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Buddha en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • bo͝odə (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbʊdːʰə/
  • /ˈbʊdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbudə/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbʉdə/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • bo͞odə (General-American)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. Any other person considered similarly enlightened.
    • At this point, the Amidha Buddha probably has more worshippers than the Buddha himself does.
    • “Mind,” he began again, lifting one arm from the elbow, the palm of the hand outwards, so that, with his legs folded before him, he had the pose of a Buddha preaching in European clothes and without a lotus-flower - “Mind, none of us would feel exactly like this.” 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 196:
    • There are some who consider Jesus a buddha, not least because Buddhism had spread to Judaea by the early 1st century.
  2. (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 his onions, this lad, eh? Gene Hunt: Oh, he's a right little smart-arse. So, what do you suggest, Buddha? 2007 February 20, Chris Chibnall, Life on Mars, season 2, episode 2:
  3. A statue or image of any Buddha.
    • I love visiting the temple to see the Buddha.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Boodha alternative, archaic lexicographic
Buddhas Number=Plur lexicographic
buddha alternative lexicographic
Buddhah alternative lexicographic
Budda alternative, uncommon lexicographic

Deriveds

Buddhologist · Buddhism · Buddha-nature · Buddhaed · Buddhization · Buddhahood · Buddhological · Buddhisation · Buddha-dharma · Buddhist · Buddhology · Buddha's delight

Synonyms

know-it-all or smartass

Translations (52)

ba будда (enlightened human) · pt buda (statue or image of Buddha) · mr बुद्ध (enlightened human) · ga búda (enlightened human) · th พระพุทธเจ้า (enlightened human) · cdo(enlightened human) · ar بُوذَا (enlightened human) · za baed (enlightened human) · ko 불타 (enlightened human) · vi phật tổ (enlightened human) · ja(enlightened human) · kk будда (enlightened human) · bo སངས་རྒྱས (enlightened human) · gl Buda (enlightened human) · fi buddha (enlightened human) · sa बुद्ध (enlightened human) · el βούδας (enlightened human) · pl budda (enlightened human) · vi bụt (enlightened human) · fa بودا (enlightened human) · vi phật đà (enlightened human) · ko 부처 (enlightened human) · th พระพุทธรูป (statue or image of Buddha) · es Buda (enlightened human) · cmn 佛陀 (enlightened human) · he בודהה (enlightened human) · eo budho (enlightened human) · tpi buda (enlightened human) · az budda (enlightened human) · de Buddha (enlightened human) · cmn(enlightened human) · ml ബുദ്ധൻ (enlightened human) · km ពុទ្ធ (enlightened human) · fr bouddha (enlightened human) · ta புத்தத்தன்மை (enlightened human) · yue(enlightened human) · fi Buddhan kuva (statue or image of Buddha) · fi buddhankuva (statue or image of Buddha) · km សម្ពុទ្ធ (enlightened human) · my ဗုဒ္ဓ (enlightened human) · pl budda (statue or image of Buddha) · mn бурхан (enlightened human) · ja 仏陀 (enlightened human) · lo ພຣະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ (enlightened human) · ru бу́дда (enlightened human) · ka ბუდა (enlightened human) · si සම්මා සම්බුදුවරු (enlightened human) · pt buda (enlightened human) · nan-hbl(enlightened human) · mai बुद्धत्व (enlightened human) · vi phật (enlightened human) · hu buddha (enlightened human)

Buddha en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • bo͝odə (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbʊdːʰə/
  • /ˈbʊdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbudə/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbʉdə/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • bo͞odə (General-American)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. Siddhartha Gautama, ancient Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Buddhah alternative lexicographic
Budda alternative, uncommon lexicographic
buddha alternative lexicographic
Boodha alternative, archaic lexicographic
the Buddha canonical lexicographic

Deriveds

Shakyamuni Buddha · Eyes of Buddha · Buddha-field · Śākyamuni Buddha · Buddha Jumps Over the Wall · Buddhalike · Gautam Buddha Nagar · Amitābha Buddha

Synonyms

Vishnu · Siddhartha Gautama · Siddhartha · Gautama Buddha · Sakyamuni Buddha · Sakyamuni

