Buddha

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English[edit]

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1st century CE sculpture of a Buddha

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

the Buddha

  1. Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

Usage notes[edit]

Properly preceded by the definite article the, although frequently treated as a proper name rather than a title.

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

Buddha (plural Buddhas)

  1. Any other person considered similarly enlightened in Buddhist contexts.
    At this point, the Amidha Buddha probably has more worshippers than the Buddha himself does.
    • 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:
      “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.”
  2. Any other person considered similarly enlightened in other contexts.
    There are some who consider Jesus a buddha, not least because Buddhism had spread to Judaea by the early 1st century.
  3. (figurative, ironic) Synonym of know-it-all or smartass, a person who imagines themselves smarter or wiser than they are.
    • 2007 February 20, Chris Chibnall, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 2:
      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?
  4. A statue or image of any Buddha.
    I love visiting the temple to see the Buddha.

Derived terms[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali buddha.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbudhɑ/, [ˈbudhɑ̝]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbudːhɑ/, [ˈbudːhɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -udːhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Budd‧ha

Proper noun[edit]

Buddha

  1. Buddha

Declension[edit]

Inflection of Buddha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Buddha
genitive Buddhan
partitive Buddhaa
illative Buddhaan
singular plural
nominative Buddha
accusative nom. Buddha
gen. Buddhan
genitive Buddhan
partitive Buddhaa
inessive Buddhassa
elative Buddhasta
illative Buddhaan
adessive Buddhalla
ablative Buddhalta
allative Buddhalle
essive Buddhana
translative Buddhaksi
abessive Buddhatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Buddha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Buddhani
accusative nom. Buddhani
gen. Buddhani
genitive Buddhani
partitive Buddhaani
inessive Buddhassani
elative Buddhastani
illative Buddhaani
adessive Buddhallani
ablative Buddhaltani
allative Buddhalleni
essive Buddhanani
translative Buddhakseni
abessive Buddhattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Buddhasi
accusative nom. Buddhasi
gen. Buddhasi
genitive Buddhasi
partitive Buddhaasi
inessive Buddhassasi
elative Buddhastasi
illative Buddhaasi
adessive Buddhallasi
ablative Buddhaltasi
allative Buddhallesi
essive Buddhanasi
translative Buddhaksesi
abessive Buddhattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Buddhamme
accusative nom. Buddhamme
gen. Buddhamme
genitive Buddhamme
partitive Buddhaamme
inessive Buddhassamme
elative Buddhastamme
illative Buddhaamme
adessive Buddhallamme
ablative Buddhaltamme
allative Buddhallemme
essive Buddhanamme
translative Buddhaksemme
abessive Buddhattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Buddhanne
accusative nom. Buddhanne
gen. Buddhanne
genitive Buddhanne
partitive Buddhaanne
inessive Buddhassanne
elative Buddhastanne
illative Buddhaanne
adessive Buddhallanne
ablative Buddhaltanne
allative Buddhallenne
essive Buddhananne
translative Buddhaksenne
abessive Buddhattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Buddhansa
accusative nom. Buddhansa
gen. Buddhansa
genitive Buddhansa
partitive Buddhaansa
inessive Buddhassaan
Buddhassansa
elative Buddhastaan
Buddhastansa
illative Buddhaansa
adessive Buddhallaan
Buddhallansa
ablative Buddhaltaan
Buddhaltansa
allative Buddhalleen
Buddhallensa
essive Buddhanaan
Buddhanansa
translative Buddhakseen
Buddhaksensa
abessive Buddhattaan
Buddhattansa
instructive
comitative

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Buddha m (strong, genitive Buddhas, plural Buddhas)

  1. buddha

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbud.da/
  • Rhymes: -udda
  • Hyphenation: Bùd‧dha

Noun[edit]

Buddha m (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of Budda

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, enlightened, awakened)

Noun[edit]

Buddha m

  1. (Buddhism) Buddha, the enlightened one.

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