budi

See also: budí and büdi

Finnish

Etymology

From English bud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbudi/, [ˈbudi]
• Rhymes: -udi
• Syllabification^(key): bu‧di
• Hyphenation^(key): bu‧di

Noun

budi (slang)

1. bud (potent cannabis)

Declension

Inflection of budi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		budi	budit
genitive		budin	budien
partitive		budia	budeja
illative		budiin	budeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		budi	budit
accusative	nom.	budi	budit
	gen.	budin
genitive		budin	budien
partitive		budia	budeja
inessive		budissa	budeissa
elative		budista	budeista
illative		budiin	budeihin
adessive		budilla	budeilla
ablative		budilta	budeilta
allative		budille	budeille
essive		budina	budeina
translative		budiksi	budeiksi
abessive		buditta	budeitta
instructive		—	budein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative budini budini accusative nom. budini budini gen. budini genitive budini budieni partitive budiani budejani inessive budissani budeissani elative budistani budeistani illative budiini budeihini adessive budillani budeillani ablative budiltani budeiltani allative budilleni budeilleni essive budinani budeinani translative budikseni budeikseni abessive budittani budeittani instructive — — comitative — budeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative budisi budisi accusative nom. budisi budisi gen. budisi genitive budisi budiesi partitive budiasi budejasi inessive budissasi budeissasi elative budistasi budeistasi illative budiisi budeihisi adessive budillasi budeillasi ablative budiltasi budeiltasi allative budillesi budeillesi essive budinasi budeinasi translative budiksesi budeiksesi abessive budittasi budeittasi instructive — — comitative — budeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative budimme budimme accusative nom. budimme budimme gen. budimme genitive budimme budiemme partitive budiamme budejamme inessive budissamme budeissamme elative budistamme budeistamme illative budiimme budeihimme adessive budillamme budeillamme ablative budiltamme budeiltamme allative budillemme budeillemme essive budinamme budeinamme translative budiksemme budeiksemme abessive budittamme budeittamme instructive — — comitative — budeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative budinne budinne accusative nom. budinne budinne gen. budinne genitive budinne budienne partitive budianne budejanne inessive budissanne budeissanne elative budistanne budeistanne illative budiinne budeihinne adessive budillanne budeillanne ablative budiltanne budeiltanne allative budillenne budeillenne essive budinanne budeinanne translative budiksenne budeiksenne abessive budittanne budeittanne instructive — — comitative — budeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative budinsa budinsa accusative nom. budinsa budinsa gen. budinsa genitive budinsa budiensa partitive budiaan budiansa budejaan budejansa inessive budissaan budissansa budeissaan budeissansa elative budistaan budistansa budeistaan budeistansa illative budiinsa budeihinsa adessive budillaan budillansa budeillaan budeillansa ablative budiltaan budiltansa budeiltaan budeiltansa allative budilleen budillensa budeilleen budeillensa essive budinaan budinansa budeinaan budeinansa translative budikseen budiksensa budeikseen budeiksensa abessive budittaan budittansa budeittaan budeittansa instructive — — comitative — budeineen budeinensa

Gullah

Alternative forms

• 'budi

Etymology

Compare Kongo budi ("cat").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.di/

Noun

budi

1. goat

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German Bude. For the -i ending, compare gázsi, módi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbudi]
• Hyphenation: bu‧di
• Rhymes: -di

Noun

budi (plural budik)

1. (dialectal or colloquial) outhouse, shithouse, bog, privy (outside toilet)

   Synonym: árnyékszék

2. (colloquial) loo, john (toilet in general)

   Synonyms: vécé, WC, klotyó, (the latter two are colloquial) slozi

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	budi	budik
accusative	budit	budikat
dative	budinak	budiknak
instrumental	budival	budikkal
causal-final	budiért	budikért
translative	budivá	budikká
terminative	budiig	budikig
essive-formal	budiként	budikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	budiban	budikban
superessive	budin	budikon
adessive	budinál	budiknál
illative	budiba	budikba
sublative	budira	budikra
allative	budihoz	budikhoz
elative	budiból	budikból
delative	budiról	budikról
ablative	buditól	budiktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	budié	budiké
non-attributive possessive – plural	budiéi	budikéi

Possessive forms of budi

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	budim	budijaim (or budiim)
2nd person sing.	budid	budijaid (or budiid)
3rd person sing.	budija	budijai (or budii)
1st person plural	budink	budijaink (or budiink)
2nd person plural	buditok	budijaitok (or budiitok)
3rd person plural	budijuk	budijaik (or budiik)

Further reading

• budi in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• budi in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay budi, from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi, “intelligence, mind, reason”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.di/
• Hyphenation: bu‧di

Noun

budi (plural budi-budi)

1. sense: meaning, reason, conscious awareness
2. mind
3. character

Derived terms

• berbudi
• budi bahasa
• budi bicara
• budi daya
• budi pekerti
• memperbudikan
• sebudi

Related terms

• budaya
• budiman

Further reading

• “budi”, 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

Komo

Noun

budi

1. flour

References

• RWC Workshop (eds.). 2015. Komo – English Dictionary. SIL International.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi, “intelligence, mind, reason”).

Noun

budi (Jawi spelling بودي, plural budi-budi or budi²)

1. kindness, grace, courtesy
2. discretion

Further reading

• "budi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

budi f

1. definite singular of bud (non-standard since 1917)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

budi (Cyrillic spelling буди)

1. second-person singular imperative of bȉti (“to be”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

budi (Cyrillic spelling буди)

1. inflection of búditi (“to awaken”):
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُدّ (budd).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

budi class IX (plural budi class X)

1. way out, means of avoiding something

   kutokuwa na budi ― to have to

   Hana budi kula mkate.

   S/He must eat bread.

Usage notes

Usually used in a negative sentence, in which case it may be translated as must.