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Bodo¹

noun Bodos · Bodo

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

proper noun

  1. The Tibeto-Burman language of the Bodo.

Bodo²

proper noun

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

Bodo³

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun Bodos

  1. A surname from Hungarian.

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हिन्दीबोड़ो भाषा boṛo bhāṣā

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"Bodo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bodo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Bodo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bodo

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"Bodo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bodo.

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@misc{bodo_2026,
  title = {Bodo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bodo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}