian Nynorsk: buddhistisk — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Persian: بودایی (budâyi) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Polish: buddyjski — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Portuguese: budista — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Russian: будди́стский (buddístskij) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Russian: будди́йский (buddíjskij) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Serbo-Croatian: будѝстичкӣ — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Serbo-Croatian: budìstičkī — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Slovak: budhistický — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Slovak: buddhistický — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Slovene: budističen — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Spanish: budista — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Swahili: Kibudha — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Swedish: buddhistisk — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Tajik: буддоӣ (buddoyi) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Thai: พุทธ (pút) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Ukrainian: будди́стський (buddýstsʹkyj) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Ukrainian: будді́йський (buddíjsʹkyj) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Vietnamese: Phật giáo — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Vietnamese: đạo Phật — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Vietnamese: Phật — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Volapük: budik — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Welsh: Bwdhaidd — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Yiddish: בודהיסטיש (budhistish) — of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Arabic: بُوذِيّ (būḏiyy) — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Catalan: budista — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Danish: buddhistisk — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Esperanto: budhista — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Finnish: buddhalainen — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Galician: budista — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Hebrew: בודהיסטי (budhísti) — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Italian: buddista — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Malay: Buddha — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Marathi: बौद्ध (bauddha) — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Norwegian Bokmål: buddhistisk — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Norwegian Nynorsk: buddhistisk — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Polish: buddyjski — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Portuguese: budista — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Spanish: budista — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Ukrainian: будди́стський (buddýstsʹkyj) — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Vietnamese: Phật — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Vietnamese: Phật tử — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Volapük: budanik — of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Albanian: budist — practitioner of Buddhism
- Arabic: بُوذِيّ (būḏiyy) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Arabic: بُوذِيَّة (būḏiyya) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Armenian: բուդդայական (buddayakan) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Belarusian: буды́ст (budýst) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Belarusian: буды́стка (budýstka) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Breton: boudaad — practitioner of Buddhism
- Bulgarian: буди́ст (budíst) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Bulgarian: буди́стка (budístka) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Burmese: ဗုဒ္ဓဝါဒီ (buddha.wadi) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Catalan: budista — practitioner of Buddhism
- Chinese Mandarin: 佛教徒 (fójiàotú) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Cornish: Bouddydh — practitioner of Buddhism
- Cornish: Bouddydhes — practitioner of Buddhism
- Czech: buddhista — practitioner of Buddhism
- Czech: buddhistka — practitioner of Buddhism
- Danish: buddhist — practitioner of Buddhism
- Dutch: boeddhist — practitioner of Buddhism
- Dutch: boeddhiste — practitioner of Buddhism
- Esperanto: budhano — practitioner of Buddhism
- Esperanto: budhisto — practitioner of Buddhism
- Finnish: buddhalainen — practitioner of Buddhism
- French: bouddhiste — practitioner of Buddhism
- Galician: budista — practitioner of Buddhism
- German: Buddhist — practitioner of Buddhism
- German: Buddhistin — practitioner of Buddhism
- German: Buddhistentum — practitioner of Buddhism
