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bodhi¹

  • /ˈbəʊdi/
  • /ˈbɒdi/

Rhymes with -əʊdi, -ɒdi

Where it comes from

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

noun bodhis · bodai

  1. uncountable, usually The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.

Bodhi²

Where it comes from

Modern English usage from bodhi; influenced by characters in films and comics.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit. "I grew up in San Diego. My mother died of cancer when I was ten years old. She was a good and loving woman from what I remember, and she encouraged me to read a lot since she was a history teacher. She also had a great interest in eastern philosophy such as Buddhism. When I was born she named me Bo

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noun enlightenment

Españolbodhi
한국어보리 bori
日本語菩提 bodai
中文菩提 pútí
हिन्दीबोधि bodhi
Tiếng Việtbồ đề
العربيةاسْتِنَارَة istinārah, بُوذِي būdhi

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@misc{bodhi_2026,
  title = {bodhi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bodhi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}