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bodhi

fem nom sg of bodhi (noun); fem voc sg of bodhi (noun); masc nom sg of bodhi (noun); masc voc sg of bodhi (noun)

1. awakening; enlightenment
2. place of the Buddha's awakening; lit. awakening
3. Bodhi tree; Ficus religiosa; lit. awakening
4. name of a prince; lit. awakening
5. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. awakening

Etymology. √budh > bodh + *i; from √budh 'know, wake up'; Sanskrit bodhin [budh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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