bodhi

See also: Bodhi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi)

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

Noun

bodhi (uncountable)

  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 (Burmese script)
  • โพธิ (Thai script)
  • ᨻᩮᩤᨵᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ពោធិ (Khmer script)

Etymology

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

References
  • bodhi in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)
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