bodoh

English

Etymology

From Malay bodoh.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bodoh (comparative more bodoh, superlative most bodoh)

  1. (Manglish, 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

Adjective

bodoh (comparative lebih bodoh, superlative paling bodoh)

  1. stupid, foolish
    Antonym: pintar
  2. (informal) don't care

Derived terms

  • dibodohi
  • dibodohkan
  • kebodohan
  • membodohi
  • membodohkan
  • memperbodoh
  • pembodohan
  • sebodoh

Noun

bodoh (plural bodoh-bodoh)

  1. fool

See also

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bodoh/
  • Rhymes: -odoh, -doh, -oh

Adjective

bodoh (Jawi spelling بودوه, comparative lebih bodoh, superlative paling bodoh)

  1. stupid (lacking in intelligence)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

Adverb

bodoh

  1. (slang, sometimes vulgar) Damn.[1]
    Alternative forms: doh, do
    Synonym: sial

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bodoh
  • → English: bodoh

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 32

Further reading

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