- Hebrew: בודהיסט (budhíst) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Hungarian: buddhista — practitioner of Buddhism
- Irish: Búdaí — practitioner of Buddhism
- Italian: buddista — practitioner of Buddhism
- Japanese: 仏教徒 (bukkyōto) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Khmer: ពុទ្ធសាសនិក (putthĕəʼ saasaʼnɨk) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Khmer: ពុទ្ធិក (putthɨk) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Korean: 불교도 (bulgyodo) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Lao: ພຸດທະມາມະກະ (phut tha mā ma ka) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Lao: ພຸດທະສາສນານິກະຊົນ (phut tha sās nā ni ka son) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Macedonian: буди́ст (budíst) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Macedonian: буди́стка (budístka) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Marathi: बौद्ध (bauddha) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Marathi: बौद्धधर्मीय (bauddhadharmīy) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Mongolian: буддын шашинтан (buddyn šašintan) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Norwegian Bokmål: buddhist — practitioner of Buddhism
- Norwegian Nynorsk: buddhist — practitioner of Buddhism
- Polish: buddysta — practitioner of Buddhism
- Polish: buddystka — practitioner of Buddhism
- Polish: buddyjka — practitioner of Buddhism
- Portuguese: budista — practitioner of Buddhism
- Romanian: budist — practitioner of Buddhism
- Russian: будди́ст (buddíst) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Russian: будди́стка (buddístka) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Serbo-Croatian: бу̀дист — practitioner of Buddhism
- Serbo-Croatian: бу̀диста — practitioner of Buddhism
- Serbo-Croatian: бу̀дисткиња — practitioner of Buddhism
- Serbo-Croatian: bùdist — practitioner of Buddhism
- Serbo-Croatian: bùdista — practitioner of Buddhism
- Serbo-Croatian: bùdistkinja — practitioner of Buddhism
- Slovak: budhista — practitioner of Buddhism
- Slovak: budhistka — practitioner of Buddhism
- Slovak: buddhista — practitioner of Buddhism
- Slovak: buddhistka — practitioner of Buddhism
- Slovene: budist — practitioner of Buddhism
- Slovene: budistka — practitioner of Buddhism
- Spanish: budista — practitioner of Buddhism
- Swahili: Mbudha — practitioner of Buddhism
- Swedish: buddhist — practitioner of Buddhism
- Thai: คนพุทธ (kon-pút) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Thai: พุทธมามกะ (pút-tá-maa-má-gà) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Thai: พุทธศาสนิกชน (pút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chon) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Tibetan: ནང་པ (nang pa) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Tuvan: сарыг шажын (sarıg şajın) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Tuvan: сарыг шажынның (sarıg şajınnıñ) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Tuvan: буддис (buddis) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Ukrainian: будди́ст (buddýst) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Ukrainian: будди́стка (buddýstka) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Vietnamese: Phật tử — practitioner of Buddhism
- Volapük: budan — practitioner of Buddhism
- Welsh: Bwdhydd — practitioner of Buddhism
- Yiddish: בודהיסט (budhist) — practitioner of Buddhism
- Albanian: budist — follower of Buddha
- Armenian: բուդդայական (buddayakan) — follower of Buddha
- Bulgarian: буди́ст (budíst) — follower of Buddha
- Bulgarian: буди́стка (budístka) — follower of Buddha
- Catalan: budista — follower of Buddha
- Cornish: Bouddydh — follower of Buddha
- Cornish: Bouddydhes — follower of Buddha
- Dutch: boeddhist — follower of Buddha
- Dutch: boeddhiste — follower of Buddha
- Esperanto: budhano — follower of Buddha
- Finnish: buddhalainen — follower of Buddha
- Hebrew: בודהיסט (budhíst) — follower of Buddha
- Hungarian: buddhista — follower of Buddha
- Irish: Búdaí — follower of Buddha
- Italian: buddista — follower of Buddha
- Macedonian: буди́ст (budíst) — follower of Buddha
- Macedonian: буди́стка (budístka) — follower of Buddha
- Marathi: बौद्ध (bauddha) — follower of Buddha
- Norwegian Bokmål: buddhist — follower of Buddha
- Norwegian Nynorsk: buddhist — follower of Buddha
- Polish: buddysta — follower of Buddha
- Polish: buddystka — follower of Buddha
- Polish: buddyjka — follower of Buddha
- Portuguese: budista — follower of Buddha
- Russian: будди́ст (buddíst) — follower of Buddha
- Russian: будди́стка (buddístka) — follower of Buddha
- Slovene: budist — follower of Buddha
- Slovene: budistka — follower of Buddha
- Swahili: Mbudha — follower of Buddha
- Tuvan: сарыг шажын (sarıg şajın) — follower of Buddha
- Tuvan: сарыг шажынның (sarıg şajınnıñ) — follower of Buddha
- Tuvan: буддис (buddis) — follower of Buddha
- Volapük: budan — follower of Buddha
- Welsh: Bwdhydd — follower of Buddha
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