bodhisatta

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Etymology

From bodhi (“enlightenment”) +‎ satta (“being”). Compare Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva).

Noun

bodhisatta m

  1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva (one destined to reach enlightenment)
    amhākaṃ Bodhisatto ― our Bodhisattva; Gautama Buddha

Declension

Declension table of "bodhisatta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bodhisattobodhisattā
Accusative (second)bodhisattaṃbodhisatte
Instrumental (third)bodhisattenabodhisattehi or bodhisattebhi
Dative (fourth)bodhisattassa or bodhisattāya or bodhisattatthaṃbodhisattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bodhisattasmā or bodhisattamhā or bodhisattābodhisattehi or bodhisattebhi
Genitive (sixth)bodhisattassabodhisattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bodhisattasmiṃ or bodhisattamhi or bodhisattebodhisattesu
Vocative (calling)bodhisattabodhisattā
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