Buddha

See also: buddha

English
1st century CE sculpture of a Buddha

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali buddha (“awakened, enlightened”), Pali Buddha (“the Buddha”), from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, “awakened, enlightened”), past participle of बोधति (bodhati, “to wake”). Distantly related to English bid and bede. Also cognate with Russian будить (buditʹ, “to wake up”).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bo͝odə, IPA(key): /ˈbʊdə/
  • (General American) enPR: bo͞odə, IPA(key): /ˈbudə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊdːʰə/ (only in technical contexts) – approximation of Hindustani [ˈbʊdːʱə], which features a geminate ‘d’ and breathy voice on the second ‘d’, neither of which is idiomatic to English
  • Rhymes: -ʊdə, -uːdə
  • Homophone: Buda (one pronunciation of each word)

Proper noun

(the) Buddha

  1. Buddha Shakyamuni, Indian spiritual and philosophical teacher and founder of Buddhism; Siddhartha Gautama; also considered by many Hindus to be the ninth avatar of Vishnu

Usage notes

Must be preceded by the definite article ("the"), but less careful users of English are prone to violate this norm.

Translations

Noun

Buddha (plural Buddhas)

  1. Any of the other Buddhas named in Buddhist scriptures.
    • 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 1042815524, 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. An enlightened or awakened sentient being.
    Buddhas and Gods look only at our hearts.
  3. A statue or image of any Buddha.
    I love visiting the temple to see the Buddha.

Derived terms
Derived terms

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From Pali buddha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbudhɑ/, [ˈbudhɑ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbudːhɑ/, [ˈbudːhɑ]
  • Rhymes: -udːhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): budd‧ha

Proper noun

Buddha

  1. Buddha

Declension
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Buddhatta —
comitative — —
Possessive forms of Buddha (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person Buddhani Buddhamme
2nd person Buddhasi Buddhanne
3rd person Buddhansa

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊda/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Buddha m (strong, genitive Buddhas, plural Buddhas)

  1. buddha

Declension
Declension of Buddha [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Buddha die Buddhas
genitive eines des Buddhas der Buddhas
dative einem dem Buddha den Buddhas
accusative einen den Buddha die Buddhas

Further reading

Italian

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

Noun

Buddha m (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of Budda

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, “awakened”).

Noun

Buddha m

  1. (Buddhism) Buddha, the enlightened one.

Descendants
Terms borrowed from "Buddha"
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