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Meaning of Buddha | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbʊdə

Definitions

  1. Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.
  2. Any other person considered similarly enlightened.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Buddha.
    alt-of, countable, uncountable
  4. Marijuana.
    US, slang, uncountable
  5. Synonym of know-it-all or smartass, a person who imagines themselves smarter or wiser than they are.
    figuratively, ironic
  6. A statue or image of any Buddha.

Equivalents

العربية بد بوذا
বাংলা বুদ্ধ
བོད་སྐད ཐུབ སངས་རྒྱས
Bosanski Buda but Буда
Català Buda
Čeština buddha
Deutsch Buddha
Ελληνικά Βούδας
Esperanto Budho
Español Buda
فارسی بت بودا
Français Bouddha Buddha
Gaeilge Búda
ગુજરાતી બુદ્ધ
हिन्दी बुद्ध
Hrvatski Buda but Буда
Magyar buddha
Bahasa Indonesia Buddha
Íslenska budda
Italiano budda Buddha
Қазақша Будда Бұддһа
ಕನ್ನಡ ಬುದ್ಧ
한국어 대선 부처 부처님 부치 불타 삼성
Latina Buddas
Latviešu būda
Монгол Будда бурхан
मराठी बुद्ध
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဗုဒ္ဓ ဘုရား
नेपाली बुद्ध
Nederlands Boeddha
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବୁଦ୍ଧ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੁੱਧ
Polski budda
پښتو بودا
Português Buda
Русский Будда
Slovenščina Buda
Shqip Buda
Српски Buda but Буда
Svenska buddha
தமிழ் புத்தன்
తెలుగు బుద్ధుడు
Tagalog Buda
Türkçe Buda
Українська Будда
اردو بدھ
Tiếng Việt bút Đức Phật phát Phật Đà Phật tổ

Examples

“At this point, the Amidha Buddha probably has more worshippers than the Buddha himself does.”
““Mind,” he began again, lifting one arm from the elbow, the palm of the hand outwards, so that, with his legs folded before him, he had the pose of a Buddha preaching in European clothes and without a lotus-flower - “Mind, none of us would feel exactly like this.””
“There are some who consider Jesus a buddha, not least because Buddhism had spread to Judaea by the early 1st century.”
“Sam: Well, our first priority is to make sure the thieves don't strike again. It'll be tricky, 'cause these sorts of gangs rarely have just one target on the go. They've usually researched half a dozen possibilities, waiting for the most opportune circumstances on any of them. Harry Woolf: He knows his onions, this lad, eh? Gene Hunt: Oh, he's a right little smart-arse. So, what do you suggest, Buddha?”
“I love visiting the temple to see the Buddha.”
“What the fuck are you doing with a buddha as a lampstand? O that's not a buddha that's some high goddess or other.”
“I know how it feel to wake up fucked up Pockets broke as hell, another rock to sell People look at you like you's the user Sellin' drugs to all the losers, mad buddha abuser”
“It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail The mic is contacted, I attract clientele My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps”
“Thinkin' of cash flow, buddha, and shelter”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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