Friday, May 22, 2009

बूझना بوجھنا ♣ Eng. bid, Buddha

बूझना بوجھنا ♣ Eng. bid, Buddha

[būjʰnā], v.t. to understand, perceive, guess.

[◀MIA: Pk. bujjhaï ‘is awake, knows’; Pa. bujjhati ‘is awake, knows’ ◀OIA búdhyatē (°ti Ep.) ‘is awakened, observes, understands’ RV. <√budh ‘perceive’ ◀PIE *bheudh- ‘to be awake, aware, perceive adequately’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. bid, forbid, bode ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. ombudsman, Buddha ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0174; (Turner, 1966) 9279, p.525; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 488; (MW, 1899) 0733; (Pokorny, 1959) 0150; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.233

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