बुद्धि

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See also: बुद्ध and बुद्धू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बुद्धि (búddhi), from the root verb बुध् (budh, “to understand, comprehend”). Cognate with Marathi बुद्धी (buddhī).

Pronunciation

Noun

बुद्धि • (buddhi) f (Urdu spelling بدھی)

  1. intelligence
    उसकी बुद्धि की हीनता बहुत प्रकट है।
    uskī buddhi kī hīntā bahut prakaṭ hai.
    His lack of intelligence is very apparent.

Declension

Declension of बुद्धि (fem i-stem)
singular plural
direct बुद्धि
buddhi 		बुद्धियाँ
buddhiyā̃
oblique बुद्धि
buddhi 		बुद्धियों
buddhiyõ
vocative बुद्धि
buddhi 		बुद्धियो
buddhiyo

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Rajbanshi

Etymology

From Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi). Cognate with Marathi बुद्धी (buddhī).

Noun

बुद्धि (buddhi) (classifier खान, uncountable)

  1. wisdom
  2. intelligence

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *búddʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰúdᶻdʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰúdʰtis, from *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬎𐬯𐬙𐬌 (busti), Ancient Greek πῠ́στῐς (pústis), Lithuanian bùsti. Equivalent to बुध् (budh, root) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

Noun

बुद्धि • (búddhi) stem, f

  1. intelligence (the power of forming and retaining conceptions and general notions)
  2. information; knowledge
  3. reason; understanding
  4. intellect
  5. mind
  6. discernment; judgment
  7. intention; purpose

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of बुद्धि (búddhi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बुद्धिः
búddhiḥ 		बुद्धी
búddhī 		बुद्धयः
búddhayaḥ
Vocative बुद्धे
búddhe 		बुद्धी
búddhī 		बुद्धयः
búddhayaḥ
Accusative बुद्धिम्
búddhim 		बुद्धी
búddhī 		बुद्धीः
búddhīḥ
Instrumental बुद्ध्या / बुद्धी¹
búddhyā / búddhī¹ 		बुद्धिभ्याम्
búddhibhyām 		बुद्धिभिः
búddhibhiḥ
Dative बुद्धये / बुद्ध्यै² / बुद्धी¹
búddhaye / búddhyai² / búddhī¹ 		बुद्धिभ्याम्
búddhibhyām 		बुद्धिभ्यः
búddhibhyaḥ
Ablative बुद्धेः / बुद्ध्याः² / बुद्ध्यै³
búddheḥ / búddhyāḥ² / búddhyai³ 		बुद्धिभ्याम्
búddhibhyām 		बुद्धिभ्यः
búddhibhyaḥ
Genitive बुद्धेः / बुद्ध्याः² / बुद्ध्यै³
búddheḥ / búddhyāḥ² / búddhyai³ 		बुद्ध्योः
búddhyoḥ 		बुद्धीनाम्
búddhīnām
Locative बुद्धौ / बुद्ध्याम्² / बुद्धा¹
búddhau / búddhyām² / búddhā¹ 		बुद्ध्योः
búddhyoḥ 		बुद्धिषु
búddhiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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