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Buddha^¹

/ˈbʊdə/ UK
/ˈbudə/ US
/ˈbʉdə/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
/ˈbʊdːʰə/

Sounds like Buda (one pronunciation of each word) · Rhymes with -ʊdə, -uːdə

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Pali Buddha (“the Awakened One, the Enlightened One”), from buddha (“awakened, enlightened”), from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, “awakened, enlightened”), past participle of बोधति (bodhati, “to wake, to awaken”). Distantly related to English bid and bede. Also cognate with Proto-Slavic *buditi (“to wake up”).

proper noun the Buddha · Budda · Buddhah · Boodha · buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, ancient Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.
Similar: Siddhartha, Siddhartha Gautama, Gautama Buddha, Sakyamuni, Sakyamuni Buddha, Vishnu

noun Buddhas · Budda · Buddhah · Boodha · buddha

Any other person considered similarly enlightened. At this point, the Amidha Buddha probably has more worshippers than the Buddha himself does.
broadly Any other person considered similarly enlightened. There are some who consider Jesus a buddha, not least because Buddhism had spread to Judaea by the early 1st century.
figuratively, ironic Synonym of know-it-all or smartass, a person who imagines themselves smarter or wiser than they are. Sam: Well, our first priority is to make sure the thieves don't strike again. It'll be tricky, 'cause these sorts of gangs rarely have just one target on the go. They've usually researched half a dozen possibilities, waiting for the most opportune circumstances on any of them. Harry Woolf: He knows
Similar: know-it-all or smartass
A statue or image of any Buddha. I love visiting the temple to see the Buddha.

buddha^²

noun buddhas

countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Buddha What the fuck are you doing with a buddha as a lampstand? O that's not a buddha that's some high goddess or other.
US, slang, uncountable Marijuana. I know how it feel to wake up fucked up Pockets broke as hell, another rock to sell People look at you like you's the user Sellin' drugs to all the losers, mad buddha abuser
Similar: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gautama, siddhartha, gautama buddha, the buddha, sakyamuni, buddhism, buddhist, buda, delight, fat, florida, fogg, buddhists, delights, siddhartha gautama, enlightened one

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Every language

name spiritual and philosophical teacher

Español	Buda
한국어	부처 Bucheo, 불타 Bulta
日本語	仏陀 Budda; Butsuda, 仏 Hotoke
中文	佛 Fó, 佛陀 Fótuó, 浮屠 Fútú, 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼 Shìjiāmóuní, 浮圖 /浮图 Fútú, 佛馱 /佛驮 Fótuó
हिन्दी	बुद्ध buddh
Português	Buda
Français	Bouddha
Deutsch	Buddha
Italiano	Buddha, Budda
Ελληνικά	Βούδας Voúdas
Română	Buddha
Русский	Бу́дда Búdda
Tiếng Việt	Phật, Phật Đà, Đức Phật, Phật Tổ, đấng Giác ngộ, Bụt
العربية	بُوذَا būḏā, بُدّ budd
עברית	בּוּדְהָא budha

noun enlightened human

Español	Buda
한국어	부처 bucheo, 불타 bulta
日本語	仏陀 Budda, Butsuda, 仏 Butsu
中文	佛 fó, 佛陀 fótuó
Português	buda
Français	bouddha
Deutsch	Buddha
Ελληνικά	βούδας voúdas
Русский	бу́дда búdda
Tiếng Việt	phật, phật đà, phật tổ, bụt
العربية	بُوذَا būḏā
עברית	בודהה budha

noun statue or image of Buddha

Português	buda

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@misc{buddha_2026,
  title = {buddha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buddha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}