bodoh

English

Etymology

From Malay bodoh.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˌboˈdo/

Adjective

bodoh

1. (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

1. stupid, foolish

   Antonym: pintar

2. (informal) don't care

Derived terms

• dibodohi
• dibodohkan
• kebodohan
• membodohi
• membodohkan
• memperbodoh
• pembodohan
• sebodoh

 

Noun

bodoh

1. 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)

1. 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.