Bụt

Vietnamese

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Definitions
  • (alt form) Phật
  • (folklore) A wise and kind old man, usually depicted with a white beard and white clothes, who often appears when the protagonist of a folkloric tale is crying aloud for help and grants them wishes, similarly to the Western fairy godmother

Etymology

Derived from Pali buddha (enlightened, awakened, l, en, Buddha) derived from Sanskrit बुद्ध (awakened, enlightened, Buddha).

Origin

Sanskrit

बुद्ध

Gloss

awakened, enlightened, Buddha

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