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buddhism

/ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
bud-dhism
IPA
/ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Buddha Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Buddhism From Buddha + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/
  • British English: /ˈbʊ.dɪ.zəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Buddhisms (plural) Bhuddism (alternative, misspelling) Bouddhism (alternative, obsolete) Boodhism (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

Greco-Buddhism Hinayana Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism Pure Land Buddhism Tantric Buddhism Theravada Buddhism Vajrayana Buddhism Won Buddhism

Frequently Paired Words

Buddha Buddhist Buddhistic Buddhistical Buddhistically Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana

Questions

How do you pronounce buddhism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/.
What does buddhism mean?
The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.
Where does buddhism come from?
Etymology tree English Buddha Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Buddhism From Buddha + -ism.

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