Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit बुध्यते (budhyate), from the root बुध् (budh) from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-. Cognate with Russian буди́ть (budítʹ, to awaken), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (anabiudan), English bid, German bieten (to bid, to offer).

Verb edit

bujjhati (root budh, third conjugation)

  1. to awaken
  2. to be awake
  3. to know
  4. to understand
    • c. 50 BCE, AN IV. I:
      anubuddhā ime dhammā Gotamena
      understood are these things by Gotama

Conjugation edit

  • Present active participle: bujjhant, which see for forms and usage
  • Present middle participle: bujjhamāna, which see for forms and usage
  • Past participle: buddha

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

bujjhati

  1. masculine/neuter locative singular of bujjhant, present active participle of the verb above