bodoh

English

Etymology

From Malay bodoh.

Pronunciation

(Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˌboˈdo/

Adjective

bodoh

(Singlish) Stupid

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bodoh, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *buddʰas. Cognate of Hindi बुद्धू (buddhū), Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦝꦺꦴ (bodho).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbodɔh/
Rhymes: -dɔh, -ɔh, -h
Hyphenation: bo‧doh

Adjective

bodoh

stupid, foolish
Antonym: pintar
(informal) don't care

Derived terms

dibodohi
dibodohkan
kebodohan
membodohi
membodohkan
memperbodoh
pembodohan
sebodoh

Noun

bodoh

a fool

See also

bodo

Further reading

“bodoh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bodoh/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bodʊh/
Rhymes: -odoh, -doh, -oh

Adjective

bodoh (Jawi spelling بودوه)

stupid (lacking in intelligence)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

Descendants

Indonesian: bodoh
→ English: bodoh

Further reading

“bodoh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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