bodai

B3O1D2A1I1

A form of bodhi — The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.

OriginJapanese 菩提 ← Middle Chinese 菩提 ← Sanskrit बोधि →
Scrabble 8
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounbodai (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of bodhi.

Origin

  1. Sanskritबोधि
  2. Middle Chinese菩提
  3. Japanese菩提
  4. Englishbodai

From Japanese 菩提 (bodai), from Middle Chinese 菩提 (bu dej), from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi). Doublet of bodhi.

More words from Japanese, Middle Chinese, Sanskrit

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ObaidBaodiDoabi
Cite this entry
APA

bodai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodai

MLA

“bodai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodai. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bodai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodai.

Source: bodai on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.