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How are we pronouncing Bodhi ?

29 replies

Pancakeflipper · 29/12/2025 14:00

This name seems to be suddenly everywhere in my little life.
How is it pronounced?
Is it just a different version of Bodie ?
Is it Bod - hi ?
Or something I've not considered?

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elQuintoConyo · 29/12/2025 14:03

Rhymes with roady.

CheeseWisely · 29/12/2025 14:02

Bow-Dee. At least that’s how the one I know is pronounced. Bow as in ribbon, not as in the male equivalent to curtesy.

Chafing · 29/12/2025 14:02

Bow like in your hair
Dee like the letter

Bow-dee
That's how the one I know says it anyway.

ResusciAnnie · 29/12/2025 14:02

If it’s coming up lots in your life, how do these people pronounce it then??

I would say Bodhi as in bodhisattva which I’m sure I pronounce with an English accent, not Sanskrit or whatever it is. Bo-dee.

Google says it like Body. Best copy the parents!