بوذاسف

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sogdian [script needed] (bōdisaf /⁠pwtysβ⁠/), perhaps under influence from Middle Persian [script needed] (bōdāsp /⁠bwtʾsp⁠/), both ultimately from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bōḏāsaf
Dari reading? bōzāsaf
Iranian reading? buzâsaf
Tajik reading? büzosaf

Noun

بوذاسَف • (buzâsaf)

  1. alternative form of بوداسف (budâsaf, “Bodhisattva”)

Proper noun

بوذاسَف • (buzâsaf)

  1. (obsolete) the Buddha
  2. A figure in the Islamic literary tradition vaguely inspired by the Buddha, often said to have been a pagan philosopher who preached metempsychosis.
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