Translations (197)

id Siddhārtha Gautama (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ta புத்தர் (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 浮屠 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · nan-hbl 釋迦佛 /释迦佛 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 部多 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cs Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ar بُوذَا (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 勃馱 /勃驮 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · hak 佛祖 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · nan-hbl 佛陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · lo ພຸດ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · nb Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 復豆 /复豆 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ml ബുദ്ധന് (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · xqa بُرْخَنْ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 勃陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · th พุทธ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 部陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 部陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 沒馱 /没驮 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · vi Phật (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ne बुद्ध (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 物他 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ar بُدّ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ug بۇددا (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 浮陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 佛圖 /佛图 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ka ბუდა (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 毋陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 步他 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · it Budda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · te గౌతమబుద్ధుడు (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 勃陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · it Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yi בודאַ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 沒陀 /没陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · lt Buda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · za baed (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pon Pwuda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 部多 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pa ਬੁੱਧ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pi ဗုဒ္ဓ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 佛馱 /佛驮 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · fi Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · et Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 勃馱 /勃驮 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ca Buda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 毋陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · kk Будда (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 浮屠 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pl Budda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · da Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · txb Pañäkte (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · he בּוּדְהָא (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · sa बुद्ध (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue(spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pt Buda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · bn বুদ্ধ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · id Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · as গৌতম বুদ্ধ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 馞陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · slr Palçıx kiş (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ko 부처 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · kn ಬುದ್ಧ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 休屠 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 佛祖 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · as বুদ্ধ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · grc Βούττας (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · es Buda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · dng фә (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · inc-ash 𑀩𑀼𑀥 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · th พุทธะ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · de Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 釋迦牟尼佛 /释迦牟尼佛 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · el Βούδας (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pi Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · khb ᦕᦳᧆᧈ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pi พุทธะ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 沸馱 /沸驮 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · vi Bụt (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · is Búdda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 佛圖 /佛图 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 浮圖 /浮图 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · th พระพุทธเจ้า (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · kn ಗೌತಮ ಬುದ್ಧ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · be Бу́да (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 浮頭 /浮头 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · sl Búda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · fr Bouddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · si බුද්ධ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · bo སངས་རྒྱས (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · tt Будда (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · gu બુદ્ધ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · hy Բուդդա (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · bg Бу́да (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · rhg Buddá (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · or ବୁଦ୍ଧ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · nan-hbl 釋迦牟尼佛 /释迦牟尼佛 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · mr बुद्ध (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 釋迦佛 /释迦佛 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 釋迦牟尼佛 /释迦牟尼佛 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · tg Буддо (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · vi đấng Giác ngộ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ky Будда (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ro Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 物他 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 步他 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 釋迦佛 /释迦佛 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · az Budda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · mnc ᡶᡠᠴᡳᡥᡳ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ja(spiritual and philosophical teacher) · km ព្រះពុទ្ធ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 沸馱 /沸驮 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 馞陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · hak 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · vi Phật Đà (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · nan-hbl 釋迦 /释迦 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ur بدھ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 佛陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · grc Βούδδας (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ms Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · khb ᦕᦳᧆᧈᦏᦰᧈ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · sq Buda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · lis ꓩꓴꓹ ꓤꓽ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · az Büt (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · tk Budda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · rue Бу́дга (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · fa بت (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · okm 부텨 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ja 仏陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 釋迦 /释迦 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · dz ཤཱ་ཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · th บุดด้า (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · eo Budho (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · th พระโพธิสัตว์ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · xbc Βοδδο (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · tl Buda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pal 𐭡𐭥𐭲𐭩 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · lo ພຸດທະ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pam Budda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 休屠 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · tyv Бурган (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · kk Бұддһа (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · mk Буда (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · te బుద్ధుడు (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · vi Đức Phật (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · hak(spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 浮頭 /浮头 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 沒陀 /没陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · nan-hbl 佛祖 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · uz Budda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ko 불타 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · sk Budha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · sh Бу́да (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · la Budda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 佛祖 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ps بودا (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn(spiritual and philosophical teacher) · fa بودا (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 釋迦 /释迦 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · za Swzgyahmouzniz (Sakyamuni) (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ks بۄد (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · my ဘုရား (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · sv Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · nan-hbl(spiritual and philosophical teacher) · nl Boeddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · alt Боодо (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ga Búda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · nan-hbl 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · mn Бурхан (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · mn Будда (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · la Buddas (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · uk Бу́дда (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · hu Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · bo ཐུབ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ta புத்தன் (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · sh Búda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · km ពុទ្ធ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · my ဗုဒ္ဓ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · ru Бу́дда (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · as বুদ্ধদেৱ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 佛馱 /佛驮 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · tyv Богда (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · mt Buddha (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 佛陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 復豆 /复豆 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 沒馱 /没驮 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · tr Buda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · pi बुद्ध (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · lv Buda (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · yue 浮圖 /浮图 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 浮陀 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · cmn 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼 (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · vi Phật Tổ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · hi बुद्ध (spiritual and philosophical teacher) · shn ပုၵ်ႉထႃႉ (spiritual and philosophical teacher)