Bodo

See also: bodo, bōdo, and Bodø

Translingual

Bodo causatus cysts. Magnified x12,000.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Bodo m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bodonidae – certain flagellate protozoans.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom; Euglenozoa - infrakingdom; Euglenozoa - phylum; Kinetoplastea - class; Bodonina - order; Bodonidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): family - type species; for other species see Bodo at AlgaeBase.

References

• Bodo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bodo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bodo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Bodo at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Bodo at Encyclopedia of Life
• Bodo at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Bodo at World Register of Marine Species
• Bodo at AlgaeBase

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Bodo (plural Bodos or Bodo)

1. One of an Indian minority ethnic group, early settlers of Assam.

Proper noun

Bodo

1. The Tibeto-Burman language of the Bodo.

Translations

people

language

• Assamese: বড়ো ভাষা (borü bhaxa)
• Bengali: বোড়ো ভাষা (bōṛō bhaśa)
• Hindi: बोड़ो भाषा (boṛo bhāṣā)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bodo

1. A possibly extinct Bantu/Lebonya language of the Central African Republic.

Translations

language

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Hungarian Bodó.

Proper noun

Bodo (plural Bodos)

1. A surname from Hungarian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bodo is the 35395^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Bodo is most common among White (91.98%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bodo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.

Anagrams

• doob

German

Alternative forms

• Botho, Boto

Etymology

Either via Old Saxon bodo (“master”) or from Old High German boto (“messenger”); also a short form for given names beginning with Bodo- (Bodowin, Bodomar) or ending with -bod (as Adalbod)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bodo m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bodos)

1. a male given name