How do you pronounce buddhist?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbudɪst/.

buddhist

/ˈbudɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: bud-dhist
IPA: /ˈbudɪst/

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Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

noun

A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

noun

A follower of the Indian religious and spiritual teacher, Buddha.

Example Sentences

"Or the Fujianese soup that is so rich and sought after that it is poetically called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," meaning it is so good that a Buddhist monk would be compelled to break his vegetarian vows to sample it?"

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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Buddhist From Buddha + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbudɪst/
British English: /ˈbʊdɪst/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

more Buddhist (comparative) most Buddhist (superlative) Bouddhist (alternative, obsolete) Boodhist (alternative, archaic) Buddhists (plural)

Derived Forms

Buddhistic

Phrases

anti-Buddhist Buddhist sabbath Tibetan Buddhist

Frequently Paired Words

buddha Buddhism

Synonyms

Buddhist Bauddha follower of the Buddha Dhamma practitioner Buddha follower Sakyan buddhistic

Antonyms

non-Buddhist unbeliever

Rhymes With

rudest shrewdest nudist rudist