Bodo

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noun

One of an Indian minority ethnic group, early settlers of Assam.

OriginProto-Slavic *ostrъ ← Old French boel ← Late Latin botellus →
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Meanings

Bodo1

nounBodo (plural Bodos or Bodo)

plural Bodos

  1. One of an Indian minority ethnic group, early settlers of Assam.
proper noun
  1. The Tibeto-Burman language of the Bodo.

Bodo2

proper noun
  1. A possibly extinct Bantu/Lebonya language of the Central African Republic.

Bodo3

proper nounBodo (plural Bodos)

plural Bodos

  1. A surname from Hungarian.

Origin

  1. Late Latinbotellus
  2. Old Frenchboel“gut, intestine”
  3. Proto-Slavic*ostrъ“sharp”
  4. EnglishBodo

* As a Hungarian surname, Bodó, from the old name Bod or from a Slavic name meaning "to inspire" (see Buda). * As a Polish and Slovak surname Boďo, from the old Slavic name Ostrobod, from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ (“sharp”) + *bosti (“to sting, stab”). * As a German surname, from the noun Bodo (“messenger”). This is also found in parts of France and Italy. * As a French surname, variant of Bodeau (from Old French boel (“gut, intestine”), from Late Latin botellus) and Thibodeau.

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Translations

Bengali বোড়ো ভাষা
  • বোড়ো ভাষা (bōṛō bhaśa)language
Hindi बोड़ो भाषा
  • बोड़ो भाषा (boṛo bhāṣā)language
Irish Bódóis
  • Bódóislanguage

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APA

Bodo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bodo

MLA

“Bodo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bodo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bodo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bodo.

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