Bondi, Bomdi: 5 definitions

Introduction:

Bondi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

bondi : (m.) the body.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Bondi, (etym. doubtful, one proposed by Morris, J. P. T. S. 1889, 207 derives it fr. bandh=bundh to bind, which is an erroneous comparison; on his hint “probably cognate with E. body” cp. Walde, Lat. Wtb. under fidelia. The orig. meaning may have been, as Morris suggests, “trunk.” It certainly is a dial. word) body Pv IV. 332; J. I, 503; II, 160; III, 117; PvA. 254. (Page 491)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bōṇḍī (बोंडी).—f bōṇḍaśī or f bōṇḍūsa n dim. bōṇḍūka n ( H) A roundish top or end (of a thing gen.); as the tip of the nose, the nipple, glans penis, the extremity of a toe or finger &c.; the tip of a kēḷaphūla (fruit-stalk of the Plantain) almost exhausted: also a knob, boss, bunching or protuberant portion. See further under bōṇḍa.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bōṇḍī (बोंडी).—f bōṇḍūka n A roundish top, a knob.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Boṃdi (ಬೊಂದಿ):—[noun] the physical structure and material substance of an animal; the body.

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Boṃdi (ಬೊಂದಿ):—[noun] a bundle of coir, rope, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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