ᡦᡠᠰᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

From Chinese 菩薩／菩萨 (púsà, “bodhisattva”), ultimately from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva), whence Manchu ᠪᠣᡩᡳᠰᠠᡨᡠ (bodisatu, “bodhisattva”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pʰu.sa]

Noun

ᡦᡠᠰᠠ • (pusa)

1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva