bodoh

English

Etymology

From Malay bodoh.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈboːdoː/, [ˈboː˧.doː˦], [-˦˧]

Adjective

bodoh (comparative more bodoh, superlative most bodoh)

1. (Manglish, Singlish, of a person) Stupid, dumb.

   Synonym: (Singlish) goondu

   • 2011, Prem Anand, J T Koh, S. Rajaretnam, The Noose, season 4, episode 10 (television production), spoken by Pak Samad (Nasi Lemak Store Owner) (Suhaimi Yusof), via Channel 5 (Mediacorp):

     But I think the people queueing up like that, I think they all bodoh... bodoh! Seriously, if, what happen if, in front of you got this one fella want to buy 20 packet. How? You cannot wait right? You go to my stall, you don’t have to wait.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• bodo (colloquial)

Etymology

From Malay bodoh, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *buddʰas. Cognate of Hindi बुद्धू (buddhū), Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦝꦺꦴ (bodho).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbodoh/ [ˈbo.dɔh]
• Rhymes: -odoh
• Syllabification: bo‧doh

Adjective

bodoh (comparative lebih bodoh, superlative paling bodoh)

1. stupid, foolish

   Antonym: pintar

   1. (by extension) simple; dim-witted and unlearned.

Derived terms

• dibodohi
• dibodohkan
• kebodohan
• membodohi
• membodohkan
• memperbodoh
• pembodohan
• sebodoh

Interjection

bodoh

2. (informal) whatever (holophrastic expression used to dismiss something).

   Kalau tidak menurut nasihatku, bodoh lah! ― If you don't want to hear my advice, (then) it's whatever!

Derived terms

• bodoh amat

Further reading

• “bodoh”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bodoh/
• Rhymes: -odoh, -doh, -oh

Adjective

bodoh (Jawi spelling بودوه, comparative lebih bodoh, superlative paling bodoh)

1. stupid (lacking in intelligence)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

Adverb

bodoh

1. (slang, sometimes vulgar) Damn.

   Alternative forms: doh, do

   Synonym: sial (more vulgar)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bodoh
• → English: bodoh

Further reading

• "bodoh" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "bodoh" at PRPM first version)