buddha
/ˈbudə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.79 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Siddhartha Gautama, ancient Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.
noun
Any other person considered similarly enlightened.
noun
Any other person considered similarly enlightened.
noun
Synonym of know-it-all or smartass, a person who imagines themselves smarter or wiser than they are.
Example Sentences
- "At this point, the Amidha Buddha probably has more worshippers than the Buddha himself does."
- "“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.”"
- "There are some who consider Jesus a buddha, not least because Buddhism had spread to Judaea by the early 1st century."
- "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?"
- "I love visiting the temple to see the Buddha."
- "What the fuck are you doing with a buddha as a lampstand? O that's not a buddha that's some high goddess or other."
Etymology
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *bʰewdʰ-, बुध्, बुद्ध
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbudə/
- British English: /ˈbʊdə/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Slang
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
the Buddha (canonical)
Budda (alternative, uncommon)
Buddhah (alternative)
Boodha (alternative, archaic)
Buddhas (plural)