bodoh

English

Etymology

From Malay bodoh.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˌboˈdo/

Adjective

bodoh (comparative more bodoh, superlative most bodoh)

1. (Singapore, 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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbodoh/ [ˈbo.doh]
• Rhymes: -odoh
• Syllabification: 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 (first-person possessive bodohku, second-person possessive bodohmu, third-person possessive bodohnya)

1. 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.