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English
Etymology
From Malay bodoh.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bodoh
- (Singlish) Stupid
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bodoh, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *buddʰas. Cognate of Hindi बुद्धू (buddhū), Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦝꦺꦴ (bodho).
Pronunciation
Adjective
bodoh
- stupid, foolish
- Antonym: pintar
- (informal) don't care
Derived terms
Noun
bodoh (first-person possessive bodohku, second-person possessive bodohmu, third-person possessive bodohnya)
- fool
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Further reading
Malay
Pronunciation
Adjective
bodoh (Jawi spelling بودوه)
- stupid (lacking in intelligence)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh
Descendants
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