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bodhi

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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bodhi (usually uncountable, plural bodhis)

  1. (Buddhism) The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.

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Pali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bawdʰíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bawdʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake”).

Noun

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bodhi f

  1. supreme knowledge

Declension

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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

Proper noun

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bodhi f

  1. (Buddhism) the Bodhi Tree, i.e. the specific fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment; the descendant of that tree on the same spot at Bodh Gaya.

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Descendants

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  • → Burmese: ဗောဓိ (bau:dhi.)
  • → Thai: โพธิ
  • → Thai: โพธิ์

References

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bodhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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