bodi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bodi"

English

Etymology

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Noun

bodi (uncountable)

1. (Trinidad and Tobago) Asparagus beans.

Bislama

Etymology

From English body.

Noun

bodi

1. body

Finnish

Etymology

From English body.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbodi/, [ˈbo̞di]
• Rhymes: -odi
• Homophone: body
• Syllabification^(key): bo‧di
• Hyphenation^(key): bo‧di

Noun

bodi

1. (colloquial) body

   Synonyms: keho, vartalo

2. onesie

   Synonyms: body, potkupuku

3. bodystocking (one-piece article of lingerie)

   Synonyms: body, body stocking

Declension

Inflection of bodi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		bodi	bodit
genitive		bodin	bodien
partitive		bodia	bodeja
illative		bodiin	bodeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bodi	bodit
accusative	nom.	bodi	bodit
	gen.	bodin
genitive		bodin	bodien
partitive		bodia	bodeja
inessive		bodissa	bodeissa
elative		bodista	bodeista
illative		bodiin	bodeihin
adessive		bodilla	bodeilla
ablative		bodilta	bodeilta
allative		bodille	bodeille
essive		bodina	bodeina
translative		bodiksi	bodeiksi
abessive		boditta	bodeitta
instructive		—	bodein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bodi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bodini bodini accusative nom. bodini bodini gen. bodini genitive bodini bodieni partitive bodiani bodejani inessive bodissani bodeissani elative bodistani bodeistani illative bodiini bodeihini adessive bodillani bodeillani ablative bodiltani bodeiltani allative bodilleni bodeilleni essive bodinani bodeinani translative bodikseni bodeikseni abessive bodittani bodeittani instructive — — comitative — bodeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bodisi bodisi accusative nom. bodisi bodisi gen. bodisi genitive bodisi bodiesi partitive bodiasi bodejasi inessive bodissasi bodeissasi elative bodistasi bodeistasi illative bodiisi bodeihisi adessive bodillasi bodeillasi ablative bodiltasi bodeiltasi allative bodillesi bodeillesi essive bodinasi bodeinasi translative bodiksesi bodeiksesi abessive bodittasi bodeittasi instructive — — comitative — bodeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bodimme bodimme accusative nom. bodimme bodimme gen. bodimme genitive bodimme bodiemme partitive bodiamme bodejamme inessive bodissamme bodeissamme elative bodistamme bodeistamme illative bodiimme bodeihimme adessive bodillamme bodeillamme ablative bodiltamme bodeiltamme allative bodillemme bodeillemme essive bodinamme bodeinamme translative bodiksemme bodeiksemme abessive bodittamme bodeittamme instructive — — comitative — bodeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bodinne bodinne accusative nom. bodinne bodinne gen. bodinne genitive bodinne bodienne partitive bodianne bodejanne inessive bodissanne bodeissanne elative bodistanne bodeistanne illative bodiinne bodeihinne adessive bodillanne bodeillanne ablative bodiltanne bodeiltanne allative bodillenne bodeillenne essive bodinanne bodeinanne translative bodiksenne bodeiksenne abessive bodittanne bodeittanne instructive — — comitative — bodeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bodinsa bodinsa accusative nom. bodinsa bodinsa gen. bodinsa genitive bodinsa bodiensa partitive bodiaan bodiansa bodejaan bodejansa inessive bodissaan bodissansa bodeissaan bodeissansa elative bodistaan bodistansa bodeistaan bodeistansa illative bodiinsa bodeihinsa adessive bodillaan bodillansa bodeillaan bodeillansa ablative bodiltaan bodiltansa bodeiltaan bodeiltansa allative bodilleen bodillensa bodeilleen bodeillensa essive bodinaan bodinansa bodeinaan bodeinansa translative bodikseen bodiksensa bodeikseen bodeiksensa abessive bodittaan bodittansa bodeittaan bodeittansa instructive — — comitative — bodeineen bodeinensa

Derived terms

• bodata

Related terms

• bodata
• bodari

Further reading

• “bodi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Indonesian

Etymology

From English body.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbodi]
• Hyphenation: bo‧di

Noun

bodi (plural bodi-bodi)

1. (colloquial) body (human)
   1. physical frame

      Synonyms: perawakan, bentuk tubuh

2. (colloquial) chasis (motor vehicle)

Further reading

• “bodi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bode, boddy, boady, boody, boode
• bodiȝ (Ormulum)

Etymology

From Old English bodiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *bodag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːdiː/, /ˈbɔdiː/

Noun

bodi (plural bodies)

1. body (physical structure)

Descendants

• English: body
• Scots: body
• Yola: buthee, bothige, bodhee, bodee

References

• “bō̆dī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

bodi

1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of boden
2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of boden

Noun

bodi n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bod

Verb

bodi

1. (non-standard since 2012) past of byda

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

bodi (Cyrillic spelling боди)

1. second-person singular imperative of bosti

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bòːdi/

Verb

bọ́di

1. second-person singular imperative of bíti

Spanish

Alternative forms

• body

Etymology

Borrowed from English body.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbodi/ [ˈbo.ð̞i]
• Rhymes: -odi
• Syllabification: bo‧di

Noun

bodi m (plural bodis or bodies)

1. bodysuit

Further reading

• “bodi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English body.

Noun

bodi class V (plural mabodi class VI)

1. a body (the human body)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English board.

Noun

bodi class IX (plural bodi class X)

1. board (managing committee)

Derived terms

• bodi ya wakurugenzi (“board of directors”)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English body.

Noun

bodi

1. body
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:24:

     Olsem na dispela pasin i kamap. Man i save lusim papamama na i pas wantaim meri bilong en, na tupela i kamap wanpela bodi tasol.

     →New International Version translation

Derived terms

• bagarap long bodi (“disability”)
• hevi long bodi (“disability”)

References

• Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 12

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English body.

Noun

bodi

1. body
2. tree trunk

Volapük

Noun

bodi

1. accusative singular of bod