bodoh

English

Etymology

From Malay bodoh.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bodoh (comparative more bodoh, superlative most bodoh)

  1. (Singlish, of a person) Stupid, dumb.
    Synonym: (Singlish) goondu

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

bodoh (comparative lebih bodoh, superlative paling bodoh)

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

Derived terms

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

Noun

bodoh (plural bodoh-bodoh)

  1. fool

See also

Further reading

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